The French Minister of Internal Affairs, Gerald Darmanin, considers it necessary to step up the support that the member states of the European Union must give to Ukraine, but also to the neighboring states, including Romania.He said on Friday, during a visit to the northeastern Siret Border Crossing Point, that he would convene, in an extraordinary meeting, the Justice and Home Affairs Council of the European Union to adopt a set of measures aimed at providing more aid to Ukraine and neighboring countries."We have triggered the humanitarian coordination procedure that allows the arrival of tonnes and tonnes of medicines, clothing and food. We have thus accelerated humanitarian support and launched the temporary protection mechanism that allows Ukrainian citizens to be protected throughout the European continent. All persons will have access to medical care, child schooling, work authorization and social security. We need to help more the bordering countries, such as Romania. That is why I will still convene in the Extraordinary JHA Council, so that all the European states can help," Gerald Darmanin said.At the same time, the French official appreciated the "incredible effort the Romanian people are making" and thanked the civil society involved in supporting the refugees in Ukraine.The Minister of Internal Affairs, Lucian Bode, and his French counterpart, Gerald Darmanin, paid a visit on Friday to the Siret Border Crossing Point, but also to the mobile camp of Ukrainian refugees set up in the Siret city of Suceava County. (Photo:https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=336687481821750&set=pb.100064415032401.-2207520000..)
Prahova County launched construction on a major cycling infrastructure project aimed at connecting local vineyard towns and promoting green mobility and sustainable tourism. The initiative, titled “Establishment of Bicycle Lanes on Bachus’s Route,” represents an investment of over RON 25 million, with RON 21 million coming from non-reimbursable funds provided by the Environmental Fund Administration. […]
Forvis Mazars, the international audit, tax and advisory services partnership, is pleased to announce the launch of its International German-Romanian Desk, an initiative aimed at addressing the demand for integrated cross-border tax and legal support between Germany and Romania. The Desk combines a highly qualified German team of lawyers with an interdisciplinary Romanian team of […]
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Bucharest is facing growing environmental challenges, with traffic-related air pollution, shrinking green spaces, and worsening climate impacts threatening the health and well-being of its residents, according to the latest “State of the Environment in Bucharest” report released by the Bucharest Community Foundation through the Environmental Platform for Bucharest. For example, air pollution has already reached […]
Octavian Bellu, the former coach of Romania’s national women’s gymnastics team, has been appointed president of Friends of WPK, a new initiative launched in Romania by Wiener Privatklinik (WPK), one of Austria’s leading private hospitals. The initiative aims to build a community of Romanian patients who share their personal medical experiences to raise awareness of […]
Maia Sandu, the president of the Republic of Moldova, has been awarded the Franz Josef Strauss Prize by the Hanns Seidel Foundation in recognition of her commitment to democratic values, the rule of law, and her support for Ukraine. The award ceremony took place in the Kaisersaal of the Munich Residenz and was attended by […]
