The Ministry of National Defence (MApN) reports new disinformation online, especially on the TikTok platform, targeting Romania's borders and port infrastructure."The first of the two identified posts falsely accredits the idea that Romania's borders will be closed and secured with military troops, and the second one presents, also without any connection with reality, military techniques, which was not in the possession of the Romanian Army, as being concentrated in the port of Constanta - the location of the video having no connection with this port, this being "proof", the authors of the disinformation claim, of some war preparations," MApN informed on Sunday.The cited source emphasizes that all the information is false."We reiterate the fact that these gross forms of manipulation and mystification of the truth are obviously part of the pattern of disinformation campaigns supported lately by state actors with an agenda contrary to Romania's sovereignty and against NATO, with the aim of maintaining a state of uncertainty and inducing panic among public opinion. The communication structures of the Ministry of National Defence will continue to report cases of disinformation of public opinion, as these situations will be identified," MApN further specified.
TikTok has launched an Election Center dedicated to Romania's upcoming elections as part of its broader effort to protect "the integrity of the platform" and promote access to reliable information. The initiative is supported by a new media literacy campaign and ongoing collaboration with more than 20 fact-checking partners, the company said in a statement. […]
Romanian acting president Ilie Bolojan met on Friday, April 25, with a delegation from the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, or ODIHR, of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), according to a statement from the presidential administration. The acting president told the delegation that Romania "is faithful to democratic principles […]
Shareholders of Romanian oil company OMV Petrom recently approved the distribution of record dividends amounting to RON 2.8 billion (EUR 562.6 million) for the 2024 financial year, as well as the 2025 budget, which provides for investments of RON 8.1 billion (EUR 1.6 billion). The decision was taken during the Ordinary and Extraordinary General Meetings […]
The 2025 edition of the European Film Festival (FFE), which takes place this year in Bucharest and nine other cities, will screen more than 40 feature films, 28 of which are national premieres. The festival will also present two selections of short films, also screened as national premieres. Among them are 11 documentaries, 13 films […]
Update: The Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in an official press release that the Romanian citizen was initially detained in the Abkhazia region four months ago and was later transferred to Sochi, Russia. "Steps have already been taken to provide consular protection and assistance with the central and local authorities, in accordance with international regulations," […]
Russia’s Federal Security Service, FSB, said on Friday, April 25, that it arrested a 23-year-old Romanian citizen on suspicion of spying for Ukraine by sharing the locations of Russian air defense systems. The unnamed man is accused of collecting and transmitting information about air defense sites in the Black Sea resort city of Sochi to […]
