O n Tuesday, 28 January 2025, the NATO Secretary General, Mr Mark Rutte, will meet the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Romania, Mr Emil Hora?iu Hurezeanu, at NATO Headquarters, in Brussels, NATO Press Office informs. On 14th January, Minister Emil Hurezeanu received James O’Brien, Assistant to the US Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, on which occasion he appreciated the US contribution to the security and defence of NATO’s Eastern Flank and the development of the strategic approach to the Black Sea region. According to a press release issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the two officials praised the substance and dynamics of the bilateral dialogue, noting that ‘significant’ successes have been achieved, such as Romania’s inclusion in the Visa Waiver Programme, the development of the economic and energy cooperation, the coordinated action Romania- USA- EU, together with the states of the Black Sea region, to improve connectivity at regional level, with the potential to create new economic opportunities for our country.
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 […]
