The French Embassy in Bucharest informs that Romania is currently collaborating with France on various armament projects, with the aim of endowing the Romanian Armed Forces with modern and efficient equipment.The diplomatic mission said in a press release sent on Wednesday that these clarifications come in the context of the recent appearance in the public space of false or out of context information regarding Romania's purchase of Mistral 3 missiles.The French Embassy informs that there are two distinct projects in the field of air defence. One is aimed at very short-range portable anti-aircraft missiles for the Romanian infantry."The French state is proposing the latest generation Mistral 3 (MBDA) missiles as part of a joint procurement for new countries, including France and Romania. Thus, all countries benefit from the same purchase conditions (favorable price, quality and performance), as does France. The price proposed for Romania is much lower than the EUR 700 million budget approved by the Bucharest Parliament for this equipment," the cited source shows.The second project targets short and very short range anti-aircraft systems installed on vehicles."A French company responded to a tender launched by the Romanian government. An offer was submitted by this company, but was eliminated by the Romanian authorities," the diplomatic mission further informs.
A new CURS poll published on Sunday, June 29, shows that if local elections were held in Bucharest next Sunday, reformist party USR would obtain 27%, followed by the Social Democratic Party (PSD) with 22%, and far-right party Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) with 18%. The National Liberal Party (PNL) comes in fourth, […]
Last week, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bucharest indicted three individuals for an EUR 100 million fraud in a case involving both EU and national funds. Among those indicted is an Italian citizen, alleged to be the leader of the group, which operated between 2019 and 2024. The suspect was detained on February […]
The number of building permits for residential buildings increased by 0.6% in the first five months of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, with 14,134 such permits issued, according to data published Monday by the National Institute of Statistics. Increases were recorded in the Western region (+166 permits), Center (+70), North-West (+68), South-East […]
Cluj-Napoca, a major city in Romania’s Transylvania region, is taking a step toward becoming a more animal-friendly city, as a new proposal allowing pets in public institutions has been opened for public debate. Mayor Emil Boc announced the initiative, stating, “A city that is friendly to animals is a better city for people.” The draft […]
The president of S.O.S. Romania, Diana Iovanovici Șoșoacă, announced on Monday, June 30, that three senators were expelled from the party, effectively disbanding the party’s group in the Senate. According to the Romanian Parliament’s regulations, a party must have more than seven members to establish a group in the Senate. With the expulsion of the […]
Chinese social media platform TikTok has reportedly opened a branch in Romania, following public criticism, along with governmental and EU-level scrutiny, after Romania’s last presidential elections. The local company is called Tik Tok Romania, has a share capital of RON 5,000, and provides other IT-related service activities. It will be managed by Laura Andreea Savu, […]
