There is still no confirmed intention that the spheres of influence at the global level can be changed or redistributed, Minister of Foreign Affairs Emil Hurezeanu declared on Thursday.He was asked by journalists, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' seat, regarding various scenarios, in the context of the high-level meeting between the U.S. and the Russian Federation, in Riyadh.As to the possible risk that Romania could enter Russia's sphere of influence, the minister of Foreign Affairs replied: "No. We are members of the North Atlantic Alliance and the European Union - these are the guarantees already in place, recorded in the bilateral Strategic Partnership [with the U.S.] and as NATO allies".Emil Hurezeanu added that "there is no reason whatsoever" for the withdrawal of American troops from Eastern Europe."We do not have a position of a non-existent change. There is still no confirmed intention that the spheres of influence can be changed or redistributed. There is none," the minister pointed out.The head of Romanian diplomacy stated that he did not have concrete data related to the subject of these high-level discussions."I do not have these data now. We do not have conclusions yet and we do not have any confirmations," he pointed out.Hurezeanu pleaded for Romania's involvement in the process of negotiations for peace in Ukraine."Romania will have to do everything it has to do - enter into what we have been asking for from the beginning - the negotiation process," the Romanian foreign minister stated.
June is the richest month. The most awaited two weeks in my annual festival pilgrimage. The route starts with Romania’s Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF), followed by Italy’s (and the world’s) most comprehensive festival for restored and archival film: Il Cinema Ritrovato. To shake up the traditional article on the two, I’ll start with the […]
Different Beauty, a recently opened exhibition of works by Czech photographer David Těšínský, offers a glimpse into everyday life in the war-torn region of Donbas in 2017. The photos were taken within the span of only a few days, as Těšínský traveled to eastern Ukraine to document the lives of women impacted by war. In […]
Different Beauty, a recently opened exhibition of works by Czech photographer David Těšínský, offers a glimpse into everyday life in the war-torn region of Donbas in 2017. The photos were taken within the span of only a few days, as Těšínský traveled to eastern Ukraine to document the lives of women impacted by war. In […]
Roughly 70% of Romanians are “very” or “moderately” concerned about how AI accesses and uses their data, according to the latest survey conducted by RoCoach in partnership with Novel Research between May and June 2025. Distrust in automated decision-making and the demand for regulation are becoming more pronounced, as Romania rolls out major digitalization projects […]
The Armenian Street Festival returns for a 9th edition between August 1 and 3, 2025, in the “Dimitrie Brândză” Botanical Garden in Bucharest. The festival brings into focus the living heritage of the Armenian community in Romania and the diaspora. According to the organizers, this year’s edition aims to strengthen the Bucharest–Chișinău–Yerevan cultural axis, articulated […]
The Romanian mergers and acquisitions market registered a total of 122 announced transactions in the first half of 2025, with a value exceeding EUR 2.7 billion, marking a slight increase of 6% in volume and 4% in value compared to the same period last year, according to an analysis by George Ureche, partner at PwC Romania. […]
