MEP Dragos Pislaru, co-chairman of REPER, called on president Klaus Iohannis "to put aside the games regarding his future career at the European level" and to use Romania's veto right in the European Council, arguing that our country's refusal regarding the accreditation of two officers Austrians in NATO represent, in fact, "a trap"."I think that Romania has fallen into a trap, on the idea that the Schengen problem is a bilateral relationship with Austria. We said it, within REPER, and we say it again strongly - the problem we have now is a problem of the Council, not necessarily in the relationship with Austria. Austria has violated the European legislation. We must not beg Austria to stop violating the European legislation, we must ask the Council to take note of the fact that Austria has violated the European legislation and, beware, here is the most important thing, let us firmly ask President Iohannis to put aside his games regarding his future career at the European level and demand the use of Romania's veto right on the Council's decisions, at this moment we are ready to block the Council's decisions, until the Council takes a stand and puts pressure on Austria," Pislaru said, in Parliament.According to him, the idea that Romania has "only a quarrel with the Austrians on Schengen is wrong"."Romania is part of a European club, a European club in which Russia's influence should not be felt. In Austria, Russia's influence is felt and that is where this reaction of Austria comes from. The problem is European, it must be solved in the Council, with a firm president to use Romania's veto right," the MEP said.
Romanian citizens residing in Bucharest can apply for the new electronic ID card (Carte Electronică de Identitate – CEI) starting Thursday, April 24, the Interior Ministry announced. Authorities estimate that the new ID will be available nationwide through the local public community services for personal records within the next two months. Romania began issuing the […]
Bucharest hosts another Open Streets weekend, a large pop culture convention, and one of the year’s top running events, while a festival of marching bands is on in
Interim president Ilie Bolojan has convened the Supreme Council of National Defense on Wednesday, April 30, to discuss essential defense topics such as Romania’s participation in the ReArm Europe Plan/Readiness 2030, the draft Law on National Defense of Romania, and the National Plan on Military Mobility. Other topics concern the draft Law on certain measures […]
The photography exhibition World Unseen, which allows both blind and sighted visitors to experience images through touch and sound, is opening its doors in Iași after attracting over 100,000 visitors in Bucharest. Hosted at the Palace of Culture, the exhibition will be on display from April 29 to July 29. Organized by Canon Romania in […]
Brașov-Ghimbav International Airport in central Romania recorded a total of 56,897 passengers in the first quarter of this year, more than double the number from the same period in 2024, when 27,885 travelers were registered. According to statistics published by the Romanian Airports Association, the Brașov-Ghimbav Airport has returned to 9th place in the national […]
DAAS Epta Romania, part of the international Epta group, is set to open the first Training Center for refrigeration technicians in the country with an EUR 500,000 investment. The company also announced the accelerated expansion of the remote monitoring service center, or TLM. The Training Center is a pilot project developed based on the model […]
