Romania is interested in expanding cooperation with Italy, within a multi-domain approach, Minister of National Defence Angel Tilvar said on Monday, in the context of a meeting with a delegation of Thales Alenia Space Italy and the ambassador of this country in Bucharest, Alfredo Maria Durante Mangoni."As far as defence cooperation is concerned, it is consistent at the level of all categories of forces of our army," added the Romanian minister, according to a National Defence Ministry (MApN) press release.The discussion agenda included topics related to the main Romanian Army equipment programmes currently underway or in preparation, reviewing the stages, specific procedures required by Romanian legislation and the role of the structures with responsibilities in the process of substantiating and approving the programmes for the provision of modern military equipment and techniques, the source said.The participants also discussed research and development projects within the framework of the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) in which MApN collaborates with Thales Alenia Space Italia, aspects related to bilateral cooperation and the presence of Italian companies at the Black Sea Defence and Aerospace exhibition - BSDA 2024.At the end of the meeting, Minister Tilvar and Ambassador Durante Mangoni reiterated the readiness and the need to strengthen cooperation in the area of defence procurement, infrastructure and other areas of interest, through joint preparation and participation in projects promoted and financed by the European Union.
The corporate branch in Romania of PKO Bank Polski, the leader of the Polish banking system, will begin its operational activity on the local market in 2025, according to Ziarul Financiar. The Romanian daily announced in October 2023 that PKO Bank, the largest bank in Poland, with assets equivalent to 70%...
The Romanian Ministry of Energy announced that it notified the Foreign Direct Investment Review Commission (CEISD) regarding the transaction through which Hungary's state-owned energy group MVM intends to acquire the gas and electricity supply division of E.ON Energie Romania,...
At the monetary policy meeting of January 15, Romania’s central bank (BNR) maintained the monetary policy interest rate at 6.5%, which was in line with expectations. Amid persistent inflation risks and with no budget plan drafted by the government, the monetary authority thus prioritized a cautious stance over the need to encourage economic growth. “We […]
Ford Transit & Tourneo Courier, Ford Puma, and the new Dacia Duster led Romanian car production to a record volume of over 560,000 cars, according to calculations by Ziarul Financiar based on information from the car market and Ford Otosan's stock exchange report. The volume thus brings a 10% increase...
Romania's industrial output in the 12 months to November 2024 contracted by 2% y/y, according to data published by the statistics office INS. The contraction was slightly softer (-1.6% y/y) in the core manufacturing sector, with the segment of utilities (-4.4% y/y) dragging down the overall performance. Most likely, the industrial output in Romania ended […]
A film festival presenting films awarded by ecumenical juries of international festivals and an exhibition centering on the book as an art object are among the options on the Bucharest agenda. In Bucharest: Filmikon January 18 – January 24 The second edition of the event screens a selection of films awarded over the years by […]
