Romania's Foreign Minister Luminita Odobescu has underlined the importance of constant international support for Ukraine and highlighted Romania's support for the peace formula put forth by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the only framework that can lead to a just and lasting peace, according to the Romanian Foreign Ministry (MAE).Odobescu, who was in the official retinue led by President Klaus Iohannis, at the opening of the high-level segment of the 79th session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, also showed that Romania provides support and will continue to stand by Moldova, whose stability is crucial to the entire region.She also had a bilateral meeting with her Omani counterpart Sayyid Badr Albusaidi. The interest of the parties in diversifying and strengthening bilateral relations, trade exchanges and encouraging investment and tourism was reconfirmed. There was also an exchange of views on the regional affairs of interest, with a focus on the worrying developments in the Middle East, and the situation in Ukraine.The head of Romanian diplomacy also participated in a transatlantic dinner hosted by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, where she reiterated the importance of transatlantic unity to managing global challenges. She stressed the need for a coordinated transatlantic approach in the Black Sea region, supporting Ukraine and supporting Moldova in combating Moscow's hybrid tactics. At the same time, she reiterated Romania's support for strengthening cooperation between the transatlantic community and the like-minded partners in the Indo-Pacific.Part of her official actions, Odobescu had a meeting with family members of a hostage of Romanian origins in the Gaza Strip, where she reiterated Romania's commitment and the constant support of the Romanian authorities in supporting the efforts to free the hostages.
The number of people in Romania at risk of poverty stood at 3.59 million people in 2024, 375,000 fewer than in 2023, representing a 9.4% decrease, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics, or INS. Despite the improvement, nearly one in five Romanians was affected by poverty last year. According to INS, 19% […]
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Cluj-Napoca carried out multiple searches on Tuesday, July 1, at the Sibiu International Airport and the Sibiu County Council as part of an investigation into suspected fraud involving a EUR 54 million EU-funded infrastructure project. A total of 24 locations were searched across Bucharest, Brașov, and Sibiu county, […]
A Romanian taxi driver who scammed 90-year-old Nigerian Nobel Prize laureate Wole Soyinka was detained by police on Sunday, June 29, according to media reports. On Friday, June 27, the venerable Nigerian arrived at Bucharest's Otopeni Airport. He got into a taxi and asked to be taken to a hotel downtown. At the destination, the […]
Costin Șerban, a Romanian entrepreneur, is digitalizing the construction sector in the United Kingdom with an ERP (enterprise resource planning) solution developed over 12 years and an investment of GBP 1.6 million (EUR 1.86 million). Șerban’s cloud-based ERP platform is called Abilo, was developed by the Romanian IT company Obi Systems, and is dedicated to […]
Border checks between Bulgaria and Romania have officially been lifted on July 1, as part of the implementation of the Schengen Agreement. The lifting marks the end of the transitional period of heightened control at the internal border, which had remained in place for six months following their accession to the Schengen area by land […]
Remus Vulpescu became CEO of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) on Tuesday, July 1, taking over from Adrian Tănase as the stock exchange grapples with a market dominated by government bonds. Vulpescu, 53, is a graduate in political and legal sciences from the University of Bucharest and holder of an EMBA obtained in 2017. He […]
