the netherlands

Romanian officials from the Lower Chamber Defense Committee met Tuesday with Dutch Ambassador in Bucharest Stella Ronner-Grubacic and discussed bilateral collaboration within NATO, the acquisition of multifunctional corvettes and the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism.

Romanian and Bulgarian citizens, as well as immigrants from outside the European Union, will be granted work permits in the Netherlands only in “exceptional cases”, according to a new measure adopted by the Dutch Parliament, Novinite.com reported Friday.

Officials of four Dutch railway companies will visit Romania next week to set up partnerships, Romanian Railway Industry Association secretary general Stefan Roseanu told MEDIAFAX Friday.

Unemployed Romanians and Bulgarians in the Netherlands, as well as citizens of countries that are not member states of the European Union, will have to leave the Netherlands if they lose their job, Sofia Echo daily reported citing the local press.