National Defence Minister Angel Tilvar participated on Tuesday at the 57th Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base in the certification ceremony of the UK Royal Air Force detachment deployed to Romania for carrying out enhanced air policing missions together with the Romanian Air Force."This year we celebrate 75 years since NATO's creation and 20 years since Romania became a member of the Allied family. Unity and solidarity are the fundamental principles the North Atlantic Alliance was built on. Since the illegal annexation of Crimea by Russia, in 2014, the reinforced air policing missions in Romania were essential for the deterrence and regional defense posture of the allies. The importance of the deployment of allied combat aircraft, on a rotational basis, intended to complement Romania's own air policing capabilities, was reconfirmed after February 24, 2022," said the National Defence minister as cited in a release of the Defence Ministry.Minister Tilvar welcomed the return to Romania of our country's strategic partner, Great Britain, and its prestigious Royal Air Force, and thanked both the British and Romanian troops for the way they accomplish their missions "to secure the Romanian and, implicitly, NATO skies." The DefMin voiced his opinion that the presence in Romania of the British and Spanish partners "is proof of NATO's 360-degree approach to defending the Allied skies, from West to East, and from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea."The ceremony took place in the presence of the Chief of the Defense Staff, General Gheorghita Vlad, of the ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Bucharest, representatives of NATO's Combined Air Operations Centre Torrejón, the British Royal Air Force, and the Romanian Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff.The British detachment of approximately 220 personnel (pilots and technical personnel) and six Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft are on a four-month mission to Romania, performing together with Romanian Air Force personnel enhanced air policing missions under NATO command.This is the RAF's fifth eAP rotation at the Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, after the iterations completed in 2017, 2018, 2021 and 2022.
Representatives of the ruling Social Democratic Party, PSD, gathered for a congress in Bucharest on Friday, November 7, to elect new leadership and to amend the party’s Statute. The only candidate for party leader is Sorin Grindeanu, who held the interim position after Marcel Ciolacu's resignation in May. In his speech at the congress, Sorin […]
The e-commerce sector recorded strong early results on Black Friday 2025, according to real-time data released on Friday, November 7, by PayU GPO Romania from its dedicated Media Center. By 14:10, the payment processor reported successful transactions totaling RON 514 million (roughly EUR 101 million). PayU said shoppers had made roughly 889,000 purchases, with around […]
Contakt Express Logistik, one of Romania’s leading retailers of mobile phone and tablet accessories, with a network of over 235 stores, is set to launch the initial public offering (IPO) between November 12 and December 3, 2025. The company offers a wide range of products, including cases, screen protectors, chargers, and gadgets, both in physical […]
Romania attracts fewer international tourists today than it did during the communist era, making it the only country in Europe in this situation, the National Association of Travel Agencies (ANAT) warned, as reported by news agency Agerpres. According to the organization, Romania received more than 3.4...
InterCapital ETF, the first international ETF provider in Romania, will launch two new exchange-traded funds on the Bucharest Stock Exchange starting November 11, 2025. The new instruments are the InterCapital CROBEX10 TR UCITS ETF, which offers exposure to the Croatian blue-chip equity market by tracking the performance of the CROBEX10tr index, and the InterCapital EUR […]
The Competition Councils of Romania, Bulgaria, and the Republic of Moldova have granted the necessary authorizations and approvals for the completion of the transaction through which Maspex Romania takes over the majority shareholding of Purcari Wineries. The Maspex Group, which has been present in Romania for nearly 30 years, became the majority shareholder of one […]
