The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) announces that, in the context of the latest security developments in the vicinity of Ukraine and the Black Sea region, the text of the current travel alert for Ukraine has been updated."The Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly recommends that Romanian citizens avoid any travel to Ukraine, pay special attention and also recommend that they leave the territory of this state as soon as possible," the MAE informed in a release sent on Sunday.At the same time, the MAE continues to strongly recommend avoiding travel to the Crimea and the eastern part of Ukraine, respectively in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions, as well as in the border area of Ukraine with the Russian Federation and Belarus, recalling that the security situation is maintained fluid.Equally, the MAE advises Romanian citizens, including media representatives, to be vigilant, to avoid large crowds, to be constantly informed from reliable sources and to promptly adjust their travel plans, depending on the security situation in the area.The MAE also recommends that Romanian citizens in Ukraine pay more attention and comply with the regulations established by the Ukrainian authorities.The MAE, through its diplomatic mission and consular offices in Ukraine, is ready to provide consular protection and assistance to Romanian citizens.
Participation in cultural education activities continues to be limited, with the main barriers being difficult access, insufficient knowledge, and cost, the recently released Cultural Consumption Barometer 2024 shows. The report showed that many Romanians still associate culture with entertainment rather than with personal development or furthering their knowledge. The need for relaxation dominates in cultural […]
Roughly 84% of Romanians say that the pace of the state’s digitalization is slow or very slow, according to an Edge Institute & AtlasIntel study presented at the Digital Governance Summit 2025, which took place on Tuesday, November 25, at the presidential palace in Bucharest. The survey aims to capture the way citizens relate to […]
Romania’s Superior Council of Magistracy (CSM) issued a negative opinion on the new bill regarding magistrates’ pensions. The move is only the latest development concerning a heated issue that led to tensions between the executive and the judiciary branch. CSM’s opinion is consultative, and the government led by Ilie Bolojan can still take responsibility for […]
Romania took the presidency of the Central European Initiative (or CEI) on Wednesday, November 26, according to a press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE). The organization is a regional intergovernmental forum established in 1989, following the fall of the Berlin Wall. It gathers 17 Member States in Central, Eastern, and South-Eastern Europe […]
Trade between Romania and Poland continues to grow, with annual bilateral exchanges in goods now valued at more than EUR 12 billion, according to figures presented by the Polish-Romanian Bilateral Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PRBCC). The data was released during a reception in Bucharest marking Poland’s Independence Day and Romania’s National Day. Polish investments […]
As Romania moves closer to implementing the EU Pay Transparency Directive, local employers are preparing for one of the most consequential shifts in workplace regulation in over a decade. The directive, set for transposition by June 2026, introduces strict new rules on salary disclosure, pay reporting, and equal-pay verification, aiming to close persistent gender gaps […]
