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Russian charge d'affaires in Bucharest summoned by the Romanian Foreign Ministry
Friday, February 14, 2025
The Russian Federation's chargé d'affaires ad interim in Bucharest was urgently summoned on Thursday to the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE), in the context of the drone attack on the Romanian-Ukrainian border, and was informed of ''the firm condemnation of the repeated violation of Romania's airspace by unmanned vehicles of the Russian military forces'', ''which represents a blatant violation of international law by a permanent member of the ...
Acting president presents priorities and goals of his term in office, promises fair, transparent elections
Friday, February 14, 2025

Acting President Ilie Bolojan sent on Thursday a first message laying out the priorities and goals of his term in office, including the upcoming presidential election, and assuring that "we will have fair and transparent elections.""Dear Romanians, I address this first message to you, fully aware of the extremely important moment Romania is experiencing. I take up this position with dignity and with all responsibility towards Romanians and towards our ...
Euractiv:Interim Romanian president takes on election annulment clarity
Friday, February 14, 2025
* Bolojan has 90 days to reshape the Presidential Administration. Ilie Bolojan, the interim President of Romania until the rescheduled elections in May, must clarify why the first round of the presidential elections last November was annulled, ...
Foreign Minister Hurezeanu to attend 61st Munich Security Conference
Friday, February 14, 2025
Foreign Affairs Minister Emil Hurezeanu will participate February 14 through 16 in the 61st edition of the Munich Security Conference (MSC 2025), the relevant ministry informs in a release.The MSC 2025 will address current critical security threats and challenges in the political, economic, commercial and technological fields."The major themes of the conference include threats to international security generated by Russia's war of aggression ...
ForMin Hurezeanu meets US special envoy Richard Grenell
Friday, February 14, 2025
Minister of foreign affairs, Emil Hurezeanu, on Thursday discussed with ambassador Richard Grenell, special envoy of US President Donald Trump, in the context of the Munich Security Conference.According to a post on the X page of the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, "the discussion between the two ambassadors, which took place in Berlin, covered current topics of common interest for Romania and the United States of America."The head of ...
DefMin Tilvar at NATO Defense Ministerial
Friday, February 14, 2025

National Defense Minister Angel Tilvar participated on Thursday in the meeting of NATO defense ministers organized at the organization's headquarters in Brussels, the Defense Ministry said in a release, noting that the meeting represents an important moment in setting the stage for the NATO Summit in The Hague, scheduled for June 24-25, being the first event in this format with the representatives of the new U.S. administration.The first session was ...
Nicusor Dan backs country integration in Weimar+ format and progressive increase of military expenses until 2030
Friday, February 14, 2025
Nicusor Dan, the mayor of Bucharest who announced his candidacy for the presidency, backs Romania's integration in the Weimar+ format and the progressive increase of military expenses until 2030. “The world is rapidly changing, while Romania is passively watching the redistribution of influence among big powers and the negotiation of security arrangements in Europe, with the participation of more ...
Justice Minister Marinescu discusses transfer of sentenced persons with Czech Ambassador to Romania
Friday, February 14, 2025
Justice Minister Radu Marinescu met on Thursday with the Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Romania, Martin Kotatka, at the Justice Ministry, where they discussed, among other issues, the transfer of sentenced persons.According to a press release of the Ministry of Justice, the meeting took place at the Ministry of Justice headquarters, and issues concerning the good Romanian-Czech cooperation in the field of justice were tackled."The officials ...
Gov't greenlights freeport regime expansion to Midia Port grounds
Friday, February 14, 2025
The government approved on Thursday the integration of the Midia Port grounds into the Port of Constanta, a decision aimed at strengthening the strategic position of the Constanta Port in the European transport network, Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Sorin Grindeanu announced on Thursday on his Facebook page."At the proposal of the Transport Ministry, the government approved today a decision intended to stimulate investments, boost maritime ...
EIB Investment Survey: Romanian firms as likely as others in EU to tackle impacts of weather and reduce carbon emissions
Friday, February 14, 2025

