President Klaus Iohannis maintains, on Tuesday, during the UN General Assembly, that the most pressing issue regarding Afghanistan is the safe evacuation of Afghans wishing to leave the country and emphasized it's essential to ensure respect for human rights and the fact that humanitarian assistance can be delivered."Nowadays, we all look to Afghanistan and the most pressing issue is the safe passage for the Afghans who are willing to leave. We have recently welcomed vulnerable groups of Afghan citizens to Romania. Ensuring that human rights, especially the rights of women, children and minorities are respected is also essential. We also have to make sure that humanitarian assistance can be delivered," said the head of state.He said that the COVID-19 pandemic has made humanitarian intervention more difficult."Nevertheless, common international action to guarantee human security is needed, as no one is safe until everyone is safe," Iohannis added.He said that Romania included refugees and persons in risk situation in the national public health insurance and offered them access to all necessary medical facilities and immunization campaigns, including against COVID-19.
PPC blue, part of Public Power Corporation (PPC) Group, will install 60 EV charging points on European routes in Romania and Greece using EU funding. The company will receive up to EUR 2.76 million as part of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) 's Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Facility (AFIF) program. The "East Europe Electric Route" project […]
Ukraine's Naftogaz Group has signed the first agreement with the company SOCAR Energy Ukraine, part of the Azerbaijani SOCAR group, for the purchase of natural gas from Azerbaijan. The gas will come through the Bulgaria-Romania-Ukraine corridor to alleviate Ukraine's energy consumption. In anticipation of the gas deliveries, a test delivery of natural gas was carried […]
Localities in six counties were affected by floods and storms on Sunday, July 27, but the hardest-hit were those in north-east Romania, specifically in the Suceava and Neamț counties, where precipitation caused rivers to swell out of control. On Sunday, the National Institute of Hydrology and Water Management (INHGA) issued a red alert for rivers […]
Hoghilag - Land of Tuberoses, an event highlighting the tuberose gardens in the commune of Hoghilag, in Sibiu county, will take place on the weekend of August 9 – August 10. Besides exploring the tuberose gardens during guided tours, visitors can also attend a fair of traditional local products and a truffle hunt in the […]
Deputy prime minister Dragoș Anastasiu announced his resignation from office on Sunday, July 27, after it was revealed that he was a witness in an older corruption case involving one of his companies. The company, Eurolines, paid bribes for eight years to a financial inspector from Romania’s tax agency ANAF. The former official said he […]
Romanian president Nicușor Dan denied claims by Russia that Ukrainian fighter jets were granted permission to fly over Romanian territory, calling the accusations "completely false", Agerpres reported on July 25. The president stated he had full access to all relevant information and confirmed that no...
