The Russian ambassador in Bucharest, Valeri Kuzmin, was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) on Thursday, after a drone fell on the night of Wednesday to Thursday near the town of Grindu în Tulcea County.In this context, the secretary of state for Strategic Affairs Iulian Fota conveyed the firm protest of the Romanian authorities to the new incident generated by the uncontrolled crash of a drone used in the attack on the Ukrainian port infrastructure, according to a press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.The Romanian official firmly requested that the Russian side immediately stop the attacks against the Ukrainian port infrastructure, which endanger the national security of Romania and the safety of grain shipments from Ukraine through the Danube and Black Sea ports.The secretary of state firmly condemned the actions of the Russian side to escalate the security situation in the region. The attacks of the Russian Federation against the Ukrainian civil infrastructure represent war crimes, the release also states.
President Nicușor Dan stated on Monday, November 10, that Romania meets all the conditions to become an innovation and production hub in the defense industry in Southeast Europe. “Romania meets all the conditions to become an innovation and production hub in the defense industry in Southeast Europe. Why? First of all, because it has a […]
Officials in the mountain resort town of Râșnov, central Romania, have issued an urban planning certificate for the transformation of a Boeing 737 airplane into a premium accommodation unit. The plane will be placed near the famous Bran Castle, and organizers expect it to become a tourist attraction. “The project is located in the Pănicel […]
Traffic (Jaful Secolului), a Romania-Belgium-Netherlands co-production directed by Belgian-Romanian director Teodora Ana Mihai from a screenplay by Romanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu, has received the award for best film at the Tertio Millennio International Film Festival in Rome. The jury of the festival noted in its motivation the film's "ability to combine formal rigor and human […]
The Romanian Justice Ministry advanced a legislative initiative according to which femicide could be punished with life imprisonment. The proposal comes after numerous women were killed this year by former partners, despite protection orders. The debate about femicide in Romania was brought back to the fore after another tragedy took place on Saturday, November 9, […]
Cultural center Apollo111, located in downtown Bucharest’s Universul Palace, has announced the program of arthouse films Apollo111 Cinema. The performance venue of Apollo 111 has been refurbished and endowed for professional film screenings. It will run a weekly program of contemporary and classic auteur films, meetings with filmmakers, and an experimental area, meant to “explore […]
Chinese consumer electronics manufacturer Xiaomi announced the official opening of its first own store in Romania, in Bucharest, inside the ParkLake shopping center, on the ground floor, on November 22. The new store will have a surface area of 150 square meters and will bring to the public the latest smartphones, accessories, and smart devices […]
