President Klaus Iohannis promulgated on Thursday a law on the purchase of 32 F-16 airplanes, as part of the program “Multi-role Air Force planes”. The law stipulates the purchase of 32 F-16 airplanes by the Government of Romania from the Norwegian Government, together with logistic support and technical - engineering staff training, while observing provisions of article 22, letter f) from government emergency order no 114/2011 on public purchase contracts in the fields of defense and security, approved with amendments through law 195/2012, with later amendments and completions. The Finance Ministry is authorized, upon the suggestion of the Defense Ministry to ensure additional credit, representing the equivalent in lei of 494 million euros, needed for signing the contracts. Budget credits needed to carry out contracts provided at art. 1, and engagement credits supplemented in conditions of paragraph 2, are ensured by the state budget, through the Defense Ministry budget, in the limit of budget credits allocated by annual budget laws.
Druid AI today announced it has secured USD 31 million in Series C financing to advance the global expansion of its enterprise-ready agentic AI platform under the leadership of its new CEO, Joseph Kim. The investment was led by Cipio Partners, with participation from TQ Ventures, Karma Ventures, Smedvig, and Hoxton Ventures. Kim has more […]
Drivers in Bucharest lose, on average, 12 working days annually due to congestion, according to Traffic Index 2025, an analysis carried out by the Institute for Visionary Cities. The index compares how much circulation slows down on working days compared to a free-flow regime, for the 41 county seat municipalities and Bucharest. According to the analysis, […]
Romania’s Senate and Chamber of Deputies held a moment of silence on Monday, September 15, for American conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was shot dead at a university event on September 10. The marking of Kirk’s death came at the initiative of the far-right party Alliance for the Union of Romanians, or AUR. Both Kirk […]
A mountain shelter is scheduled to open this fall in the Făgăraș Mountains' Curmătura Bratilei area following a EUR 60,000 investment. The shelter, located at an altitude of 2,100 meters, is built by the private ophthalmopediatric hospital Infosan in partnership with the non-profit Carpați Mountain Association and the Brașov Emergency Situations Inspectorate (ISU Brașov). The […]
The official trailer for The Yellow Tie/Cravata Galbenă, a major international production about the life of renowned Romanian conductor Sergiu Celibidache, has been released, with the film set to hit cinemas nationwide on November 14. The cast includes John Malkovich and Miranda Richardson, both double Academy Award nominees, along with Ben Schnetzer, Kate Phillips, Sean […]
The presidential elections held in November 2024 in Romania were influenced by a large-scale hybrid war orchestrated by Russia before they were cancelled, according to general prosecutor Alex Florența. Romania’s presidential election was annulled last December after declassified reports alleged Russian involvement in cyber activities aimed at undermining the integrity...
