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ForMin Luminita Odobescu received the Hungarian minister for European Affairs Janos Boka, on a visit to Romania
Friday, May 17, 2024
Hungary, through the voice of the Minister for European Affairs of of the Hungarian gov't, Janos Boka, in the perspective of Hungary taking over the mandate of the six-month presidency of the Council of the European Union, between July 1 and December 31, reaffirms its support for Romania's full accession to the Schengen area, according to a press release sent from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE).The minister of Foreign Affairs, Luminita Odobescu, who ...
EU supports improved Ukrainian–Moldovan border crossing cooperation as part of Solidarity Lanes
Friday, May 17, 2024
Thursday the European Commission, together with Ukraine, Moldova, Romania and the US are inaugurating the renewed Ukrainian-Moldovan border crossing point in Reni, Ukraine. As part of the Solidarity Lanes initiative, the Commission supported works on this border crossing point to allow for smoother ...
Defence Ministry confirms information about February crash of unmanned aircraft in Botosani county
Friday, May 17, 2024
The Ministry of National Defence (MApN) confirmed on Thursday the information regarding the crash of an unmanned aircraft, of civilian origin, within the range of Unteni commune in Botosani county, located in the north-east of Romania, near the border with Ukraine, an event that took place in February.According to a press release sent by the MApN, the aircraft was found on February 29, when the employees of the Ministry of the Interior requested the support ...
Romania and Republic of Moldova to host Secretariat of Bologna Process Monitoring Group
Friday, May 17, 2024
As of July 2024, Romania and the Republic of Moldova will host the Secretariat of the Bologna Follow-up Group (BFUG) that overseas the Bologna Process, the most extensive voluntary intergovernmental cooperation, which brings together 49 member states and the European Commission, along with advisory members, the minister of education, Ligia Deca announced on Thursday.According to the minister, the Bologna Secretariat will be based in Bucharest and will be ...
Outlooks related to security in region, at "Security and stability for the Black Sea region" debate
Friday, May 17, 2024
The Atlantic Council and the National School of Political and Administrative Studies (SNSPA) organized the "Security and stability for the Black Sea region" debate on Wednesday, the discussions focusing on current challenges and future outlooks related to security and stability in the region, in the geopolitical context marked by the war in Ukraine.According to a press release from SNSPA, the event is part of the campaign initiated by the Transatlantic ...
Luca Niculescu, about Romania's accession to OECD: We are on time, process is very alert
Friday, May 17, 2024
„Romania is “on time” in the process of joining the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Now ...
PM Ciolacu, European Commissioner for Labour discuss social reforms under Recovery and Resilience Plan
Friday, May 17, 2024
Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu on Thursday discussed with the European Commissioner for Labour and Social Rights, Nicolas Schmit, the current status of reforms in the social field included with the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR), the new pension law and the application of the European directive on minimum salary."I talked with the European Commissioner for Labour and Social Rights, Nicolas Schmit, about the current status of the reforms in the ...
Gov't approves national strategy against human trafficking for 2024-2028
Friday, May 17, 2024
On Thursday, the Government approved the National Strategy against human trafficking for the period 2024-2028.According to a press release of the Executive, through this strategic document, Romania aims to have a national system, by the end of 2028, o fight against human trafficking, which programme will benefit from the necessary resources to be used efficiently."Within this system, the central and local institutions, in collaboration with ...
Ministry of Finance borrows RON 1.375 billion from banks on Thursday
Friday, May 17, 2024
The Ministry of Finance (MF) borrowed RON 1.375 billion from banks on Thursday, through an issue of government bonds and a discount certificate issue, according to data published by the National Bank of Romania (BNR).The ministry borrowed RON 664.3 million through a bond issue with a residual maturity of 71 months and an average yield of 6.58% per year. The nominal value of the issue was RON 500 million and banks subscribed to over RON 734.3 ...
Budget debts on some companies with state capital in insolvency, taken over by AAAS
Friday, May 17, 2024
The Government established on Thursday, by emergency ordinance, the legal framework through which the Authority for the Administration of State Assets (AAAS) takes over budget debts on some companies with majority and/or wholly state capital of strategic importance for the economy of Romania, which are administered by the National Fiscal Administration Agency (ANAF) and are in insolvency prevention or insolvency proceedings.According to a Government's ...
