President Klaus Iohannis took part on Monday, on the invitation of the president of the United States of America, Joe Biden, to a new round of consultations in a tight format with allied global leaders and multilateral institutions, in the context of the Russian Federation's unjustified and illegal aggression against Ukraine.According to a press release sent by the Presidential Administration, Klaus Iohannis mentioned the concrete measures taken by our country in the support of Ukraine, with reference to the aid worth over 3 million Euro, which consists of donating protective equipment, fuel, food, water and medicine.In this context, president Klaus Iohannis expressed his availability for Romania to serve as a distribution hub of humanitarian assistance for Ukraine, capitalizing its position as neighboring state, with the longest border with Ukraine, availability which was appreciated by the present leaders."The president of Romania highlighted that for the efforts made by our country we also add facilitating the stream of Ukrainian citizens at the border, as well as ensuring safe transit to a large number of citizens of other states and members of diplomatic missions in Ukraine. President Klaus Iohannis also emphasized on the necessity of supporting the efforts of the Republic of Moldova regarding managing Ukrainian refugees and also in the event of an energy crisis. Furthermore, in context, the president of Romania made an appeal to decisive and coordinated actions to eliminate energy as a political instrument for pressure and blackmail," the Presidential Administration shows.
Romanian tennis player and women’s former world no. 1 Simona Halep said that she decided to withdraw from the Australian Open due to knee and shoulder pain felt after playing in Abu Dhabi. She had received a wild card for the qualifiers of the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam tournament of 2025. “After discussing […]
Over 1.3 million visitors, including Bucharest residents and tourists from around the world, rediscovered the magic of Christmas at the Romanian capital’s main holiday event, held from November 29 to December 26 in Constituției Square. Organized by the City Hall of Bucharest through CREART – the Center for Creation, Art, and Tradition, the event was […]
Romania is set to close more than 30 border crossing points starting January 1, 2025, following its full accession to the Schengen Area, which entails the removal of internal border checks. The decision was announced in a government decision project published by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and quoted by Libertatea.ro. ...
Metrorex, the operator of the subway network in Bucharest, has proposed a fare increase starting January 1, 2025. Under the new plan, the cost of a single trip would rise from the current RON 3 to RON 5, while the monthly subscription would increase from RON 80 to RON 100, according to a draft order […]
More than 500,000 Romanians are celebrating their name day on Friday, December 27, coinciding with the feast of Saint Stephen, according to data from the Directorate for Personal Records quoted by News.ro. Among them, 364,444 men and 155,791 women...
On Monday, December 23, Romanian police brought Nica Robert Florin back to the country. The man convicted of possession of high-risk drugs, bodily harm, and driving under the influence of alcohol, is listed among Romania’s Most Wanted category and was also wanted internationally. Romanian authorities revealed at the beginning of October that they had indications […]
