Arms manufacturer Rheinmetall has secured a 328-million euro ($362 million) contract with Romania to modernize its air defense artillery systems, https://www.thedefensepost.com/ reports. The company will upgrade the country’s Oerlikon GDF 103 anti-aircraft gun, integrating it into its Skynex air defense solution, with four units to be delivered within the next three years. The agreement also covers training, spare parts, and other logistical services. Each of the units will include new fire control systems, 3D radars, twin guns equipped with autoloaders, and two heavy-duty trucks for transport. The contract is the first-ever major order between Romania and Rheinmetall, which recently opened a weapons hub near the city of Satu Mare. Bolstering Regional Defense Rheinmetall AG executive board chairman Armin Papperger said that the contract promotes a more modernized defense force not only for Romania, but also for its allies. “This substantial first-time order from the Romanian government widens our footprint in Central Europe. It also underscores Rheinmetall’s role as a leading supplier of ground-based air defence systems. Moreover, the order will bolster the defensive capabilities of the EU and NATO on Europe’s eastern flank, something we’re very happy about,” he said. The company has recently worked with NATO countries to bolster their defenses amid the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war. Its weapons center in Romania was also established to “play a central role in maintaining the operational readiness of Western combat systems in use in Ukraine and in ensuring their logistical support.”
Participation in cultural education activities continues to be limited, with the main barriers being difficult access, insufficient knowledge, and cost, the recently released Cultural Consumption Barometer 2024 shows. The report showed that many Romanians still associate culture with entertainment rather than with personal development or furthering their knowledge. The need for relaxation dominates in cultural […]
Roughly 84% of Romanians say that the pace of the state’s digitalization is slow or very slow, according to an Edge Institute & AtlasIntel study presented at the Digital Governance Summit 2025, which took place on Tuesday, November 25, at the presidential palace in Bucharest. The survey aims to capture the way citizens relate to […]
Romania’s Superior Council of Magistracy (CSM) issued a negative opinion on the new bill regarding magistrates’ pensions. The move is only the latest development concerning a heated issue that led to tensions between the executive and the judiciary branch. CSM’s opinion is consultative, and the government led by Ilie Bolojan can still take responsibility for […]
Romania took the presidency of the Central European Initiative (or CEI) on Wednesday, November 26, according to a press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE). The organization is a regional intergovernmental forum established in 1989, following the fall of the Berlin Wall. It gathers 17 Member States in Central, Eastern, and South-Eastern Europe […]
Trade between Romania and Poland continues to grow, with annual bilateral exchanges in goods now valued at more than EUR 12 billion, according to figures presented by the Polish-Romanian Bilateral Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PRBCC). The data was released during a reception in Bucharest marking Poland’s Independence Day and Romania’s National Day. Polish investments […]
As Romania moves closer to implementing the EU Pay Transparency Directive, local employers are preparing for one of the most consequential shifts in workplace regulation in over a decade. The directive, set for transposition by June 2026, introduces strict new rules on salary disclosure, pay reporting, and equal-pay verification, aiming to close persistent gender gaps […]
