On Friday, 11 February 2022, the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg will visit the Mihail Kogalniceanu Military Base in Romania, together with the President of Romania, Mr. Klaus Iohannis.They will meet military personnel from Allied nations deployed to Romania, and will give a press conference, the NATO press office informs.Iohannis and Stoltenberg will have one-on-one and official talks, meet the soldiers deployed at the base, and then hold a joint news conference.Stoltenberg is on a visit to Romania at the invitation of Iohannis.The first components of military equipment of the US detachment that will be called Task Force (TF) Cougar arrived at the Mihail Kogalniceanu on Wednesday.TF Cougar will be made up mainly of 2nd Squadron / 2nd Cavalry Regiment soldiers, who will use Stryker armoured personnel carriers, and additional troops of other specialties from the regiment's battalions (artillery, engineering, support).The US Department of Defence announced last week that 1,000 US forces would be repositioned from Germany to Romania.
The Supreme Council of National Defense (CSAT) has approved the acquisition of a new light corvette for the Romanian Naval Forces, part of the country's military modernization efforts. The decision was made during a meeting on Friday, March 28, at Cotroceni Palace, presided over by interim president Ilie Bolojan. The procurement process will be initiated […]
The National Audiovisual Council (CNA), which governs TV and media in Romania, has recently come under fire after it issued an order for the removal of a video in which a journalist states that the decision of the Central Electoral Bureau to eliminate pro-Russian Călin Georgescu from the presidential race is a coup d'état. The […]
A report from World Vision Romania draws attention to how exposure to toxic content on social media is increasingly affecting girls and young women. Due to insecurities about their bodies, six out of ten teenage girls have tried extreme or unhealthy diets at least once in their lives so as to lose or gain weight. Social […]
Famed Argentine-born pianist Martha Argerich was awarded the "Faithful Service Order in the rank of Grand Officer" by the Romanian Presidency, represented by Romanian Honorary Consul to Switzerland Ion Marin, during a special ceremony held on March 27 at Lugano. The ceremony was attended by Andreea Guțu, Chargé d’Affaires ad interim at the Romanian Embassy […]
A study conducted by CED Romania and Accenture, with the support of the European Accessibility Resource Centre AccessibleEU, shows that when meeting a person with disabilities for the first time, half of Romanians without disabilities want to help and be useful, but many more (66%) fear causing offense. The study also reveals major gaps between […]
A recently launched hop-on hop-off tourist bus service in Romania connects UNESCO heritage sites between Sibiu, Sighișoara, and Brașov in the famous region of Transylvania. Operated by Carpathian Travel Center in partnership with the Sibiu County Tourism Association, the UNESCO-Bus offers visitors the freedom to discover the breathtaking landscapes and medieval landmarks of the Transylvanian […]
