The interim President of the Senate, Mircea Abrudean, will pay an official visit to France from March 31 to April 1, according to an internal memorandum approved on Monday by the Senate's leadership.According to the document, Abrudean will meet the President of the French Senate, Gerard Larcher, and the OECD Secretary-General, Mathias Cormann."The program of the visit will also include meetings with local authorities and the diaspora. The visit is part of the bilateral actions carried out between the Romanian Senate and the Senate of the French Republic, which aim to complement and strengthen the existing Strategic Partnership between the two countries, especially in the light of the current economic and security situation in Europe," the document reads.Following this visit, Mircea Abrudean will travel to Malaga (Kingdom of Spain) to take part in the Forum on the Future of the Mediterranean on the occasion of the Spanish Presidency of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (April 2-4).
The Supreme Council of National Defense (CSAT) has approved the acquisition of a new light corvette for the Romanian Naval Forces, part of the country's military modernization efforts. The decision was made during a meeting on Friday, March 28, at Cotroceni Palace, presided over by interim president Ilie Bolojan. The procurement process will be initiated […]
The National Audiovisual Council (CNA), which governs TV and media in Romania, has recently come under fire after it issued an order for the removal of a video in which a journalist states that the decision of the Central Electoral Bureau to eliminate pro-Russian Călin Georgescu from the presidential race is a coup d'état. The […]
A report from World Vision Romania draws attention to how exposure to toxic content on social media is increasingly affecting girls and young women. Due to insecurities about their bodies, six out of ten teenage girls have tried extreme or unhealthy diets at least once in their lives so as to lose or gain weight. Social […]
Famed Argentine-born pianist Martha Argerich was awarded the "Faithful Service Order in the rank of Grand Officer" by the Romanian Presidency, represented by Romanian Honorary Consul to Switzerland Ion Marin, during a special ceremony held on March 27 at Lugano. The ceremony was attended by Andreea Guțu, Chargé d’Affaires ad interim at the Romanian Embassy […]
A study conducted by CED Romania and Accenture, with the support of the European Accessibility Resource Centre AccessibleEU, shows that when meeting a person with disabilities for the first time, half of Romanians without disabilities want to help and be useful, but many more (66%) fear causing offense. The study also reveals major gaps between […]
A recently launched hop-on hop-off tourist bus service in Romania connects UNESCO heritage sites between Sibiu, Sighișoara, and Brașov in the famous region of Transylvania. Operated by Carpathian Travel Center in partnership with the Sibiu County Tourism Association, the UNESCO-Bus offers visitors the freedom to discover the breathtaking landscapes and medieval landmarks of the Transylvanian […]
