Nearly 200 Romanian troops and some 350 US troops are taking part in Dacian Thunder 2015 exercise conducted December 4-20, at the Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base and Air Base 71 of Campia Turzii. "There are nearly 200 Romanian troops, pilots and technical staff, using MiG-21 LanceR aircraft as well as IAR-330 Puma SOCAT and MEDEVAC helicopters, and some 350 American troops, using A-10 aircraft and related hardware belonging to the US Air Force deployed in Europe, participating in the exercise," the Romanian Defence Ministry (MApN) reported on Friday. Dacian Thunder 2015, in its second edition, is Romanian-US exercise designed to increase interoperability of the personnel involved, exchanges of experience and improving training of the Romanian and US air forces by conducting joint flights in accordance with NATO standards. The first edition was held March 27- July 7, at Air Base 71 of Campia Turzii.
TEKUNI, a program dedicated to students and young entrepreneurs, was launched in Timișoara through a pilot project, with a future goal of nationwide expansion. The program offers a complete training path, structured into 7 modules that cover all stages of building a startup: from idea validation and MVP development to branding, marketing, legislation, finance, leadership, […]
The Romanian capital will be in the spotlight at the festival Un Week-end à l'Est, which runs in Paris until December 1. The event, which aims to present the artistic, literary, and intellectual richness of an Eastern European city, has previously focused on Warsaw, Odessa, Kyiv, Sofia, or Budapest. At its ninth edition, it is […]
Romanian tax agency ANAF has sued former president Klaus Iohannis in order to recover the loss of use of half of a property in the center of Sibiu. “The action represents a continuation of the steps that ANAF has taken for the recognition of the state’s ownership right and the recovery of compensation determined by […]
Romania will face Turkey in the semi-final of the World Cup qualifying play-offs, with the match scheduled to take place away from home on March 26 next year, Biziday.ro reported. A win would send the national team into the play-off final on March 31, where it would meet the winner of the Slovakia–Kosovo match. Romania […]
An exhibition showcasing various depictions of the traditional Romanian blouse ia, including Henri Matisse’s iconic La Blouse Roumaine, is opening this weekend in Bucharest, while Cluj is entering festive mode with...
Mercenary Horațiu Potra, who faces charges of attempting to undermine constitutional order in Romania, is being flown back to Bucharest under police escort after authorities in the United Arab Emirates approved his extradition,
