Minister of foreign affairs, Emil Hurezeanu, on Thursday discussed with ambassador Richard Grenell, special envoy of US President Donald Trump, in the context of the Munich Security Conference.According to a post on the X page of the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, "the discussion between the two ambassadors, which took place in Berlin, covered current topics of common interest for Romania and the United States of America."The head of Romanian diplomacy will participate, Friday to Sunday, in the 61st edition of the Munich Security Conference (Munich Security Conference/MSC 2025), during which current security threats and challenges in the political, economic, commercial and technological fields will be addressed."Among the major themes of the conference are the threats to international security generated by Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, transatlantic cooperation, European defence, global governance, ongoing crises and conflicts globally. In the thematic sessions of the conference, minister Emil Hurezeanu will present Romania's assessments of current challenges, with an emphasis on the deterioration of the security situation in the Black Sea region and the implications of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine for the security of the Euro-Atlantic space. The Romanian foreign minister will refer to the need for a just, comprehensive and sustainable peace in Ukraine. At the same time, he will emphasise the danger of the Russian Federation's hybrid actions and the importance of countering these actions," the MAE stated on Thursday.According to the same source, on the sidelines of the Conference, the minister of foreign affairs will have bilateral meetings with counterparts and political figures from Europe, North America, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and North Africa and will participate in a series of thematic events associated with MSC 2025.
Romania has been elected to the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for a two-year mandate covering 2025–2027, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) announced. This marks the country’s return to the 35-member body for the first time since 2010. The vote took place on Friday, September 19, the closing day […]
Romanian farmers reported record harvests for cereals and rapeseed, according to agriculture minister Florin Barbu. This year’s total harvest of cereals and rapeseed is larger by over 5 million tons compared to last year, according to the official. As such, Romanian farmers achieved a production of 19.3 million tons of cereals (wheat, rye, oats, barley) […]
Bucharest’s interim mayor Stelian Bujduveanu has warned that traffic congestion remains the capital’s most pressing problem, with 1.7 million vehicles registered in the city and another 300,000 cars entering daily from surrounding areas, News.ro...
Databricks, an artificial intelligence company based in the United States with two Romanians among its founders, is launching an accelerator to finance artificial intelligence startups. Up to USD 250,000 is available for small companies. The funds can come in several forms, including cash, credits for using the Databricks platform, and credits from external providers verified […]
The government has reportedly been sued for failing to organize the election for Bucharest mayor within the legal deadline of 90 days from the vacancy of the post, according to Antena3.ro. The authors of the complaint are not disclosed, but the reformist...
Romania's isolationist party AUR consolidated its leading position in two polls carried out by Avangarde and CURS, although the scores and the advance versus the primary challenger – the Social Democratic Party (PSD) – differ significantly between the two estimates. The isolationists' leading position, still not challenging the combined score of the four parties in […]
