The Ministry of Foreign Affairs hailed on Friday the adoption of the Space 2030 Agenda - space as a driver of sustainable development, by the plenum of the UN General Assembly, a document initiated by Romania as president of the UN Committee for the peaceful use of the extra-atmospheric space (Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space - COPUOS).The document initiated by Romania is the result of over three years of negotiations that took place in Vienna, MAE reminds in a press release."Promoting this resolution, which tackles a top area of interest from the standpoint of the involved technologies and the innovative character, is signing up for Romania's principled orientation of supporter of multilateralism, based on rules, which contribute to solving problems of interest for all UN member states. At the same time, adopting the resolution confirms that the tight collaboration between the Romanian institutions and Romanian diplomacy leads to positive results within the sectorial multilateral framework," MAE specifies.According to the quoted source, the Resolution of the UN General Assembly, highlights the way in which science and space technology can contribute to achieving objectives of sustainable development, such as the activities tied to the countering climate change or reducing the risks of disaster.
On Friday, January 3, aerospace and defense company Raytheon Technologies was awarded a USD 946 million contract by the US Pentagon to deliver an additional Patriot missile systems to Romania, aimed at bolstering the country's air defense capabilities by 2029. The contract, which includes advanced radars, control stations, and interceptor missiles, marks Romania's third order […]
Romanian mountain rescuers announced on Friday, January 3, that they registered a record number of interventions and 161 calls for emergency assistance in the past 24 hours. A total of 162 people were rescued, over 100 of whom required transport to a hospital. "An unwanted absolute record of mountain rescue and first aid interventions in […]
Far-right politician and former presidential candidate Călin Georgescu announced in a message on X that he will appeal the annulment of the Romanian presidential elections before the European Court of Human Rights. On December 6, 2024, as Romanians abroad had already begun to vote, Romania’s Constitutional Court (CCR) unanimously annulled the entire presidential election process, […]
Romania seems poised to become a bigger tourist attraction in 2025 after being recommended as a stellar destination by Vogue and CNN. Both publications signal that their choice for Romania was determined by the overtourism noticed in other locations. “The lifestyle editors at Vogue thought long and hard about the best places to travel in […]
The American Chamber of Commerce in Romania (AmCham Romania) expresses its concern over the fiscal measures announced by the Government, but also about the immediate deadline for their implementation, January 1, 2025, which puts the business environment in a difficult situation and further affects economic predictability and investor confidence."Over the past five years, AmCham […]
Romania has become a full member of the Schengen Area at midnight, in the night between Tuesday, December 31, and Wednesday, January 1.Thus, after joining the free movement space with its air and sea borders, as of Wednesday, Romania also joined the Schengen area with its land borders.According to the General Inspectorate of the Border […]
