Romania's Foreign Minister Luminita Odobescu had a meeting on Thursday with Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, discussing the domestic situation in Belarus, the geopolitical situation in the region and the support provided by the Lukashenko regime to the Russian aggression against Ukraine.According to the Romanian Foreign Ministry (MAE), Odobescu voiced Romania's concern over the intensification of repressions, intimidations, arrests and political convictions targeting the media, activists and the entire civil society in Belarus.She also highlighted the multiple violations of fundamental rights and freedoms amidst the general local elections in Belarus on February 25. The head of the Romanian diplomacy urged "the Belarusian opposition in exile to unity, stressing the importance of convergent action in promoting the democratic aspirations of the citizens of this nation."Odobescu highlighted Romania's active involvement in supporting the Belarusian civil society, independent media and political opposition.In her turn, Tsikhanouskaya thanked Romania for its political and diplomatic support, "concretely provided through funds donated to the Belarusian civil society and independent media," MAE reports. She assured of continued efforts to keep attention to the serious violations of human rights in Belarus, and the international isolation of the Lukashenko regime.
The number of people in Romania at risk of poverty stood at 3.59 million people in 2024, 375,000 fewer than in 2023, representing a 9.4% decrease, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics, or INS. Despite the improvement, nearly one in five Romanians was affected by poverty last year. According to INS, 19% […]
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Cluj-Napoca carried out multiple searches on Tuesday, July 1, at the Sibiu International Airport and the Sibiu County Council as part of an investigation into suspected fraud involving a EUR 54 million EU-funded infrastructure project. A total of 24 locations were searched across Bucharest, Brașov, and Sibiu county, […]
A Romanian taxi driver who scammed 90-year-old Nigerian Nobel Prize laureate Wole Soyinka was detained by police on Sunday, June 29, according to media reports. On Friday, June 27, the venerable Nigerian arrived at Bucharest's Otopeni Airport. He got into a taxi and asked to be taken to a hotel downtown. At the destination, the […]
Costin Șerban, a Romanian entrepreneur, is digitalizing the construction sector in the United Kingdom with an ERP (enterprise resource planning) solution developed over 12 years and an investment of GBP 1.6 million (EUR 1.86 million). Șerban’s cloud-based ERP platform is called Abilo, was developed by the Romanian IT company Obi Systems, and is dedicated to […]
Border checks between Bulgaria and Romania have officially been lifted on July 1, as part of the implementation of the Schengen Agreement. The lifting marks the end of the transitional period of heightened control at the internal border, which had remained in place for six months following their accession to the Schengen area by land […]
Remus Vulpescu became CEO of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) on Tuesday, July 1, taking over from Adrian Tănase as the stock exchange grapples with a market dominated by government bonds. Vulpescu, 53, is a graduate in political and legal sciences from the University of Bucharest and holder of an EMBA obtained in 2017. He […]
