Foreign Affairs Minister Bogdan Aurescu underscored at the 13th Asia-Europe (ASEM) Summit the importance of health cooperation among member states, including by strengthening cooperation on vaccines, the Foreign Ministry informs in a release.Bogdan Aurescu expressed Romania's interest for a more active involvement in the region, amid strengthening economic, interpersonal and political ties between Europe and Asia, but also within the framework provided by the EU Strategy for Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, with focus on Romania's favorite areas of expertise such as cyber security, disaster management, the law of the sea and the combat of climate change, strengthening resilience.The Foreign Minister emphasized the common approaches to key security challenges in Europe and Asia, highlighting ASEM's potential to provide a platform for identifying diplomatic solutions thereto.In this context, the Romanian top diplomat expressed concern about the deterioration of the human rights situation in Myanmar in the recent months, which affects citizens and the possibilities of providing humanitarian assistance, as well as the peaceful settlement process, in compliance with the rule of law.Foreign Affairs Minister Bogdan Aurescu represented Romania on Thursday and Friday at the 13th Asia-Europe Summit which was organized via video conference by Cambodia, which currently holds the rotating ASEM Presidency.
A truck belonging to a Moldovan transport company loaded with weapons was detected at the Albita Customs, at the entrance to Romania, on November 20, Europa Libera Romania reported. According to the documents, it was intended for an Israeli beneficiary, but this has not been...
The Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR) will rule on December 10 on the objections expressed by the opposition party AUR against the revised law that includes higher taxes and better tax collection procedures, passed by the Parliament on November 18 in an amended form, such as to incorporate the issues already spotted by the CCR […]
The Social Democrat (PSD) candidate for the Bucharest mayor seat, Daniel Baluta, mayor of District 4 and president of PSD Bucharest organisation, leads with 26.6% of the general voting intentions expressed in the latest poll conducted by Inscop for Informat.ro. He is closely followed by the Liberal (PNL) candidate Ciprian Ciucu, currently mayor of District […]
Cris-Tim Family Holding (BVB: CFH) shares will start trading on the Bucharest Stock Exchange on November 26, following one of the most heavily oversubscribed initial public offerings ever conducted on the local market for retail investors, Ziarul Financiar reported. The listing follows a RON...
Banca Transilvania (BVB: TLV) is preparing to launch a new Additional Tier 1 (AT1) bond issue, denominated in euros, with an indicative coupon of 7.625% (semiannual payment), according to Bloomberg information consulted by Economedia.ro. The instrument is a EUR Benchmark Perpetual...
Banca Comercială Română (BCR, part of Erste Bank Group) raised EUR 500 million through its second Eurobond issue, strengthening its access to international capital markets. The issuance follows a local bond sale earlier this month and forms part of the bank’s broader funding strategy. BCR stated that the transaction secured “one of the most competitive […]
