A new European cyber security exercise took place between June 19 and 20, and proposed, this time, a fictitious scenario in which a massive cyber attack was simulated that targeted entities in the energy sector throughout the Union European, the National Cyber Security Directorate (DNSC) informed, in a press release, on Friday.The purpose of the Cyber Europe 2024 exercise was to test the national and European mechanisms for responding to such incidents, involving both private companies in this sector, as well as the relevant national authorities.Romania participated in this exercise, through DNSC, together with the Ministry of Energy and numerous experts from the energy sector companies: Engie Romania, Delgaz Grid, Depogaz, Conpet, Nuclearelectrica and Elcen. Thus, work was done on the management of the scenarios proposed by the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA), both at the technical level, at the crisis communication level, and at the decision-making level."The exercise was an opportunity to simulate the interaction at the national level in the format of the National Cyber Security Crisis Management Center, which includes several authorities with competence in the field of cyber security and crisis management at the national level. At the end of the two days of exercise, the simulated crisis was successfully solved by the more than 50 experts who participated as players from the Romanian side," DNSC notes.Since its establishment, DNSC (under the title CERT-RO before September 2021) has participated in all editions of the pan-European exercise organized by ENISA (in: 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2022), with the role of national coordinator and planner at European level.
President Nicusor Dan signed on Thursday the decree appointing Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan as interim Vice Prime Minister on the areas coordinated by Dragos Anastasiu, the Presidential Administration informed.On 27 July, Dragos Anastasiu announced he was stepping down from the vice prime minister office, mentioning that he could no longer accept "being denigrated and thus […]
Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan continued consultations on Thursday with representatives of the Association of Communes of Romania, telling them there is a strong chance to overcome the current difficult period if the approach of "responsibility toward public funds" is maintained."The reform of local public administration will be part of the second package of government measures […]
Financing the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) projects will continue for those already initiated and will stop only in case investment has not begun, where not a single euro was spent for construction, Development minister Cseke Attila explained on Thursday. “PNRR will not stop, neither will financing investments which have already been initiated, […]
The Justice Ministry announced on Thursday having developed in cooperation with the Finance Ministry and the National Tax Administration Agency a set of proposals to amend the Insolvency Law, which will be included in the second reform package.Some of the amendments provide for a higher recovery rate of the taxes and fees owed by insolvent […]
Romania is in the antechamber of recession, with the risk that its economy will decline in the third or fourth quarter, especially amid an increase in taxes, a significant drop in sales and record inflation at European level, says business consultant Adrian Negrescu."We are currently in the antechamber of recession. It is a moment […]
The Ministry of Culture announced on Thursday that is set to adapt national legislation for enforcing the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA), which supports media pluralism, editorial responsibility, protects journalists from abusive surveillance and intimidation, and provides protection for sources.According to a Culture Ministry release, the implementation in Romania of Regulation (EU) 2024/1083 of the […]
