switzerland

Romania, Switzerland Sign EUR135M Cooperation Agreement

16:34, 07 Sept. 2010
Romania’s Government and the Swiss Federal Council signed Tuesday a frame agreement whereby Switzerland grants Romania EUR135 million (CHF181 million) in non-reimbursable funds to help reduce economic and social lags in the extended European Union, the Finance Ministry said in a statement Tuesday.

Romania, Switzerland To Sign EUR130M Cooperation Agreement In August – Swiss Ambassador

19:25, 13 Iul. 2010
Romania and Switzerland will sign a EUR130 million five-year agreement on August 26, for cooperation in various fields, including cyber crime fighting, Swiss Ambassador to Bucharest Livio Hurzeler said Tuesday.

Swiss Govt Approves CHF181M Non-Reimbursable Financial Aid For Romania

14:58, 24 Iun. 2010
The Swiss Government on Wednesday approved a frame agreement, whereby Romania will receive non-reimbursable funds worth CHF181 million (nearly EUR130 million) in the next five years.

Switzerland Offers Financial Aid Of EUR7M For Romania Healthcare System

21:16, 11 Feb. 2010
Switzerland will provide financial aid of EUR7 million to Romania in 2010 to help the country develop its emergency healthcare services.

Romanian Family Of Four Dies In Apparent Murder-Suicide In Switzerland – Paper

13:08, 07 Mart. 2009
A Romanian family of four living in Switzerland died in a seemingly murder-suicide two days ago, Swiss paper Tribune de Geneve reported Saturday.

Swiss ‘Yes’ To EU Free Labor Comes With A 7-Yr Catch For Romanians

18:58, 09 Feb. 2009
Switzerland’s positive vote in a referendum to prolong an EU free labor agreement and extend free movement for bloc newcomers Romania and Bulgaria does not automatically give Romanians a free pass on the labor market, Swiss ambassador to Bucharest, Livio Hurzeler said Monday.

Romanians Still Need Passports To Visit Switzerland – Foreign Ministry

15:08, 15 Dec. 2008
Romania’s Foreign Affairs Ministry said Switzerland’s accession to the Schengen Agreement has a strong impact on Romanian nationals willing to travel Switzerland, as they still need their tourist passports to visit this country.

Romanian Border Police Seizes 60,000 Packs Of Contraband Cigarettes

14:04, 06 Iun. 2008
Border police in Nadlac, in Romania’s western county of Arad, seized Thursday night this year’s biggest contraband cigarette transport. Police found 57,460 packs of cigarettes hidden in a truck going to Switzerland.

Switzerland To Open Employment Mkt To Romania, Bulgaria In 2009

12:28, 30 Mai 2008
Switzerland accepted the progressive and controlled opening of its labor market to Romanian and Bulgarian workers, and signed the extension of the agreement with the European Union Tuesday in Brussels, Romania’s employment agency ANOFM said.

Swiss Political Shift Might Trigger Referendum On Free Movement

15:57, 17 Dec. 2007
Switzerland’s former justice minister, far-rightist Christoph Blocher, might propose the organization of a referendum against the expansion of the agreement on free movement for Bulgaria and Romania, according to a well-known Swiss journalist, quoted by swissinfo.org.

Eighteen Rroma People Returned To Romania

10:54, 26 Nov. 2007
Eighteen ethic Rroma people from Romania, who have so far lived in Geneva, Switzerland, were persuaded to leave Switzerland after the Red Cross offered them bus tickets to return to Romania.