The Romanian authorities intend to take children from Gaza, who are currently undergoing medical treatment in Egypt, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Luminita Odobescu, declared on Thursday.She participated, in Brussels, at the informal Foreign Affairs Council, which brought together the heads of diplomacy from the European Union. The conflict in the Middle East was also on the agenda."Everyone is aware that we need to continue helping the civilians in the Gaza Strip who are in a dramatic humanitarian situation. Romania's efforts are constant in this direction. We have sent several humanitarian aids, including to the Jordanian hospital. Our intention is as in next period let's take over children from Gaza. We are working in this direction", said the head of Romanian diplomacy, according to which the minors are being treated in Egypt, and the process of taking them over is ongoing.Odobescu pointed out that the security situation is "extremely volatile" and there is a risk of escalation in the region."Romania supports the current steps, the consistent efforts of the United States of America, together with Qatar and Egypt, to obtain a permanent ceasefire, to release the hostages and to allow unrestricted humanitarian access for civilians in Gaza. (...) What what is important is this coordination of the efforts of the European Union together with those of the USA, in order to reach an agreement in the parameters presented by the American side," she said.
The number of people in Romania at risk of poverty stood at 3.59 million people in 2024, 375,000 fewer than in 2023, representing a 9.4% decrease, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics, or INS. Despite the improvement, nearly one in five Romanians was affected by poverty last year. According to INS, 19% […]
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Cluj-Napoca carried out multiple searches on Tuesday, July 1, at the Sibiu International Airport and the Sibiu County Council as part of an investigation into suspected fraud involving a EUR 54 million EU-funded infrastructure project. A total of 24 locations were searched across Bucharest, Brașov, and Sibiu county, […]
A Romanian taxi driver who scammed 90-year-old Nigerian Nobel Prize laureate Wole Soyinka was detained by police on Sunday, June 29, according to media reports. On Friday, June 27, the venerable Nigerian arrived at Bucharest's Otopeni Airport. He got into a taxi and asked to be taken to a hotel downtown. At the destination, the […]
Costin Șerban, a Romanian entrepreneur, is digitalizing the construction sector in the United Kingdom with an ERP (enterprise resource planning) solution developed over 12 years and an investment of GBP 1.6 million (EUR 1.86 million). Șerban’s cloud-based ERP platform is called Abilo, was developed by the Romanian IT company Obi Systems, and is dedicated to […]
Border checks between Bulgaria and Romania have officially been lifted on July 1, as part of the implementation of the Schengen Agreement. The lifting marks the end of the transitional period of heightened control at the internal border, which had remained in place for six months following their accession to the Schengen area by land […]
Remus Vulpescu became CEO of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) on Tuesday, July 1, taking over from Adrian Tănase as the stock exchange grapples with a market dominated by government bonds. Vulpescu, 53, is a graduate in political and legal sciences from the University of Bucharest and holder of an EMBA obtained in 2017. He […]
