Romania's Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu on Tuesday welcomed the proposals released by the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, on the exemption of defence spending from the excessive deficit procedure, saying that Romania has constantly advocated for such a solution."Europe must be prepared to uphold its security and defence, as reflected in today's Von der Leyen's proposal to Rearm Europe. Particularly welcome proposals to exempt the defence spending from the excessive deficit procedure, a solution for which Romania pleaded since the beginning of Russian aggression against Ukraine. Putting forward different instruments allowing for the increase of defence investments will contribute to consolidating capabilities in EUMS and to protect Europe as a whole," Ciolacu wrote in a social media post.Von der Leyen on Tuesday proposed a new fund that could mobilise almost EUR 800 billion for defence investments in the European Union, including military aid to Ukraine.According to the dpa news agency, the new fund is part of a proposal presented to member states ahead of a special March 6 summit of EU leaders in Brussels.In her plan to rearm the EU, the EC president also proposed to give member states more leeway in complying with the EU's usually strict rules on defence debt and deficit spending, as well as the possibility of reallocating regional development funds available for military investment. (Photo:https://gov.ro/)
Bellemonde announced that it launched a new premium residential project in Pipera, northern Bucharest, adding 52 villas through an estimated investment of EUR 25 million. The development, called Bellemonde Privée, will include single-family homes, duplex villas, and townhouses, built on a 25,000 sqm plot across from the existing Bellemonde complex. About 65% of the total […]
Romanian foreign minister Oana Țoiu expressed solidarity with Estonia during the September 22 emergency meeting of the United Nations (UN) Security Council after the latter's airspace was violated by three Russian fighter jets last week. On Friday, September 19, Russian jets entered and stayed in the airspace above the Gulf of Finland for 12 minutes, […]
Salaries in Romania this year show sharp contrasts, with international truck drivers earning up to EUR 3,000 (RON 15,000) a month while top executive roles in IT and finance can reach EUR 7,000 (RON 35,000), according to a labor market analysis published by HR firm Prohuman APT. Meanwhile, the average wages in many counties remain […]
The interim mayor of the capital, Stelian Bujduveanu, believes that the regulation on the use of electric scooters could be adopted by the end of the year. He told Radio Romania Actualități that he does not support banning them, but rather regulating their use, news agency Agerpres...
The leading opposition party in Romania, the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR), filed a simple motion against the minister of environment, Diana Buzoianu (Save Romania Union, USR), accusing her of blocking the development of several hydropower projects, initiated during the communist regime and reconsidered by Hidroelectrica these days. Minister Buzoianu claimed that the […]
Just over half of Romanians (50.9%) would be willing to give their vote to a newly founded party in the upcoming elections, according to the Informat.ro - INSCOP Research Barometer, 3rd edition, conducted between September 1 and 9. The ratio rose from under 30% ten years ago, in 2015. At the same time, 55% of […]
