Minister of National Defense Vasile Dincu met on Wednesday with his Norwegian counterpart Odd Roger Enoksen on the sidelines of the NATO Defense Ministers meeting taking place until Thursday in Brussels, the National Defense Ministry informs.According to the cited source, the two Defense officials discussed the identification of new opportunities for bilateral cooperation, including in areas such as training, military education and scientific research.Minister Dincu highlighted the participation of the forces of the two states in the computer-assisted command post exercise STEADFAST JUPITER 21 carried out in Norway and Poland, "where collaboration was excellent and particularly useful".At bilateral level, the two officials also tackled the subject of technical and military cooperation in the context of the approval by the Romanian Parliament, in December last year, of the initiation of the procedure for the purchase of 32 F-16 aircraft plus logistical support from the Government of Norway.Regarding the Black Sea region, the Romanian Defense Minister underlined the paramount importance an enhanced, credible, coherent and balanced collective defense posture on NATO's eastern flank has in discouraging Russia."Our country strongly supports the adaptation of the Alliance's posture through the deployment of Allied combat groups to Central and Eastern Europe, Romania included. These combat groups are a preventive measure, they have a defensive character and are aimed at discouraging and preventing escalation," Vasile Dincu emphasized.The National Defense Ministry announced on December 22 having received the prior approval to initiate the procedure for the purchase of 32 F-16 aircraft in M6.5.2 configuration plus the related logistical support from the Government of Norway, as well as of the overhaul equipment and services from the US Government, which are all required for achieving the Transitional Air Operational Capability.The planes will be handed over in full operational condition and are expected to cover a transition period of at least 10 years to 5th generation aircraft.The estimated purchase figure is about 454 million euros, VAT excluded, covering both the package proposed by the Government of Norway and the aircraft overhaul equipment and services that will be acquired from the U.S. Government.
Representatives of the “Agrippa Ionescu” hospital in Bucharest confirmed on Monday, June 16, that former president Ion Iliescu has lung cancer. Earlier this month, former president Traian Băsescu also underwent a planned heart surgery at a hospital in Paris. Iliescu, who is 95 and was president of Romania from 1989 until 1996 and from 2000 […]
The phenomenon of violence against women perpetrated by their partners is more prevalent in Romania compared to other EU states, according to Eurostat data processed by Monitorul Social, a project of Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Romania, or FES. Almost half of the women in Romania (45.5%) have suffered psychological violence from their intimate partner, compared to the EU […]
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, or EBRD, is set to invest EUR 40 million in the company behind the region’s Burger King franchise, the Polish holding company Rex Concepts. The money will go toward supporting the chain's expansion by opening new quick-service restaurants in Poland, Romania, and the Czech Republic. Rex Concepts, backed […]
Via Transilvanica, the long-distance trail that crosses the country, has unveiled a kilometer milestone on Șimian Island, an island on the Danube located downstream of Drobeta-Turnu Severin. It is a symbolic extension for the trail, which stretches from Putna, in northern Romania, to Drobeta Turnu Severin, marking seven years since the Via Transilvanica project began […]
In 1905, the first Siemens company was established in our country. Siemens S.R.L. has consistently invested in education and human capital development, providing scholarships worth nearly €1,900,000 to undergraduate, Master's, and PhD students, for over 10 years. The company maintains long-term collaborations with prestigious technical universities in Bucharest, Brașov, Cluj-Napoca, and Iași. In 2025, Siemens […]
The organizers of Bucharest's Neversea Kapital festival, scheduled for July 4–6, announced the names of two more guests that will complete the lineup, namely house sensation John Summit and techno star Paul Kalkbrenner. John Summit is a big name in the house and electronic dance genres. Recognized by Rolling Stone as “The Hottest Name in […]
