President Klaus Iohannis welcomed on Thursday, at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi, with whom he discussed the support given to refugees from Ukraine, but also to the Republic of Moldova, faced with a massive influx of Ukrainians out of the country."The President of Romania reiterated our country's support for the combined global efforts, including those coordinated by the UN, in support of refugees following the Russian invasion, while appreciating the adequate and rapid response of the international community to the current situation," said the Presidential Administration.The cited source reports that President Iohannis welcomed the historic vote in the UN General Assembly that strongly condemns Russia's aggression against Ukraine.The head of state also expressed his appreciation for the efforts made by the High Commissioner and his team in Romania, as well as for the collaboration with the Romanian authorities.President Klaus Iohannis briefed on the current situation, the preparation and the response of our country to this crisis, including the decision to operationalise in Romania a logistics center, a hub, for the coordination of humanitarian assistance for Ukraine.From this perspective, the Romanian president pointed out that Romania's response is being carried out in close coordination with the European Commission, the Member States of the European Union, other international partners, international organizations (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the Red Cross, International Organization for Migration) along with non-governmental organizations and volunteers.Discussions also focused on concrete ways to support the Republic of Moldova, which is facing a massive influx of refugees.According to the Presidential Administration, High Commissioner Filippo Grandi welcomed the rapid reaction of the Romanian authorities and the efforts made to manage the exceptional situation of refugee flows."The senior UN official voiced appreciation for Romania's handling of this difficult situation, stressing the openness to continue cooperation with the Romanian side to identify the best ways to manage the crisis in the light of future developments. The High Commissioner also stated that he will get involved in providing support to the Republic of Moldova," informs the cited source.
Representatives of the ruling Social Democratic Party, PSD, gathered for a congress in Bucharest on Friday, November 7, to elect new leadership and to amend the party’s Statute. The only candidate for party leader is Sorin Grindeanu, who held the interim position after Marcel Ciolacu's resignation in May. In his speech at the congress, Sorin […]
The e-commerce sector recorded strong early results on Black Friday 2025, according to real-time data released on Friday, November 7, by PayU GPO Romania from its dedicated Media Center. By 14:10, the payment processor reported successful transactions totaling RON 514 million (roughly EUR 101 million). PayU said shoppers had made roughly 889,000 purchases, with around […]
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Romania attracts fewer international tourists today than it did during the communist era, making it the only country in Europe in this situation, the National Association of Travel Agencies (ANAT) warned, as reported by news agency Agerpres. According to the organization, Romania received more than 3.4...
InterCapital ETF, the first international ETF provider in Romania, will launch two new exchange-traded funds on the Bucharest Stock Exchange starting November 11, 2025. The new instruments are the InterCapital CROBEX10 TR UCITS ETF, which offers exposure to the Croatian blue-chip equity market by tracking the performance of the CROBEX10tr index, and the InterCapital EUR […]
The Competition Councils of Romania, Bulgaria, and the Republic of Moldova have granted the necessary authorizations and approvals for the completion of the transaction through which Maspex Romania takes over the majority shareholding of Purcari Wineries. The Maspex Group, which has been present in Romania for nearly 30 years, became the majority shareholder of one […]
