On Monday, President Klaus Iohannis will receive the President of the Swiss Confederation, Ignazio Cassis, at the Cotroceni Palace, the two heads of state following to discuss the current status and proposals for strengthening bilateral relations and economic and sectoral cooperation, with an emphasis on boosting investments and identifying new areas of collaboration.According to a press release of the Presidential Administration sent on Sunday, the two presidents will also have an exchange of views on current topics on the international agenda, including the development of the Russian Federation's war of aggression against Ukraine, humanitarian aid measures for the Ukrainian population and refugees, the implications of the conflict in terms of energy, as well as in terms of global food security.According to the same source, Romanian-Swiss multilateral cooperation will also be on the agenda of the discussions, including from the perspective of Switzerland's future mandate as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, which it will exercise in the period 2023-2024.From the perspective of the European agenda, the framework of relations between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation will be addressed, as well as the granting of the second financial installment of the Swiss contribution to the cohesion fund of the European Union.The signing ceremony of the Romanian-Swiss Framework Agreement will take place at the Cotroceni Palace, which will operationalize the second Swiss financial contribution to reduce economic and social disparities in the European Union.The official visit of the President of the Swiss Confederation to our country takes place within the framework of the high-level Romanian-Swiss bilateral dialogue, which has experienced increased dynamics in recent years.The programme of President Ignazio Cassis will also include a meeting with Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca, at the Victoria Palace.During the evening, the President of the Swiss Confederation will also be received by Her Majesty Margareta, the Custodian of the Crown, at the Elisabeta Palace.
CTP, a leading developer, owner, and manager of industrial and logistics properties, said that it delivered a new 65,000 sqm e-commerce fulfilment centre for LPP Logistics in CTPark Bucharest West. Construction of the building in the Bolintin-Deal area began in March 2025 and was completed in about half a year. According to CTP, “it stands […]
London’s New Bond Street has been crowned the world’s priciest retail destination for the first time, while Bucharest’s Calea Victoriei is in 39th place globally, according to Cushman & Wakefield’s latest Main Streets Across the World report. Rents in Calea Victoriei recorded the 3rd highest growth among the 50 analysed markets worldwide. Calea Victoriei, the […]
The European Commission announced earlier this week that it has selected four electrification projects developed by Romanian companies to receive funding of EUR 29.33 million from the Connecting Europe Facility fund. The CEF funding round involves a total of over EUR 600 million in EU grants, which will support...
Romania has won the international competition for a judge position at the UN Dispute Tribunal (or UNDT), with judge Adina Elvira-Ghiţă set to take over a seven-year term, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE). Romania secured 109 votes in the UN General Assembly during the international competition for filling a judge position at […]
The Defense Ministry said early Wednesday, November 19, that its Air Force detected a drone entering national airspace overnight, prompting the scramble of German and Romanian fighter jets amid ongoing Russian attacks near Romania’s border with Ukraine. Two German Eurofighter Typhoon jets stationed at the Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base took off at 00:25 on November […]
The government will radically amend the legislation on foreign labour and repeal the current law, said Ciprian Văcaru, state secretary at the Ministry of Labour, Family, Youth and Social Solidarity (MMFTSS), as reported by Economedia.ro...
