Between 25 and 31 August, Romanian police officers and their partners on the territory of Schengen Member States detected 832 persons, 12 vehicles and 47 documents for which alerts had been entered in the Schengen Information System (SIS). According to a press release issued by the Romanian Police, 631 persons have been located on the territory of our country who are the subject of SIS alerts, following the supplementary exchange of information through the SIRENE Bureau of the International Police Cooperation Centre - General Inspectorate of the Romanian Police. "Romanian police officers have executed 16 European arrest warrants, 99 persons reported by Member States as having been refused entry or stay in Schengen territory were detected, 249 persons were wanted for participation in a judicial procedure and 15 persons were reported missing by partners from Schengen States. In addition, 33 documents were seized from Romanian territory and 11 vehicles were found, wanted by Schengen partners to be confiscated or used as evidence in judicial proceedings," the source said. At the same time, 201 persons wanted by the Romanian authorities were identified by foreign partners on their territory, following the exchange of information through the SIRENE Bureau of the International Police Cooperation Centre - General Inspectorate of the Romanian Police. Of these, 20 were wanted by the Romanian police on the basis of European arrest warrants, 22 were reported by Member States as having been refused entry or stay in Schengen territory, another 15 were wanted for participation in a judicial procedure and 4 were reported missing by the Romanian authorities, the press release said. The foreign partners discovered 14 documents and one vehicle on their territory wanted by the Romanian authorities for seizure or use as evidence in criminal proceedings.
Romanian prime minister Ilie Bolojan stated during an interview on Wednesday, December 17, that there should be no statute of limitations in cases of serious corruption. The statement comes after a Recorder investigation, which showed that several heads of the major institutions in the Romanian justice system allegedly delayed trials for years until wrongdoings were […]
President Nicușor Dan has challenged, before the Constitutional Court (CCR), the constitutionality of the law that requires that at least 40% of the athletes who play on a team in official national competitions be Romanian. Dan noted that the law violates the principle of non-discrimination and the free movement of workers, enshrined both in the […]
Craiova International Airport will open its new passenger terminal on Thursday, December 18, completing a major infrastructure investment aimed at significantly expanding capacity and improving air connectivity in southwestern Romania. It is part of a broader expansion and modernization project financed through the Large Infrastructure Operational Programme (POIM) 2014–2020, with a total value exceeding EUR […]
Romania is set to be connected to the Western European energy network thanks to grid investments worth EUR 30 billion. The funds will be provided by the EU by 2035, and the project will link Romania to Hungary and Austria in a joint project. Romanian energy minister Bogdan Ivan signaled the signing of the new […]
Franck Bagouet has been appointed managing director of TotalEnergies Marketing Romania SA and managing director of Automotive Southeast Europe Hub TotalEnergies Marketing. He succeeds Didier Grimault, who has accepted a new position within the TotalEnergies company. “I am glad to join this dynamic affiliate and confident that, together with our talented team, we will reinforce […]
Databricks, the data analytics and artificial intelligence company co-founded by Romanian professors Ion Stoica and Matei Zaharia, announced on Tuesday, December 16, that it is raising USD 4 billion in funding at a valuation of USD 134 billion, according to CNBC. The new valuation represents a 34% increase compared to the August round, when Databricks […]
