President Klaus Iohannis said on Tuesday, at the annual meeting with heads of diplomatic missions accredited in Romania, that 2024 is a very important election year both at European and national level and that vigilance is needed against extremist currents."All elections this year will have to reflect our democratic maturity. Romania has successfully made its way towards freedom and democracy, it has taken its deserved place in the European Union and in NATO; we will remain vigilant against extremist currents and will not allow the basic principles of our society and our system of values to be undermined," Iohannis said.He said he was counting on dialogue, collaboration and solidarity to build a safer and more prosperous world and that the role of diplomacy was to find the elements that "bring us closer and make us stronger together"."We cannot afford to be weak, divided or incoherent. We must defend the rule-based world order, as well as our community of values and security," president Iohannis added.
Romania’s acting minister of defence, Radu Miruță, has asked Parliament to grant prior approval for the signing of a framework agreement with Lockheed Martin for the training of F-16 flight personnel at the European F-16 Training Center (EFTC) hosted in Romania,
Former Social Democrat (PSD) transport minister Răzvan Cuc was detained by prosecutors from the National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) on suspicion of complicity in bribery, the DNA announced on Tuesday, December 16. Cuc, a member of the Social Democratic Party who served as minister of transport in the governments led by Sorin Grindeanu (currently the leader […]
Regions across Romania will receive a financing boost as a result of a EUR 25 million loan that CEC Bank is receiving from the European Investment Bank (EIB). CEC Bank will channel the EIB credit into public-sector projects that promote sustainable economic development, particularly in Romanian regions where the shift to a greener industry is […]
Local authorities in Buzău aim to convert the nearby military airbase Boboc, 117 km northeast of Bucharest, into a secondary airport with dual military and civil use. The final decision will be based on Romania's security interests and requires multiple permits, the Ministry of Defence said, according to Adevarul.ro. ...
Romanians purchased RON 1.49 billion (nearly EUR 300 million) under the last Fidelis issue this year, organised by the Treasury in December, with over two-thirds of the money being placed in euro-denominated debt and more than one-third of the total being placed in long-term 10-year euro-denominated debt with a 6.2% coupon attached, according to data […]
Environment minister Diana Buzoianu announced that the ministry she leads has launched the procedures for a feasibility study aimed at planting 380 hectares of forest shelterbelts in southern Romania, a region increasingly affected by desertification. According to the announcement, the project would result in more than 126 kilometers of tree lines planted along national roads. […]
