On Tuesday (10 September 2024), Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoana was awarded the NATO Meritorious Service Medal by Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg for his service to the Alliance, https://www.nato.int/ reads. During his tenure as the first NATO Deputy Secretary General from Central and Eastern Europe, Mr Geoana made numerous contributions to NATO. As the Alliance’s “innovation champion” and Chair of NATO’s Innovation Board, he contributed to the creation of the Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) and the NATO Innovation Fund (NIF). He was also instrumental in deepening NATO’s partnerships, “helping to take our cooperation with the EU to unprecedented levels, and enhancing our work with other partners around the world,” said the Secretary General at the medal ceremony. The Secretary General thanked Mr Geoana for being “a leading advocate for NATO, engaging – and connecting – with audiences from all walks of life, promoting our shared values and explaining how we defend them every day.” Mr Geoana expressed his gratitude to NATO staff: “I want to thank you for what you represent. I want to thank you for the privilege of working and helping me in everything we did.” Reflecting on his time in office, Mr Geoana said “these five years, I can say have been probably the most transformative years in the 75 year history of our great Alliance.” He concluded with words of encouragement, advising the staff to: “continue to believe in this organization, continue to believe in what we represent, what we stand for.” Mr Geoana, a former foreign minister for Romania, became NATO Deputy Secretary General in October 2019.
In the absence of current negative influences, Romania’s economy could have an annual growth potential of 3-4%. Political instability and global geopolitical risks are dampening growth. Economic growth in 2024 was driven by wage increases and accelerating consumption, satisfied however largely through imports. Due to a decline in domestic economic competitiveness, net exports contributed negatively […]
The Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) announced on Thursday, March 13, the launch of a new financial education section on the BVB Research Hub platform, dedicated to retail investors. The capital market operator said that it started this project out of the need to increase the level of financial education and promote the investment culture. It […]
The Romanian governing coalition's presidential candidate, Crin Antonescu, announced on Thursday, March 13, that he is launching a podcast designed to popularize his candidacy before the May elections. Antonescu, who is backed by the alliance made up of the Liberals (PNL), Social Democrats (PSD), the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians (UDMR), and the minorities, stated that he will […]
Some 4,500 teachers will learn about rights and responsibilities online, accessibility, inclusion, online well-being, and ethics as part of Incubatorul Civic Digital (ICD - The Civic Digital Incubator), a digital citizenship and democratic culture project implemented by Institutul Intercultural Timișoara, Asociația TechSoup and Școala de Valori. The project, which offers free training, is aimed at […]
Mihaela Murariu, Attorney at Law at Grecu Partners Business Law Firm, analyzes the impact of Artificial Intelligence on personal data protection. Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a ubiquitous technology, used in more and more fields, from marketing and healthcare to recruitment and financial services. However, the widespread use of AI raises numerous questions about privacy […]
Starting next week, the gardens and interior of the presidential Cotroceni Palace in Bucharest will be open to visitors every weekend, from Friday to Sunday. Interim president Ilie Bolojan announced the initiative, emphasizing it as a gesture of respect and openness from the Presidential Administration. “Every weekend, from Friday to Sunday, this entire area, including […]