Around three in 10 Romanian firms reported innovation activity, in line with EU average. Romanian businesses are also on par with other EU-based companies in use of digital technologies. Romanian firms perform better than counterparts elsewhere in EU in gender ...
Non-residents' direct investments in Romania down by over 1 billion EUR in 2024
Friday, February 14, 2025
Direct investments by non-residents in Romania fell by more than one billion EUR last year, to 5.730 billion EUR, from 6.748 billion EUR in 2023, according to data published by the National Bank of Romania (BNR) on Thursday.Equity participations (including estimated reinvested profit) totaled a net 4.650 billion EUR, while intra-group loans registered a net 1.080 billion EUR.A total of 6,084 companies with foreign capital were established in ...
Current account deficit up to 29.370 B euros in 2024
Friday, February 14, 2025
The current account of the balance of payments recorded a deficit of 29.370 billion euros in 2024, compared to 21.491 billion euros in 2023, according to data released by the National Bank of Romania, published on Thursday.In its structure, the balance of goods recorded a deficit higher by 3.854 billion euros, the balance of services recorded a surplus lower by 1.815 billion euros, the balance of primary income recorded a deficit higher by 1.273 ...
Net average salary increase 257 RON up to 5,645 RON in December 2024
Friday, February 14, 2025
The average net salary increased up to 5,645 RON in December 2024, being higher by 257 RON (+4.8%) compared to November last year, according to data released on Thursday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).The average gross salary was 9,251 RON in November, increasing by 426 RON (+4.8%) against November 2024.The highest values of the average net salary were recorded in information technology service activities (including IT service ...
Romania reports record high employment in 2024
Friday, February 14, 2025
Romania reported 5,746,452 employees in 2024, the highest in the last decade, according to a press statement from the Ministry of Labour, Family, Youth and Social Solidarity (MMFTSS) released on Thursday.The number of individual employment contracts at the end of 2024 was standing at 6,710,815, by over 700,000 higher than ten years ago."Employment policies, increasing employees' skills and supporting employers are priorities of the incumbency. ...
Romania's industrial production, down 1.5pct in 2024
Friday, February 14, 2025
Romania's industrial production declined 1.5% in 2024 from the previous year, according to data published on Thursday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).The negative result in 2024, unadjusted, was the result of decreases in the production and supply of electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning (-4.7%), manufacturing (-1.1%) and mining and quarrying (-1%).Official statistics reveal that, in December 2024 compared with the similar ...
MNIR-hosted "Romania - Poland, a Century of History" exhibition, extended until March 10
Friday, February 14, 2025

The international exhibition "Romania - Poland, a Century of History. Marshal Jozef Pilsudski and the Royal Family of Romania", which brings together over a hundred heritage items from the two countries, has been extended until March 10, announced the National Museum of Romania's History (MNIR) on Thursday.Among the items in the collection of the "Jozef Pilsudski" Museum on display in Bucharest is the marshal's sword."This cultural item, a Polish ...
Maia Sandu agreed with Bolojan 'to carry forward projects aimed at strengthening our ties'
Thursday, February 13, 2025

The president of the Republic of Moldova, Maia Sandu, said on Wednesday, in a telephone discussion which she had with the interim president of Romania, Ilie Bolojan, that they agreed to carry forward the projects aimed at strengthening the ties between the two countries.‘Today I had a phone conversation with the interim President of Romania, Mr.Ilie Bolojan, to whom I wished much success and hard work. During the discussion we agreed to carry forward ...
Luminita Odobescu, former foreign minister, appointed as presidential adviser
Thursday, February 13, 2025
The interim president of Romania, Ilie Bolojan signed on Wednesday the decree for the appointment as presidential adviser of Luminita-Teodora Odobescu,former minister of foreign affairs, on 13 February 2025, announces the Presidential Administration. In January, Luminita Odobescu was appointed state adviser in the Chancellery of Prime Minister, Marcel ...
Drone attack near Romania's south-eastern border
Thursday, February 13, 2025
Four fighter jets took off from the Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base after radars detected on Wednesday night several targets in the Ukrainian airspace, close to the border with Romania, being signalled a possible impact area on the national soil about 10 km east of the administrative limit of the city of Galati.According to the Romanian Defence Ministry (MApN), these are Russian drones that executed a new attack on civilian facilities and infrastructure located ...
Kaja Kallas, on election manipulation via online platforms:Romania no isolated case, we need to move fast
Thursday, February 13, 2025

The case of Romania, that had its presidential election annulled due to disinformation, is not an isolated one and the European Union needs to move faster in order to send a clear message about the reason why it has regulations in place regarding the activity of online platforms, which is to protect our democracy which is increasingly under attack, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas told the European Newsroom (enr) in an interview ...