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.
La French Tech Bucharest announces the third edition of its highly anticipated flagship event, Sustainability meets Profitability, set to take place on April 8th, 2025, at the Romanian - American University (1B Expoziției Boulevard, Bucharest), starting at 18:30. Sustainability meets Profitability event will explore the new regulations companies—big or small—must navigate and how they can turn […]
The builders of Romania’s important A1 Sibiu – Pitești highway are set to start the construction of a bridge over 300 meters long and at least 100 meters wide, allowing the animals of the Southern Carpathians to cross from one side to the other. The investment will pay off as a corridor for large mammals […]
The local business services industry has potential for growth, even if it will see a slower pace because the market is a mature one and given the high regional and global competitiveness, according to a report carried out by the Association of Business Service Leaders in Romania (ABSL) in partnership with Deloitte Romania. Still, the […]
Several Romanian military personnel who were on parental leave went to Congo as mercenaries, according to a statement from the Ministry of National Defense. The issue of active soldiers taking mercenary work first came up on the public agenda after PressOne...
The European Investment Bank and the government of Ukraine have agreed to allocate EUR 50 million from EIB funding to Ukraine's national railway company, Ukrzaliznytsia, for the modernization of key railway border crossings with Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania. The project includes repairs to worn-out railway tracks, the relocation of wagon inspections, the reconstruction of […]
Medicover has acquired the operations of the lab tests provider Synlab Group in Romania, Turkey, Cyprus, Slovenia, Croatia, and North Macedonia in a transaction worth EUR 71.3 million, the company announced. The transaction was financed from Medicover's own sources. It was carried out by Medicover for its diagnostic services division, present in Romania under the […]
