The Luxembourg Deputy Prime Minister, Xavier Bettel expressed his conviction on Wednesay that Romania’s place is in Schengen and ‘ the checks must stop” at borders, statements made during a joint press release organized with the Romanian minister for Foreign Affairs, Luminita Odobescu, on the margin of the Annual Reunion of the Romanian Diplomacy.He mentioned that the geographic situation offers Romania a ‘very important’ role at present.‘You have Moldova very close; Moldova needs you. You have a border with a country which is suffering, a country at war, a country which is aggressed and it is important that they have your support.(…). Luxembourg is on your side, as today, when we are talking about solidarity, it cannot be about the geographical situation only, where only the one who is on the site must suffer the consequences, either NATO level or level of migration. At present, solidarity must be applied in all situations. At the level of the EU, some countries consider that solidarity matters only as far as they are concerned. But, solidarity must be a EU principle as well’ said the Luxembourg diplomat.Xavier Bettel mentioned that he visited the military base Cincu, after a similar visit made in September, to show ‘ the support and solidarity’ of the government for the young Luxembourg soldiers.At the same time, he drew the attention of the situation in Israel and Gaza where ‘civilians die every day’.‘ For the international law to be observed, we have to see what is happening from a human point of view, and the conclusion we had following the discussions is that common issues need common answers (…). Everybody must understand that the security of the Israeli will be peace of the Palestinians and the Palestinians peace will be the security of the Israeli’ he said.Xavier Bettet confessed he has Romanian origins, and Moldavian ones as his genealogy starts from that region.‘So, I feel somewhat at home here. Especially when we have friends, then we feel like a family’ he said. At the same time, he reminded that next year 75 years of bilateral diplomatic relations will be celebrated and mentioned that there is interest for the development of existing connections, including the commercial ones. So, until the end of the year an economic visit will be organized by the Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce.
A new CURS poll published on Sunday, June 29, shows that if local elections were held in Bucharest next Sunday, reformist party USR would obtain 27%, followed by the Social Democratic Party (PSD) with 22%, and far-right party Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) with 18%. The National Liberal Party (PNL) comes in fourth, […]
Last week, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bucharest indicted three individuals for an EUR 100 million fraud in a case involving both EU and national funds. Among those indicted is an Italian citizen, alleged to be the leader of the group, which operated between 2019 and 2024. The suspect was detained on February […]
The number of building permits for residential buildings increased by 0.6% in the first five months of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, with 14,134 such permits issued, according to data published Monday by the National Institute of Statistics. Increases were recorded in the Western region (+166 permits), Center (+70), North-West (+68), South-East […]
Cluj-Napoca, a major city in Romania’s Transylvania region, is taking a step toward becoming a more animal-friendly city, as a new proposal allowing pets in public institutions has been opened for public debate. Mayor Emil Boc announced the initiative, stating, “A city that is friendly to animals is a better city for people.” The draft […]
The president of S.O.S. Romania, Diana Iovanovici Șoșoacă, announced on Monday, June 30, that three senators were expelled from the party, effectively disbanding the party’s group in the Senate. According to the Romanian Parliament’s regulations, a party must have more than seven members to establish a group in the Senate. With the expulsion of the […]
Chinese social media platform TikTok has reportedly opened a branch in Romania, following public criticism, along with governmental and EU-level scrutiny, after Romania’s last presidential elections. The local company is called Tik Tok Romania, has a share capital of RON 5,000, and provides other IT-related service activities. It will be managed by Laura Andreea Savu, […]
