Europe is going through one of the most complicated times since the Second World War, PM Nicolae Ciuca declared on Monday, at the end of the sitting of Government heads of NATO allied states of South-Eastern Europe, hosted by the Prime Minister of Bulgarian Government, Kiril Petkov, in Sofia."Europe is going today through one of the most complicated times since the Second World War, following the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian armed forces, and in this context we took part today, at the invitation of the Prime Minister of the Government of Bulgaria, along with the Prime Ministers of the governments of North Macedonia and Montenegro, to a summit where an entire series of aspects were discussed, looking for solutions to the decisions that were made during the NATO summit of last week, in Brussels, and here, once again we are congratulating the decision of establishing the four battle groups, including one that is in Romania, and one in Bulgaria," Nicolae Ciuca said.He reiterated that NATO member states are "under the umbrella of the largest" military-political alliance, and membership to the European Union offers measures through which citizens can be protected, as well as jobs, investment and the economy."It is very important to highlight that together we looked to assume an entire series of solutions, so that we can prove that our purpose, of Governments of NATO and EU members, is to look for solutions for the citizens, being able, through dialogue, to identify those ways through which we can deal with any challenge, whether we are talking about security challenges, and at this time we can assure citizens that we are under the umbrella of the largest military-political alliance, as well as the entire benefit package of being a EU member country, we have at hand an entire series of measures through which we can protect our citizens, to protect jobs, investment, the economy," the PM said.Nicolae Ciuca mentioned that during the summit there were talks about the ways new energy sources can be identified.
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 […]
