The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Luminita Odobescu, signed the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction, also known as the Treaty of the High Seas, as part of her participation in the high-level segment of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly.According to a press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE), sent on Thursday, the political significance of the treaty is special, demonstrating the current level of ambition of the international community, the interest in environmental protection and ocean protection."The treaty, adopted on June 19, 2023, by consensus, after approximately 20 years of negotiations, applies the Montego Bay Convention on the Law of the Sea and regulates aspects regarding the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in areas outside national jurisdiction, such as : the conservation of marine genetic resources and the protection of biodiversity, including through the establishment of marine protected areas, the way of carrying out the assessment of the impact on the environment, the way of sharing the benefits, the transfer of technology and the strengthening of the capacities of developing states," states the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
A group of 40 Romanian pilgrims have left Israel on Tuesday, June 17, through Egypt, and most have already reached Romania. The group of Romanians is the third that managed to leave Israel. The other two have already left the territory of the State of Israel through the Eilat-Taba border crossing into the Arab Republic […]
RCBB Gruppe, a leading company in the field of construction and site management, announces the successful completion of two major projects in Bacău County: the new school building of the “Sfântul Iosif” Catholic National College in Bacău city and the Balneo-Tourism Complex in Sărata (opening photo). Both projects were delivered on time and in full […]
Lia Savonea, currently serving as a judge at the High Court in Romania, is the only candidate for the top seat in the institution in a selection process initiated by the Superior Council of Magistracy four months before the end of the term currently held by Alina Corbu. The timing, the absence of other candidates, […]
The Romanian Court of Auditors has completed an audit of national electricity transmission operator Transelectrica (BVB: TEL) for the period 2020–2022, uncovering irregularities in salary payments and delays in infrastructure projects, Ziarul Financiar reported on June 17. According to the audit...
Turkish construction and infrastructure company CCN has been awarded the contract to build the Regional Emergency Hospital in Iași, following a re-evaluation of bids by Romania’s National Agency for Health Infrastructure Development (ANDIS),
Romania is set to see prices rise in July as several governmental measures limiting costs will be removed, while taxes will be hiked. Energy and food will be among those becoming more expensive. The fiscal measures that the new Government is expected to announce will come into effect in two stages: some starting from July […]