CONFIDEX S1 2024 Study: optimism, resilience of the Romanian business environment
Friday, May 17, 2024
The value of the CONFIDEX index, which determines the level of confidence among Romanian managers in the economy, has reached its highest value measured in the last 4 years, at 52.5, according to the latest CONFIDEX S1 2024 study. Thus, against the backdrop of declining inflation, GDP growth and heightened optimism in the local business environment, as well as internationally, regarding the economy’s performance, the index value has surpassed the previous peak of ...
Survey: Half of state employees in Romania not familiar with online services offered by the institution they work in
Friday, May 17, 2024
Most public institutions do not have a digital infrastructure meant to make employees' work and relations with tax payers more efficient, while 50% of state employees do not know what and how many online services are offered by the institution they are part of, although they had worked there for over ten years, a survey, made by APSAP Training Center and released on Thursday, shows. According to the source quoted, eight out of ten ...
Big museums will be closed on “Museum Night” in protest
Friday, May 17, 2024
Museum Night this year will see museums closed in several cities across the country. Some of the institutions have announced that they will not take part in the event in protest. The employees have several complaints, including the wages that are too low. For example, in Bucharest, among others, the Bucharest Municipal Museum, the National ...
Traditional gastrnomic traditions and shows at Asian Food Fest this weekend
Friday, May 17, 2024
Gastronomic and cultural traditions from 15 Asian countries will be presented, Friday through Sunday, at the fourth edition of Asian Fiid Fest, a festival devoted to Asian cooking, held in Titan Park, Bucharest. According to a press release, the event to be held in alul Titanilor and Scena Mare area, will gather 80 exhibitors from Japan, China, India, Nepal, Iran, Pakistan, Vietnam, Thailand, the ...
Bucharest to host International book fair Bookfest May 29-June 2, with Republic of Moldova as guest of honour
Friday, May 17, 2024
The international book fair Bookfest will take place between May 29 and June 2, at the Romexpo exhibitional complex in Bucharest, with around 200 exhibitors from all over the country, together with cultural representatives based in Bucharest, offering reading enthusiasts about one million volumes, 3,000 new titles, in an edition in which the Republic of Moldova is the guest of honor.According to a press release of the Romanian Publishers ...
Brasov running second year in a row for European Green Capital title
Friday, May 17, 2024
The municipality of Brasov has passed the first stage of the competition organised by the European Commission for the award of the title of European Green Capital 2026, the City Hall announced on Thursday.Brasov is the only city in Romania participating in this competition and one of the nine municipalities that have passed the first stage: Braga (Portugal), Cordoba (Spain), Guimaraes (Portugal), Heilbronn (Germany), Klagenfurt (Austria), Linz ...
Peles and Pelisor Castles, Three Holy Hierarchs Church, on UNESCO tentative list
Friday, May 17, 2024
The Peles and Pelisor Castles, the former communist prisons, the Church of the Three Holy Hierarchs in Iasi and the Episcopal Church of the Assumption of the Mother of God of the Monastery of Arges in Curtea de Arges, as well as the Movile Cave have been included in the country's tentative list for UNESCO World Heritage, announced Culture Minister Raluca Turcan.The Ministry of Culture, through the National Heritage Institute, has sent to the UNESCO World ...
Prime minister Ciolacu to pay visit to Turkey next week
Thursday, May 16, 2024
Prime minister Marcel Ciolacu on Wednesday informs that he will pay a visit to Turkey next week during which, based on the strategic partnership existing between the two states, a joint meeting of the Governments from Bucharest and Ankara will take place."On May 21, at the invitation of president Erdogan [I will go to Turkey - editor's note]. (...) Romania and Turkey have a strategic partnership in place. In any strategic partnership there is a component of joint ...
President Iohannis: I am shocked to learn about the PM of Slovakia being shot
Thursday, May 16, 2024
President Klaus Iohannis says he is in shock after learning that the prime minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico, has been shot, and "firmly condemns such extremist acts.""I am shocked to learn that the prime minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico, has been shot. I wish him a complete and speedy recovery. I strongly condemn such extremist acts, which threaten our fundamental European values," writes the head of the Romanian state on the X ...
Ambassador: German troops' numerous participation in NATO Swift Response exercise proves our committment to allies
Thursday, May 16, 2024
German troops's numerous participation in the NATO Swift Response exercise, under the command of German Major-General Dirk Faust, proves once again that we stand firmly with our allies, and that we are making a relevant contribution to ensuring Romania's security and that of NATO's south-eastern flank, the German ambassador to Bucharest, Peer Gebauer, said on Wednesday."In these difficult times, we must do everything, as NATO allies, to ensure the protection ...