Acting President Ilie Bolojan promulgated, on Monday, the law regarding the control of the use of airspace.The normative act regulates a series of measures regarding the control of the use of the national airspace, establishing the authorities and institutions that have competences in taking measures to prevent and counteract the use of national airspace by aircraft, remote pilot unmanned aircraft systems and other aerial vehicles.Thus, a new framework for cooperation and coordination will be created at the level of the authorities and institutions that have competences in the management and monitoring of the national airspace, which contributes to increasing aviation safety and security.Public and private entities that own, operate or manage objectives that require protection measures against specific threats to remote pilot unmanned aircraft systems have the obligation to implement and maintain protection measures for these objectives, the regulatory act states.According to the law, by decision of the Supreme Council of National Defence (CSAT), the following are established: the objectives that require protection measures against specific threats to remote pilot unmanned aircraft systems provided for in the project; the general technical requirements of the equipment and systems provided for, upon the proposal of the structures of the national defence, law enforcement and national security system.Within 60 days from the date of entry into force of this law, the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, the Ministry of Economy, Digitalization, Entrepreneurship and Tourism, the Romanian Intelligence Service, the Foreign Intelligence Service, the Special Telecommunications Service and the Protection and Guard Service shall approve the joint orders regarding the general cooperation framework regarding the measures ordered in situations of unauthorized use of the national airspace, the procedural aspects regarding the coordination provided for in art. 6 and 24, as well as the specific technical and operational standards for the equipment and technical systems necessary for the implementation of the protection measures, which shall be published in the Official Journal of Romania, Part I.
The network of clinics founded by Dr. Daniela Ionescu will open its fourth unit, the Suvenir Clinic, a multidisciplinary center specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of respiratory problems. The clinic, set to open in September of this year in Bucharest, adds to a network that already includes units in Brașov and Constanța. The total […]
Directors Lina Vdovîi and Radu Ciorniciuc were awarded the Krakow International Film Festival's Silver Horn Award for a socially relevant film for their documentary Dad/ Tata. This is the duo’s second win at the festival. In 2020, they took home the Golden Horn for best documentary film for Acasă - My Home, directed by Radu […]
The president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, invited Romanian counterpart Nicușor Dan to Ukraine ahead a bilateral meeting during the Bucharest 9 Summit in Vilnius on Monday, June 2. Zelensky made brief statements to the press upon arrival at the summit, saying that “Romania is very important” to Ukraine. He indicated that he will talk with […]
Romania’s "Regele Ferdinand" (King Ferdinand) frigate is currently on rescue mission in the Mediterranean Sea, looking into the disappearance of a military master technician part of its crew. Master Sergeant Class II Viorel Culea, 46, an electromechanical specialist, was last seen on board the ship on the morning of June 1, around 04:30. The Romanian […]
The Dutch government expects to reimburse Romania for the golden helmet of Coțofenești and the three gold bracelets stolen from the Drents Museum in Assen in January of this year. The value of the reimbursement stands at around EUR 5.7 million, and the reimbursement was confirmed by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science for […]
The fifth edition of the Jazz Cave Festival will take place in Vâlcea County, southern Romania, between August 14 and 17, bringing over 22 bands from Europe, Africa, and South America to perform on four stages. This year, the event will be held in three concept-zones. The underground stages INNERLAND and KIDS CORNER, the latter […]
