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.
Solar Open Day brought the public closer to a new photovoltaic park. On September 17, the Romanian Photovoltaic Industry Association (RPIA) organized in Călugăreni, Giurgiu County, the third edition of the event, which has already become a landmark for the solar energy industry. This year’s host was PPC Renewables Romania, which opened the doors of […]
Grivița 53, the first private theatre built in Romania in roughly 80 years, was unveiled in Bucharest after nearly a decade of construction and fundraising efforts that brought together more than 14,000 supporters. The project, valued at about EUR 4.5 million so far, was launched in 2016 by director and writer Chris Simion-Mercurian and Tiberiu […]
An injured 24-year-old French tourist was rescued after falling in the Valea Căldărilor area of Romania’s Bucegi Mountains on Friday morning, September 19. The young man was recovered by mountain rescuers after an operation that lasted more than six hours. According to the data communicated by Salvamont Prahova, he was part of a group of […]
Vodafone Romania and Digi Romania announced the signing of the relevant legal documents for acquiring Telekom Romania Mobile Communications from the OTE group and Deutsche Telekom on Friday, September 19. The two telco operators will split Telekom assets between them. As part of the deal, Vodafone spent EUR 30 million, while Digi paid EUR 40 […]
Sebastian Burduja, adviser to prime minister Ilie Bolojan and former minister of energy, warned of the security impact of the sale of major dairy Napolact to a group owned by a businessman close to the Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban, according to
Romania could face energy poverty or even blackouts if coal-fired power plants are shut down before new gas-fired facilities at Iernut and Mintia are completed, energy minister Bogdan Ivan said in an interview with Digi24 on September...
