Romania and Belgium signed a Memorandum in the field of agriculture and rural development which has in view to intensify dialogue between groups of experts on research, technology, farm digitization and development of ecological agriculture. According to a press release of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MADR) held in Brussels, minister Adrian Chesnoiuhad a meeting with David Clarinval, the Belgian federal minister of middle classes, independents, small companies and agriculture, institutional reforms and democratic renewal, which had in view to continue dialogue on cooperation in the field of agriculture. “The memorandum signed today opens the path to collaboration to relaunch programs supporting small farms, the rural social - professional network and increasing the role of women farmers in agriculture,”said Adrian Chesnoiu. Other relevant topics during talks had in view the importance of cohesion policies and the Joint Agricultural Policy within the Multi annual Financial Frame, the promotion of specific programs in the field of ecological agriculture, exchanges of experience in the food industry, the role held by temporary workers in European agriculture, organizing again fairs and agricultural salons, seminars with specialists in other fields, for the promotion of bilateral and European projects, the need to identify efficient instruments for crisis management in the farming domain. The Romanian minister invited federal minister David Clarinval to visit Romania.
TikTok has launched an Election Center dedicated to Romania's upcoming elections as part of its broader effort to protect "the integrity of the platform" and promote access to reliable information. The initiative is supported by a new media literacy campaign and ongoing collaboration with more than 20 fact-checking partners, the company said in a statement. […]
Romanian acting president Ilie Bolojan met on Friday, April 25, with a delegation from the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, or ODIHR, of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), according to a statement from the presidential administration. The acting president told the delegation that Romania "is faithful to democratic principles […]
Shareholders of Romanian oil company OMV Petrom recently approved the distribution of record dividends amounting to RON 2.8 billion (EUR 562.6 million) for the 2024 financial year, as well as the 2025 budget, which provides for investments of RON 8.1 billion (EUR 1.6 billion). The decision was taken during the Ordinary and Extraordinary General Meetings […]
The 2025 edition of the European Film Festival (FFE), which takes place this year in Bucharest and nine other cities, will screen more than 40 feature films, 28 of which are national premieres. The festival will also present two selections of short films, also screened as national premieres. Among them are 11 documentaries, 13 films […]
Update: The Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in an official press release that the Romanian citizen was initially detained in the Abkhazia region four months ago and was later transferred to Sochi, Russia. "Steps have already been taken to provide consular protection and assistance with the central and local authorities, in accordance with international regulations," […]
Russia’s Federal Security Service, FSB, said on Friday, April 25, that it arrested a 23-year-old Romanian citizen on suspicion of spying for Ukraine by sharing the locations of Russian air defense systems. The unnamed man is accused of collecting and transmitting information about air defense sites in the Black Sea resort city of Sochi to […]
