DEFENCE

The UK underscores the firm commitment to Romania in the context of Russia’s continued aggression, British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon stated on Thursday in Bucharest at a meeting with his Romanian counterpart. Michael Fallon gave a joint press statement with Gabriel Les at the National Defence Ministry (MApN) headquarters. Fallon added that the UK remains […]

The UK Secretary of State for Defence Michael Fallon is paying an official visit to Romania, today and tomorrow, to meet Prime Minister Sorin Grindeanu and his Romanian counterpart Gabriel Les, and also to attend a demo drill at the Getica Joint National Training Centre at Cincu. As many as 1,000 British troops are attending […]

A MIG 21 Lancer pilot who managed to eject himself from the aircraft before it crashed, Monday morning, near the Mihail Kogalniceanu airport, will be transferred to the “Dr. Carol Davila” Central Emergency University Military Hospital in Bucharest for a new medical assessment. The aircraft, piloted by Lieutenant Commander Adrian Stancu crashed around 11:15hrs, near […]

Eight Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF) convoys due to attend the Noble Jump 2017 exercise will arrive in Romania from Bulgaria, on Thursday, through Giurgiu border crossing point. “The military convoys arriving in Romania upon discharging in Alexandroupolis port, in Greece and then crossing Bulgaria consist of about 300 soldiers with more than […]

National Defence Minister Gabriel Les states that the measure announced by the US Administration of significantly increasing the funds earmarked to the European Reassurance Initiative (ERI) in the budget proposal for 2018 fiscal year represents “an excellent news” for European allies and creates major opportunities for intensifying the bilateral cooperation between Romania and the US. […]

President Klaus Iohannis stated on Thursday that Romania has achieved its goals at the summit of NATO Heads of State and Government in Brussels. “I am convinced that this meeting helped to ensure Romania’s durable defence and its visible role in ensuring the security of our region and of the Euro-Atlantic area. From our point […]

Romania wants a well-balanced well-consolidated NATO eastern flank, Romania’s President Klaus Iohannis said Thursday in Brussels. “Romania wants the trans-Atlantic relationship to strengthen, as the relationship between the US and Europe should be very strong. (…) Romania wants a well-consolidated eastern flank in a balanced manner,” said Iohannis. He said work is being done on […]

President Klaus Iohannis will attend on Thursday the meeting of NATO heads of state and government in Brussels, context in which he will point out, among others, that Romania is a predictable, serious and responsible ally and will endorse the enhancement of the Alliance’s role in fighting terrorism. The head of state will have, on […]

Chief of the General Staff (SMG)  Nicolae Ciuca and the Ambassador of France in Bucharest François Saint-Paul met on Friday and discussed the current state and the prospects for strengthening the Strategic Partnership between Romania and France, with a focus on the military dimension, in the context of recent developments stemming from the complex security […]

The school ship “Mircea” will leave on Tuesday, 23 May the southeastern Port of Constanta, in its 37th training march, for a 123-day period, with 163 military crew aboard, of whom 70 cadets and students with the “Mircea cel Batran” Naval Academy and the “Admiral Ion Murgescu” Naval Forces Military Masters School, as well as […]