Romania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs plans center for Romanians abroad and online libraries

The budget allocated by the Romanian Government to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) in 2012 is “a decent budget for survival,” which the Ministry plans to spend on a center for Romanians living abroad, online libraries and an e-Visa service, according to the Foreign Minister, Teodor Baconschi (in picture). “We will make a contact and support center for Romanians living abroad that will strengthen the current range of consular services. We also have projects for an e-Visa and online libraries - I want to digitize all diplomatic archives,” said Teodor Baconschi speaking on RFI. Romania’s Foreign Ministry budget for 2012 is higher by almost a fifth compared to this year, but the Romanian Minister explained that the extra money comes from the necessary co-financing for a range of projects with European money. The Romanian Government has recently set the country’s budget for 2012. Read more about it here. Irina Popescu, irina.popescu@romania-insider.com (photo source: Foreign Affairs Ministry)