The Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomes the adoption on Thursday by the General Assembly of the United Nations of the resolution on the suspension of Russia from the Human Rights Council and considers that this was necessary in view of the Russian aggression on Ukraine.The backing for the resolution reconfirms the important support which the resolutions adopted by the UN General Assembly on 2 and 24 March have benefited from, in the context of the situation generated by the Russian invasion and aggression against Ukraine, a release by the MAE reads.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says that Russia's suspension from the Human Rights Council was a necessary step, given the Russian aggression against Ukraine, as well as the numerous reports on the human implications of this aggression and on the serious and systematic violations and abuses of human rights and international humanitarian law, incompatible with the council's membership."Romania recalls that, according to the resolution of the UN General Assembly no. 60/251, the member states of the UNHRC must meet the highest standards in the promotion and protection of human rights," the MAE asserts.
Representatives of the ruling Social Democratic Party, PSD, gathered for a congress in Bucharest on Friday, November 7, to elect new leadership and to amend the party’s Statute. The only candidate for party leader is Sorin Grindeanu, who held the interim position after Marcel Ciolacu's resignation in May. In his speech at the congress, Sorin […]
The e-commerce sector recorded strong early results on Black Friday 2025, according to real-time data released on Friday, November 7, by PayU GPO Romania from its dedicated Media Center. By 14:10, the payment processor reported successful transactions totaling RON 514 million (roughly EUR 101 million). PayU said shoppers had made roughly 889,000 purchases, with around […]
Contakt Express Logistik, one of Romania’s leading retailers of mobile phone and tablet accessories, with a network of over 235 stores, is set to launch the initial public offering (IPO) between November 12 and December 3, 2025. The company offers a wide range of products, including cases, screen protectors, chargers, and gadgets, both in physical […]
Romania attracts fewer international tourists today than it did during the communist era, making it the only country in Europe in this situation, the National Association of Travel Agencies (ANAT) warned, as reported by news agency Agerpres. According to the organization, Romania received more than 3.4...
InterCapital ETF, the first international ETF provider in Romania, will launch two new exchange-traded funds on the Bucharest Stock Exchange starting November 11, 2025. The new instruments are the InterCapital CROBEX10 TR UCITS ETF, which offers exposure to the Croatian blue-chip equity market by tracking the performance of the CROBEX10tr index, and the InterCapital EUR […]
The Competition Councils of Romania, Bulgaria, and the Republic of Moldova have granted the necessary authorizations and approvals for the completion of the transaction through which Maspex Romania takes over the majority shareholding of Purcari Wineries. The Maspex Group, which has been present in Romania for nearly 30 years, became the majority shareholder of one […]
