The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) informs that the staff of the Romanian Embassy in Nur-Sultan is safe, and the Romanian diplomatic mission in Kazakhstan is in contact with the approximately 100 Romanian citizens in this country, who are mainly specialists and experts employed by private companies.So far, only two requests for information on airlines flight schedule have been received, according to an MAE release sent on Thursday.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, through the Romanian Embassy in Nur-Sultan, is ready to provide consular assistance according to existing requests.Romanian citizens who are facing an emergency situation have at their disposal the permanent telephone number of the Romanian Embassy in the Republic of Kazakhstan: +77771926464.In this context, the Romanian Ministry states that it has been following closely, since their start, the recent developments in the Republic of Kazakhstan, where in recent days there have been mass movements, accompanied by violence, amid socio-economic demands, with the state of emergency having been introduced throughout the country.In line with the European Union's position on these developments, the MAE emphasizes the importance of a peaceful settlement and inclusive dialogue on the situation in Kazakhstan. The MAE also calls for the avoidance of violence and incitement to violence.
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 […]
