Romania's Foreign Ministry (MAE) on Thursday evening reported that 41 Romanian citizens and their family members left the Gaza Strip through the Rafah border crossing into Egypt on their way to the capital city of Cairo."On Thursday, after complex efforts of the Inter-institutional Task Force, through the Romanian Embassy in Cairo and the Romanian Representative Office in Ramallah, a number of 41 Romanian citizens and their family members left the Gaza Strip through the Rafah border crossing into Egypt, on their way to Cairo. So far, a group of 93 Romanian citizens and their family members have arrived in Romania. Those 41 Romanian citizens and their families were picked up from the Rafah border crossing by a team of the Rapid Reaction Unit of the MAE Task Force and representatives of the Romanian Embassy in Egypt. They will be accompanied to Cairo by a second mobile team of the MAE Task Force. The evacuees are going to arrive in Romania soon," according to MAE.MAE is said to continue its dialogue with the Israeli and Egyptian authorities in order to facilitate the evacuation of the other citizens, depending on the developments on the ground and the agreement of the parties involved.At the same time, a mobile consular team with the MAE Task Force, equipped with mobile means of providing consular assistance, remains available in the area of the Rafah crossing to provide further consular assistance.According to MAE, the security state of play in the region remains complex and volatile, which implies constant adaptation of the evacuation plans, depending on factors on the ground, so that the safety of the evacuees is not endangered.
Romania’s Finance Ministry managed to attract RON 681.3 million and EUR 192 million (totaling RON 1.65 billion or EUR 326 million) through the sixth offering of government Fidelis bonds for retail investors. The new bonds were listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange, an event marked on Thursday, July 17, at the BVB headquarters. According to […]
A new Hilton Garden Inn hotel will open in Bucharest as part of the final construction phase of the EnVogue Residence – Iuliu Maniu project, the developer announced Thursday, July 17. The hotel will be integrated into a two-section building, whose structure has already been completed, and will feature 125 rooms, a gym, restaurant, event […]
The Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) has announced the semi-finalists for the 2025 edition of its flagship program, BVB Arena, which aims to highlight ambitious Romanian entrepreneurial companies capable of driving the national economy. From an impressive initial pool of 485 valid nominations, the Nomination Committee selected 50 semi-finalist companies representing diverse sectors, including IT&C, trade, […]
Romanian president Nicușor Dan will pay an official visit to Berlin, Germany, on Friday, July 18, the Presidential Administration announced. The visit, taking place at the invitation of German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier, includes official talks with both president Steinmeier and German chancellor...
An analysis published by recruitment platform eJobs shows that the highest salaries in Romania in the first half of 2025 were in Bucharest and the counties in the west of the country. The southern parts, on the other hand, had the lowest average salaries. Over 130,000 jobs and 5.1 million applications were recorded in the […]
Former tourism minister Elena Udrea is to be released on parole from Târgșor Prison on Thursday, July 17, following a final decision issued by the Prahova Tribunal. The court rejected an appeal filed by the anti-corruption prosecutors (DNA Ploiești), who had challenged a previous ruling by the Ploiești Court approving Udrea’s conditional release,
