Romania has allowed the deployment of the high-readiness NATO rapid deployment forces on Romanian territory this year, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis informed parliament in a letter sent on Wednesday evening, euractiv.com informs. With this decision, the North Atlantic Council may opt to deploy very rapid joint task forces on Romanian soil in the event of a sudden serious security crisis threatening the country’s national independence and sovereignty “to address the crisis promptly and prevent its escalation,” the president highlighted in the letter. “The fast transit or deployment of a series of overlapping crises and an increasingly unpredictable environment, where NATO’s intervention may become necessary to safeguard Romania’s security and sovereignty”, the letter added. To ensure the swift deployment of this force within a 72-hour timeframe, prior approval for its deployment or transit through the country is required, he added. Romania’s parliament will debate the president’s decision in the next joint session in the coming weeks. Romanian Defence Chief Gheorghita Vlad also suggests that such preparedness should be improved among the population, urging the Romanian authorities to adopt laws and measures to improve the population’s preparedness against potential Russian threats, warning that a victory for Moscow in Ukraine could encourage further aggression. But these calls have generated quite a heated debate, with Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu backpedalling on the military chief’s claims and Russian Ambassador Valeri Kuzmin rapidly reacting in a press briefing. “As soon as Romania invites even more troops and declares itself concerned about military service, then surely some consequences must be foreseen. We talk openly about them, but in no case are we seeking war,” said Kuzmin. Commenting on the military preparation of the population, Romanian Defence Minister Angel Tilvar pointed to a bill proposing a paid military preparation service for those aged 18 to 35 during discussions without providing details. Nevertheless, the ministry has ruled out the reintroduction of conscription, a highly sensitive issue in Romania, where the state abolished compulsory military service years after the fall of Communism.
The 16th edition of Les Films de Cannes, the festival showcasing productions awarded or selected at the Cannes film festival, returns this fall to Bucharest and four other cities in the country. The winner of this year's Palme d'Or, Jafar Panahi's It Was Just an Accident, will be screened at the event, as will be […]
Răsvan Angheluţă Natural Sciences Museum in Galaţi is scheduled to reopen on September 20, after the completion of modernization works worth over 15.1 million lei (approximately EUR 3 million) carried out by the County Council through the recovery and resilience facility PNRR. The building hosts an Aquarium, an Astronomical Observatory, a Planetarium, and temporary exhibitions. […]
A team of Romanian paramedics won first place at the World Rescue Challenge 2025, a competition that sees first responders and trauma teams from around the world develop new skills and share knowledge. This year, the competition took place in Karlovac, Croatia, and was attended by two Romanian paramedics from Bucharest who have been working […]
Artmark, one of Romania’s leading auction houses, registered record sales of over EUR 15 million despite economic instability, showing the growth potential of the national art market, according to the company’s 2024-2025 market report. Overall, auction sales totaled EUR 11 million, up 8.2% compared to the previous year, while sales through the “Dependent de Artă” […]
Cybersecurity has become a major global priority, impacting individual users, companies, organizations, and public institutions. Social engineering, deepfakes, digital manipulation, and coordinated geopolitical attacks are fundamentally reshaping how we view the digital future. In this context, DefCamp, the largest cybersecurity and hacking conference in Central and Eastern Europe, reaffirms its role as a strategic hub […]
Romanian airline AnimaWings has received its fifth Airbus aircraft, an A220-300, as part of an ambitious expansion plan to build a fleet of 18 planes by the end of 2027, valued at over USD 1 billion. The A220-300 is the airline’s third of this type and will serve both domestic and international routes. Configured with […]
