The Annual Meeting of Romanian Diplomacy (RADR) will take place from Wednesday to Friday, in Bucharest, under the title "Diplomatic Action in a Turbulent World", and among the guests is the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Xavier Bettel, the Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine, Olha Stefanishyna, and the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova, Cristina Gherasimov, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs informs.The RADR proceedings will be chaired by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Luminita Odobescu, and will bring together the heads of diplomatic missions and consular offices of Romania abroad, as well as members of the leadership of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, high-ranking Romanian officials invited, members of the Foreign Diplomatic Corps accredited in Bucharest, opinion leaders.The working sessions of #RADR2024 will address a varied range of topics, including economic diplomacy, accession to the OECD and various consular topics.On the sidelines of RADR, Minister Odobescu will hold press statements with her Luxembourg counterpart, as well as with the Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine and the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova.
A new CURS poll published on Sunday, June 29, shows that if local elections were held in Bucharest next Sunday, reformist party USR would obtain 27%, followed by the Social Democratic Party (PSD) with 22%, and far-right party Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) with 18%. The National Liberal Party (PNL) comes in fourth, […]
Last week, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bucharest indicted three individuals for an EUR 100 million fraud in a case involving both EU and national funds. Among those indicted is an Italian citizen, alleged to be the leader of the group, which operated between 2019 and 2024. The suspect was detained on February […]
The number of building permits for residential buildings increased by 0.6% in the first five months of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, with 14,134 such permits issued, according to data published Monday by the National Institute of Statistics. Increases were recorded in the Western region (+166 permits), Center (+70), North-West (+68), South-East […]
Cluj-Napoca, a major city in Romania’s Transylvania region, is taking a step toward becoming a more animal-friendly city, as a new proposal allowing pets in public institutions has been opened for public debate. Mayor Emil Boc announced the initiative, stating, “A city that is friendly to animals is a better city for people.” The draft […]
The president of S.O.S. Romania, Diana Iovanovici Șoșoacă, announced on Monday, June 30, that three senators were expelled from the party, effectively disbanding the party’s group in the Senate. According to the Romanian Parliament’s regulations, a party must have more than seven members to establish a group in the Senate. With the expulsion of the […]
Chinese social media platform TikTok has reportedly opened a branch in Romania, following public criticism, along with governmental and EU-level scrutiny, after Romania’s last presidential elections. The local company is called Tik Tok Romania, has a share capital of RON 5,000, and provides other IT-related service activities. It will be managed by Laura Andreea Savu, […]
