DEFENCE

Defence Minister Nicolae Ciuca, Interior Minister Marcel Vela, and Chief of Defence Staff, Lieutenant General Daniel Petrescu, went to Afghanistan on Tuesday to meet with the Romanian troops. “We really wanted to go to Afghanistan before the winter holidays, to meet with the troops and to send them our message…

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Romania’s Supreme Council of National Defence (CSAT) endorsed, on Tuesday, the budget proposals for 2020 for the institutions with responsibilities in the field of national defence and security. During the meeting, the CSAT analyzed the budget proposals for 2020 in the case of the Ministry of National Defence, the Ministry…

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The North Atlantic Alliance is the strongest alliance of all time, which withstood for more than 70 years, said on Thursday President Klaus Iohannis, who participated over the past days in the NATO high-level meeting, held in the UK. “Firstly, NATO reached 70 years, a notable thing and I believe…

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President Klaus Iohannis has stated on Wednesday that it must be established the threats facing NATO, as well as who are the opponents, how NATO relates to the new powers. “I welcomed the presence of North Macedonia as the 30th member of NATO. Moreover, we also decided within NATO to…

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President Klaus Iohannis will be attending the high-level NATO meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday in London. On Tuesday, President Iohannis will take part in the reception offered by Queen Elizabeth II and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, in honor of the heads of state and government attending the NATO meeting….

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Attending the swear-in ceremony of the new Chief of Defence Staff Daniel Petrescu on Sunday, President Klaus Iohannis said the latter must act with great determination, so that he will use the financial resources when and as planned. “I want to underline the fact that you have to act with…

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Thousands of people attended a National Day military parade on Sunday in the Arch of Triumph Square in Bucharest. From the early hours of the morning, people started pouring in on the route between the Free Press Square and close to the Victoriei Square, waving flags and colourful balloons. The…

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On December the 1st, we celebrate the golden moment of the Romanian nation’s history, the day when, back in 1918,  the National Assembly voted in favor of the Union of Transylvania with Romania, in Alba-Iulia, thus, making the Romanians’ centuries-old dream come true:  to live united in a single nation….

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The Supreme Council for National Defense (CSAT) approved on Wednesday the Romanian military force that will participate in foreign missions in 2020. Thus, more than 2,100 personnel of the Ministry of National Defense and over 790 police from the Ministry of Internal Affairs will participate in various foreign missions. “We…

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The Supreme Council for the Country’s Defence (CSAT) is meeting, on Wednesday, at the Cotroceni Palace, under the leadership of President Klaus Iohannis, with the agenda showing proposals to amend the state budget for institutions with attributions in the realm of national security for 2019, the appointment of the new…

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