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Romanian authorities and the International Monetary Fund have reached an agreement on the Government's course of action outlined in the follow-up deal's letter of intent, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX on Saturday.

The International Monetary Fund will send in January a new mission to Romania to assess the country’s performance in meeting the terms of a EUR20 billion IMF-led aid package, IMF official Jeffrey Franks said Tuesday.

The International Monetary Fund will send a second mission to Romania in the October 28-November 9 period to review the country’s progress regarding a EUR13 billion loan, but cautioned a follow-up mission may be necessary to continue talks after a new government is in place, the IMF said Thursday.

European democrat liberal lawmaker Monica Macovei was nominated for the presidency of the European Parliament delegation to Moldova and her election is a certainty, democrat liberal MEP Marian-Jean Marinescu told MEDIAFAX Wednesday.

A delegation of Russian natural gas monopoly OAO Gazprom visited last week Slovenia and Greece to discuss about the feasibility study development for the South Stream gas pipeline construction project on the territory of the two countries, Gazprom announced Monday in a press release.