The minister of defence, Ionut Mosteanu stated on Monday that the members of the defence committees in the parliament offered unanimous opinion in favour of the purchase of a light corvette by the government from Türkiye.‘There was a meeting of the reunited defence commissions in the Senate and the Deputies’ chamber to obtain approval for the purchase of a light corvette which we are going to acquire from Turkiye. It is a procedure started last year through which the Romanian Army will buy a light corvette which is ready, it is produced in Turkiye, it is a purchase, government to government, a corvette from the Turkish army surplus, with modern equipment, NATO interoperability, corvette which the Romanian Army needs. (…) In the end of the discussion with the members of the commissions we got a unanimous opinion for the acquisition’ Mosteanu said in the Parliament Palace.He added that the Black Sea must remain a sea of peace, and this will happen ‘ only if we show we are well equipped and continue the joint missions which we have with the NATO allies’.'The value of this corvette, the price is documented by colleagues in the Ministry of Defense, 223 million euros excluding VAT. On top of this price, there will come the costs for equipment, missiles and other additional equipment; the corvette will be armed in addition to the standard equipment it has,' the Defense Minister said.
NOCA (New Oradea Contemporary Art), a hub for to contemporary visual art, is set to open next month in Oradea, in northwestern Romania. It is meant as a "cultural lab dedicated to meetings between modern and contemporary art, multidisciplinary practices and events, and established and emerging artists." The center was founded by Oradea City Hall […]
Representatives from across the Romanian diaspora and officials from Romania and the United States will take part in this year’s Romanian Community Summit 2025 (RoSummit 2025), set to take place in Chicago on September 20. The event is organized through a partnership of the Romanian-American community in Chicago and other diaspora organizations. It will focus […]
Via Transilvanica, the long-distance trail stretching between Putna, in northern Romania, to Drobeta Turnu Severin, in the southern part of the country, could receive funding of EUR 6 – 7 million from the European Economic Area (EEA) and Norway Grants 2021-2028, Investments and European Funds minister Dragoș Pîslaru told
Romania has chosen Teodora Ana Mihai’s Jaful Secolului/Traffic as its official entry for the Best International Feature Film category at the 2026 Academy Awards. Starring Anamaria Vartolomei, Rareș Andrici, and Ionuț Niculae, the movie will be released in Romanian cinemas on September 23. The film, written by Palme d’Or winner Cristian Mungiu and directed by Mihai, […]
President Nicușor Dan and defense minister Ionuț Moșteanu said on Wednesday, September 10, that Romania stands in full solidarity with Poland after Russian drones crossed into its airspace overnight, calling the incident an unacceptable violation of a NATO ally's sovereignty and a dangerous escalation. The Polish military shot down the drones,
Bucharest is emerging as one of Europe’s most attractive locations for Global Capability Centres (GCCs) as multinational companies seek lower costs and skilled talent amid tight labor markets in Western economies, according to a new study by Savills and CoreNet Global. The Romanian capital ranked 14th among 27 global GCC destinations for office costs, averaging […]
