George Ciamba | |
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Minister for European Affairs | |
In office 14 November 2018 – 4 November 2019 | |
Preceded by | Victor Negrescu |
Secretary of State for Bilateral and Strategic Affairs in the Euro-Atlantic Area | |
In office 4 January 2017 – 13 November 2018 | |
Secretary of State for European Affairs | |
In office 2012–2016 | |
Ambassador to Greece | |
In office 2005–2012 | |
Permanent Representative of Romania to the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization | |
In office 1999–2003 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Bucharest, Socialist Republic of Romania | February 20, 1966
Died | July 11, 2021 | (aged 55)
Profession | Diplomat |
Awards | The National Merit Order – Commander Class |
George Ciamba (February 20, 1966 – July 11, 2021) was a Romanian diplomat who served, from November 2018 to November 2019, as the Romanian Minister for European Affairs, including during Romania's 2019 first presidency of the Council of the European Union.[1][2]
From 1999 to 2003, he was ambassador to Turkey and Permanent Representative of Romania to the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization.[3][4] He was ambassador to Greece from 2005 to 2012.
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George Ciamba served as Minister for European Affairs during Romania's first presidency of the Council of the European Union.[6]
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Romania took over[8] the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union,[9] from January until June 2019, the first occasion since its EU accession. The motto of the Romanian Presidency was 'Cohesion, a Common European Value'.
It was preceded at the helm of the Council of the EU by Austria (July-December 2018) and succeeded by Finland (July-December 2019).
Member states holding the presidency work together closely in groups of three, called 'trios'. Romania was part of the Trio format alongside Finland and Croatia.[10]
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During the Romanian Presidency of the Council of the EU, approximately 2,500 meetings and events were organized: the Sibiu Summit, over 2,000 meetings of working groups, 64 EU Council ministerial meetings, and a total of 300 events which were held in Romania.
90 legislative files were closed in a record time of three months, by the end of European Parliament's legislative activity - on average, one file per day. 84 EU Council Conclusions were adopted on multiple topics of common interest, numerous Progress Reports of the Presidency were developed, and a number of Council Decisions were approved.[12]