Romania's Foreign Affairs Ministry welcomes the ratification on Wednesday, by Ukraine's Parliament Verkhovna Rada, of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and emphasizes that following this decision Ukraine will become the 125th state party to this international treaty that laid the foundations of the only permanent international criminal jurisdiction with universal vocation."This move is of particular importance, considering especially the context in which it takes place, underlining Ukraine's commitment to international justice and the desire to fight impunity for the most serious international crimes (aggression, genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes ). Ukraine's action undoubtedly contributes to the legitimization of its efforts to activate all possible jurisdictional mechanisms to sanction Russia's aggression against it," the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.Romania reiterates in this context its firm support for international criminal justice and for the prosecution of all those guilty of crimes within the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court, with Russia's aggression against Ukraine unquestionably sitting in this spectrum.
The Minister of Economy, Radu Miruta is taking over the interim position at the Ministry of National Defense, after the decree appointing him to this position was published in the Official Gazette of Romania on Friday evening.The decree noting the resignation of Ionut Mosteanu, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of National Defense, was also published in […]
The joint plenary session of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate in which the Government is to pledge responsibility for the draft law on magistrates' pensions will take place on Tuesday afternoon.The joint standing bureaus of Parliament decided on Friday that the joint plenary session dedicated to pledging responsibility for the Government's draft law […]
Romania is risking a penalty from the European Commission for failing to meet the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) milestone regarding the appointments in state-owned companies, but it is not in a situation of fully missing the target, Government Spokesperson Ioana Dogioiu said on Thursday."The Agency for the Monitoring and Evaluation of the […]
The Bulgarian Council of Ministers approved a Memorandum and Plan of Action among the governments of Bulgaria, Greece and Romania, www.actualno.com informs. In this document, the three countries engage in coordinated actions to ensure the future connection between the Aegean Sea, Black Sea and the Danube by joint road and railway projects. The […]
Romania's population is going through a sharp aging process, similar to the global trend, given that, in July 2025, the number of people over 65 exceeded the number of children under 14 by 35.4%, according to data from an insurance company.The demographic aging index increased from 126.8 (as of January 1, 2024) to 132.4 (as […]
The Bucharest City Hall will start the winter holidays on Saturday, with the opening of the Christmas Market in Constitution Square.Also on Saturday, the winter season lights will be turned on and the Bucharest Downtown Christmas Market in University Square will begin, according to a press release sent on Wednesday by the Bucharest Municipality.Thus, on […]
