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.
An earthquake of magnitude 5.4 shook Romania’s capital Bucharest and parts of Eastern Romania on Monday afternoon, September 16, around 17:40. No damages were reported after the event. According to the National Institute for Earth’s Physics (INFP), the earthquake occurred in the Vrancea seismic area, some 56 km North-West of Buzau and 59 km East […]
Romania and the United States, through the head of the prime minister’s chancellery Alexandru-Mihai Ghigiu, and the US ambassador to Romania, Kathleen Kavalec, have signed a five-year Child Protection Framework Partnership valued at USD 10 million. The purpose of the partnership is to create a victim-centered prevention strategy and protect child victims of trafficking, according […]
A snow layer of around 5 cm has fallen on Romania’s Transalpina mountain road, at altitudes over 1,900 meters, according to Gorj County authorities. The snow is particularly present in the Dengherul - Cărbunele sector, and visibility is reduced due to fog. The Gorj Mountain Rescue Service (Salvamont) advises drivers intending to cross Transalpina over […]
Nobel Prize for Literature winner Abdulrazak Gurnah, Irish novelist, poet and playwright Colm Tóibín, Spanish author Clara Usón, Israeli writer Zeruya Shalev, and French novelist and essayist Pascal Bruckner are among the guests of this year’s Iaşi International Festival of Literature and Translation (FILIT). The event, scheduled to take place between October 23 and October […]
Hanwha Aerospace, the largest defense company in South Korea, will begin construction of an armored vehicle factory in Romania at the beginning of next year, according to News.ro. The group plans to make Romania a regional hub for all Hanwha's land...
Turda Salt Mine (Salina Turda), one of the most spectacular tourist destinations revealing Romania’s underground wonders, will expand under a project set to kick off in 2025. The plan is to open another mine to tourists, which, local authorities say, would double the number of visitors. The project targets the 10,000 sqm Iosif mine, which […]
