U.S. first lady Jill Biden will visit Romania and Slovakia from May 5 to May 9 to meet U.S. service members and embassy personnel, Ukrainian refugees, humanitarian aid workers, and teachers, her office said on May 2, quoted by https://www.rferl.org/. NATO and EU members Romania and Slovakia have taken in hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian refugees fleeing the Russian invasion. Biden's trip follows U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's trip to Kyiv at the weekend. Pelosi met with President Volodymyr Zelensky on April 30. During her trip, Biden will visit U.S. service members in Romania on May 6 before heading to Bucharest, where on May 7 she will meet with members of the Romanian government, U.S. Embassy staff, and teachers working with displaced Ukrainian children, the statement from her office said. Her trip also includes a visit to the Slovak capital, Bratislava, to meet with government official and U.S. Embassy staff. Almost 5.5 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia's invasion on February 24, according to the UN refugee agency, the UNHCR.Just over 3 million have fled to Poland, while Romania has taken in 817,000, and Slovakia nearly 372,000, as of April 29. U.S. President Joe Biden has proposed a huge $33 billion package for arming and supporting Ukraine.
Six months into Donald Trump's second mandate as president of the United States, Romanian citizens are among the most pro-Trump Europeans. Most believe that his presidency is a good thing both for the country and for world peace. According to an opinion poll conducted in 12 European countries by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), 41% […]
Făgăraș Fest 2025, taking place between July 11-13 in the village of Sebeșu de Sus, Racovița commune, Sibiu County, announced its program on Tuesday, June 24. Activities include open-air music, hikes, guided nature tours, debates, and many more. Festival goers will be able to listen to well-known rock bands such as Subcarpați and Vama, and […]
The Romanian Parliament has elected new leaders for its two chambers following the formation of the new government led by prime minister Ilie Bolojan. Sorin Grindeanu, the interim leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), was confirmed as president of the Chamber of Deputies, while Mircea Abrudean of the National Liberal Party (PNL) was elected […]
Former tourism minister Elena Udrea received on Tuesday, June 24, approval for conditional release from the commission at the Târgșor women’s penitentiary, where she is incarcerated, News.ro reported. Next,...
Dr. Mireille Rădoi, General Director of the “Carol I” Central University Library in Bucharest, took part in the 16th edition of the Alba Transilvana Book Fair, held on June 20–22 in Alba Iulia. Organized by the “Lucian Blaga” Alba County Library, the event gathered hundreds of writers, publishers, educators, researchers, and passionate advocates of written […]
Romania ranks 49th in the 2025 edition of the World Competitiveness Yearbook, a report compiled by the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) and published in Romania by CIT-IRECSON, the Technological Information Center. The global top three are Switzerland, Singapore, and Hong Kong, according to a press release quoted by news agency
