A delegation led by UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Deputy High Commissioner for Operations Raouf Mazou paid a working visit on Wednesday at the Siret border checkpoint (PTF) where he found about the activity carried out in the area for the Ukrainian citizens who had to flee war in their country.According to a report from the Suceava Border Police, the UN official was welcomed by Chief of the Sighetu Marmatiei Border Police Inspectorate (ITPF) Florin Coman, who introduced Mazou to the way the Border Police personnel manage their activity.Coman pointed out that the Border Police there work at full capacity on all control arteries.At the same time, traffic figures were presented, with the mention that there is a downward trend in terms of the number of Ukrainian citizens entering Romania.It was also said that the checkpoint was equipped with mobile control stations, two buses, and the border guards are supported by Frontex Agency.The Border Police also cooperate with other law enforcement and national security people for efficient exchange of data and information, as well as the joint adoption, when needed, of the necessary case management measures so that business at PTF Siret may be conducted normally.Mazou reportedly appreciated the teamwork of the Border Police workers, thanked Coman for managing the situation, as well as for the way in which all those working on the border between Romania and Ukraine have got involved.
The 16th edition of Les Films de Cannes, the festival showcasing productions awarded or selected at the Cannes film festival, returns this fall to Bucharest and four other cities in the country. The winner of this year's Palme d'Or, Jafar Panahi's It Was Just an Accident, will be screened at the event, as will be […]
Răsvan Angheluţă Natural Sciences Museum in Galaţi is scheduled to reopen on September 20, after the completion of modernization works worth over 15.1 million lei (approximately EUR 3 million) carried out by the County Council through the recovery and resilience facility PNRR. The building hosts an Aquarium, an Astronomical Observatory, a Planetarium, and temporary exhibitions. […]
A team of Romanian paramedics won first place at the World Rescue Challenge 2025, a competition that sees first responders and trauma teams from around the world develop new skills and share knowledge. This year, the competition took place in Karlovac, Croatia, and was attended by two Romanian paramedics from Bucharest who have been working […]
Artmark, one of Romania’s leading auction houses, registered record sales of over EUR 15 million despite economic instability, showing the growth potential of the national art market, according to the company’s 2024-2025 market report. Overall, auction sales totaled EUR 11 million, up 8.2% compared to the previous year, while sales through the “Dependent de Artă” […]
Cybersecurity has become a major global priority, impacting individual users, companies, organizations, and public institutions. Social engineering, deepfakes, digital manipulation, and coordinated geopolitical attacks are fundamentally reshaping how we view the digital future. In this context, DefCamp, the largest cybersecurity and hacking conference in Central and Eastern Europe, reaffirms its role as a strategic hub […]
Romanian airline AnimaWings has received its fifth Airbus aircraft, an A220-300, as part of an ambitious expansion plan to build a fleet of 18 planes by the end of 2027, valued at over USD 1 billion. The A220-300 is the airline’s third of this type and will serve both domestic and international routes. Configured with […]
