omania took over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. During its Presidency, Romania will be representing the Council of the European Union throughout its dialogue with the other European institutions, especially with the European Commission and the European Parliament, while also working in close contact with the

he delegation of Herceg Novi, Montenegrin city at the Adriatic coast, has submitted application for the European Capital of Culture 2021 to the European Commission. For this occasion, the delegation visited Montenegrin mission to the European Union. At the meeting with the chief of the mission, H.E. Ivan Lekovic and first

n 2013, around 985 000 persons acquired citizenship 20% of a Member State of the European Union, up by (or about 163 000 persons) compared with 2012. Of the total number of persons obtaining the citizenship of one of the EU Member States in 2013, 89% were citizens of non-EU