The ceremony devoted to certification of the British Royal Air Force detachment that arrived in Romania to execute air policing missions will take place at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base 57, on Friday, in the presence of Ben Wallace, the British Secretary of State for Defense, a press release of the National Defense Ministry (MapN) informs. According to MapN, the activity will take place in the presence of defense minister Vasile Dincu, of the secretary of state in the Italian defense ministry, Giorgio Mule, of the Defense chief of staff, General Daniel Predescu, of the Commander of NATO Combined Air Operations Centre Torrejon, lieutenant general Fernando de la Cruz Caravanca, of the British ambassador to Romania Andrew Noble, and of the Italian British and Romanian Air Force chiefs. The event will also include a joint demonstrative mission of the Enhanced Air Police, with the participation of aircraft belonging to the British, Italian and Romanian Air Forces. Four Eurofighter Typhoon airplanes belonging to the British Royal Air Forces (RAF) landed at Air Base 57 at the end of last month. The British detachment is made of 150 militaries (pilots and technical staff) and Eurofighter Typhoon airplanes and will carry out Enhanced Air Policing missions together with militaries of the Romanian Air Forces under NATO command in the next four months. This is the fourth RAF rotation at Mihail Kogalniceanu, after those carried out in 2017, 2018 and 2021. Air policing missions contribute to the development of reaction and discouraging actions and to the consolidation of interoperability between the Romanian Air Forces and allied forces.
More than 2 out of 3 Romanian consumers do not return for a second purchase, according to the new Customer Loyalty Index, a comprehensive analysis based on aggregated data from campaigns and authored by White Image, the oldest email marketing company in Romania. The Index analyzes the post-purchase behavior of Romanian consumers and highlights major […]
Fashion retailer Primark announced major plans to expand its presence in Romania, confirming four new store openings for 2026. This will double its presence in the market and create over 450 new jobs. The announcement arrived at an important moment for the company, which marked three years since the opening of its first Romanian store […]
Romania’s National Road Investment Company (CNIR) awarded on Tuesday, December 16, the contract for the design and construction of the Bacău–Piatra Neamț express road to a Romanian–Bulgarian consortium. The value of the contract is RON 5.17 billion (some EUR 1 billion), excluding VAT, and its signing will take place if no appeals are filed. The […]
Romania will host its first mixed team European Judo Championship in 2027, according to the Romanian Judo Federation. The competition will take place at a key moment in the Olympic cycle, when the points earned will directly influence world rankings and qualification for the Olympic Games, according to FR Judo. The event will...
Radu Miruță, currently Romania’s economy minister, was proposed to lead the Defense Ministry. He will also hold the position of deputy prime minister. In his place, senator Irineu Darău has been proposed to take the helm of the Economy Ministry. The Defense and Economy Ministries are handled by the center-right reformist party Save Romania Union […]
Carrefour Romania has expanded its proximity retail network, reaching 200 Express stores and 191 Market locations nationwide, as part of its strategy to strengthen convenience formats. The retailer announced that the 200th Carrefour Express store will open on December 22. In 2025 alone, Carrefour opened 27 Express stores, including 19 company-operated units and eight franchise […]
