The US State Department has approved a potential sale of a Patriot air defense system and related equipment to Romania, worth an estimated USD 280 million. The deal, which still requires final agreements, was officially notified to the US Congress by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency on April 28.
Romania is looking to strengthen its air defense capabilities by purchasing key components, including a radar set, control station, launching stations, and an electrical power plant. The...
Forvis Mazars, the international audit, tax and advisory services partnership, is pleased to announce the launch of its International German-Romanian Desk, an initiative aimed at addressing the demand for integrated cross-border tax and legal support between Germany and Romania. The Desk combines a highly qualified German team of lawyers with an interdisciplinary Romanian team of […]
Last week, the BBC reported that Romanian authorities have launched an investigation into Tristan Tate, brother of controversial internet personality Andrew Tate, over allegations he broke election laws by posting political content on social media during the recent presidential elections. The investigation, opened by the Ilfov county police according to the British newspaper's sources, is […]
Bucharest is facing growing environmental challenges, with traffic-related air pollution, shrinking green spaces, and worsening climate impacts threatening the health and well-being of its residents, according to the latest “State of the Environment in Bucharest” report released by the Bucharest Community Foundation through the Environmental Platform for Bucharest. For example, air pollution has already reached […]
Octavian Bellu, the former coach of Romania’s national women’s gymnastics team, has been appointed president of Friends of WPK, a new initiative launched in Romania by Wiener Privatklinik (WPK), one of Austria’s leading private hospitals. The initiative aims to build a community of Romanian patients who share their personal medical experiences to raise awareness of […]
Maia Sandu, the president of the Republic of Moldova, has been awarded the Franz Josef Strauss Prize by the Hanns Seidel Foundation in recognition of her commitment to democratic values, the rule of law, and her support for Ukraine. The award ceremony took place in the Kaisersaal of the Munich Residenz and was attended by […]
Romania’s new ruling coalition, composed of the National Liberal Party (PNL), Social Democratic Party (PSD), Save Romania Union (USR), the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR), and representatives of national minorities, signed a political agreement on Monday, June 23, outlining the structure of the incoming government, the rotation of the prime minister’s office, and […]
