| George Ciamba | |
| Office: | Minister for European Affairs |
| Country: | Romania |
| Termend: | 4 November 2019 |
| Termstart: | 14 November 2018 |
| Office2: | Secretary of State for European Affairs |
| Termend2: | 2016 |
| Termstart2: | 2012 |
| Office3: | Ambassador to Greece |
| Termend3: | 2012 |
| Termstart3: | 2005 |
| Office4: | Permanent Representative of Romania to the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization |
| Termend4: | 2003 |
| Termstart4: | 1999 |
| Profession: | Diplomat |
| Birth Date: | 20 February 1966 |
| Birth Place: | Bucharest, Socialist Republic of Romania |
| Awards: | The National Merit Order – Commander Class |
| Office1: | Secretary of State for Bilateral and Strategic Affairs in the Euro-Atlantic Area |
| Termend1: | 13 November 2018 |
| Termstart1: | 4 January 2017 |
| Predecessor: | Victor Negrescu |
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]
From 1999 to 2003, he was ambassador to Turkey and Permanent Representative of Romania to the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization.[2] [3] 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.[5]
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Romania took over[7] the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union,[8] 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.[9]
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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.[11]