The NATO Deputy Secretary General, Mircea Geoana was asked on Friday in Galati if he runs for the presidential elections and answered that he does mix up things, as long as he has this position with NATO he deals with the Alliance’s issues.‘I’m telling it to you again, especially at such a complicated moment, my main interest is that, together with the general secretary we prepare a NATO summit in Washington, anniversary, very, very successful. And, as I said before, I don’t like to mix up things, as long as I am with NATO, I’m doing my job at NATO. If you invite me again in Galati, I’ll come with much pleasure and I’ll tell you about my plans for the future’ Geoana said, when asked if he runs and when he announces his candidacy. The NATO Deputy Secretary General, Mircea Geoana also referred to Klaus Iohannis candidacy for NATO leadership, saying that’ this is exclusively a matter for the allies’.‘The only thing we do not comment upon and is not in our powers, mine and the Secretary General’s is to select our successors. It is exclusively a matter of the allies. What I can tell you is that Secretary General Stoltenberg who presented his annual report yesterday, the tenth annual report (…)has set a very, very high bar for the skills and profile of NATO Secretary General. And this I am convinced is one of the factors that the allies are discussing’ Geoana said, when asked what Iohannis would have to do to get all the support he needs to be elected NATO Secretary General.According to him, what he knows for sure is the date when the NATO Secretary General ends his mandate.‘I understand that in Romania the presidential elections have been moved forward? That’s what I have heard, they have been moved slightly forward (…). I can tell you one thing that from the point of view of the succession for command at the NATO top, the secretary general and the deputy secretary general cannot leave at the same time. So, as for secretary general Stoltenberg the date is settled, the last day of work is 30th September, on 1st October there is a new secretary general. In my case, I will leave earlier or late’' Geoana said.Mircea Geoana visited the VARD Braila shipyard on Friday and then went to Danubius University in Galati where he launched his book ‘The Battle for the Future of Romania. The thoughts of a Romanian at the top of NATO’.
Private equity firm Enterprise Investors (EI), one of the largest in the CSEE region, is actively pursuing investment opportunities on the local market, which has attractive growth prospects, the firm’s representatives have said. The firm is eyeing investment opportunities in businesses offering platforms for expansion within the region and beyond, in consumption-driven and export-driven companies, […]
Premier Energy (PE), one of the biggest energy groups in Romania, successfully closed its initial public offering (IPO) on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) on May 15, 2024. The company and IPO consortium set a final price of RON 19.5 per share, towards the lower end of the pricing interval (RON 19-21.5). This price implies a […]
Raiffeisen Bank Romania supports Dăruiește Viață with 1 million euro to start the construction of the medical campus at Marie Curie so that all patients treated at this hospital in Bucharest can benefit from the same treatment conditions at the best standards. ”We believe in change and impactful action, which is why year after year […]
The net result was RON 78.12 million on March 31, 2024, representing 81% of the budgeted level for the entirety of 2024. The total value of assets under management was RON 3.2 billion, an increase of 32.1% compared to March 31, 2023. The net asset value was RON 2.88 billion, an increase of 32.3% compared […]
The Praid Salt Mine, in central Romania, is temporarily halting both its extraction and visitation activities due to water infiltrating into the underground from a nearby stream, following recent heavy rainfall. This decision aims to protect and ensure the safety of staff and visitors until the situation caused by the recent infiltrations is resolved, the […]
Several sites in Romania have been added to the country's tentative list for UNESCO World Heritage, culture minister Raluca Turcan announced. The list includes the Peleș and Pelișor castles in Sinaia, former communist prisons, the Three Holy Hierarchs church in Iaşi and the Assumption of Virgin Mary cathedral at Curtea de Argeş, and the Movile […]
