The Luxembourg Deputy Prime Minister, Xavier Bettel expressed his conviction on Wednesay that Romania’s place is in Schengen and ‘ the checks must stop” at borders, statements made during a joint press release organized with the Romanian minister for Foreign Affairs, Luminita Odobescu, on the margin of the Annual Reunion of the Romanian Diplomacy.He mentioned that the geographic situation offers Romania a ‘very important’ role at present.‘You have Moldova very close; Moldova needs you. You have a border with a country which is suffering, a country at war, a country which is aggressed and it is important that they have your support.(…). Luxembourg is on your side, as today, when we are talking about solidarity, it cannot be about the geographical situation only, where only the one who is on the site must suffer the consequences, either NATO level or level of migration. At present, solidarity must be applied in all situations. At the level of the EU, some countries consider that solidarity matters only as far as they are concerned. But, solidarity must be a EU principle as well’ said the Luxembourg diplomat.Xavier Bettel mentioned that he visited the military base Cincu, after a similar visit made in September, to show ‘ the support and solidarity’ of the government for the young Luxembourg soldiers.At the same time, he drew the attention of the situation in Israel and Gaza where ‘civilians die every day’.‘ For the international law to be observed, we have to see what is happening from a human point of view, and the conclusion we had following the discussions is that common issues need common answers (…). Everybody must understand that the security of the Israeli will be peace of the Palestinians and the Palestinians peace will be the security of the Israeli’ he said.Xavier Bettet confessed he has Romanian origins, and Moldavian ones as his genealogy starts from that region.‘So, I feel somewhat at home here. Especially when we have friends, then we feel like a family’ he said. At the same time, he reminded that next year 75 years of bilateral diplomatic relations will be celebrated and mentioned that there is interest for the development of existing connections, including the commercial ones. So, until the end of the year an economic visit will be organized by the Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce.
Ten non-governmental organizations in Romania have issued a joint letter criticizing the executive for the emergency ordinance adopted on Thursday, January 16, which provides sanctions, including a turnover tax, for social media giants that fail to obey rules regarding electoral ads. Another government measure under fire from the opposition limits voting in the diaspora according […]
Dacia, part of the French Renault group, will launch several electric models to compete with Chinese brands for the affordable EV car market in Europe. The first electric model will be the next Sandero, which will appear sometime at the end of 2027, the brand's director, Denis Le Vot, said on Thursday, according to Reuters. […]
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Romanian national airline Tarom announced the establishment of a new company, Tarom Tehnic, dedicated to providing maintenance and repair services for civilian aircraft, specializing in Boeing, Airbus, and ATR models. The new company is expected to generate revenues of up to EUR 10 million in its first year of operation, according to estimates from the […]
Romania has been named the special guest country at the 2026 Cairo International Book Fair, the Ministry of Culture announced. The event will coincide with the celebration of 120 years of Romanian-Egyptian diplomatic relations. According to the ministry, the news was shared by Dr. Ahmed Fouad Hano, Egypt's minister of culture, during a press conference […]
Bucharest has started implementing a special recycling project that directly benefits stray animals. In Tineretului, Floreasca, and Circului parks, eco-friendly vending machines have been installed to provide food and water for stray cats in exchange for recycling bottles and aluminum cans. “Street cats lead a hard life, especially in winter. Food is essential for their […]
