Romania will be among the approximately 50 delegates present at the support conference for Ukraine, taking place on Tuesday in Paris and which aims to demonstrate solidarity with this country and it is also meant to raise funds, French ambassador in Bucharest Laurence Auer announced, on Monday.The international event "Solidarity with the Ukrainian people" is organized at the initiative of the presidents of France, Emmanuel Macron, and of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who will have an intervention via video conference system.The more than 50 delegates come not only from the European Union, but also from countries on the transatlantic axis, as well as from Asia. More heads of state are going to take part. The Ukrainian Prime Minister, Denys Shmyhal, will co-chair this event together with President Macron."We believe it is an international duty to help the Ukrainians. The main topic will be energy, but it will not be the only one. There will be two conferences in Paris. In the morning there will be an international conference on the resilience of the Ukrainian people, and in the afternoon there will be a bilateral conference for the reconstruction of Ukraine. (...) Romania will also be part of the coordination mechanism, represented at the level of the Prime Minister's Office. In Romania, the prime minister is the one who coordinates the aid granted to Ukraine, through a mechanism that provides long-term solutions for the reception of refugees," said Auer.The president of the EBRD and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees will also take part in the event.
Romania’s acting minister of defence, Radu Miruță, has asked Parliament to grant prior approval for the signing of a framework agreement with Lockheed Martin for the training of F-16 flight personnel at the European F-16 Training Center (EFTC) hosted in Romania,
Former Social Democrat (PSD) transport minister Răzvan Cuc was detained by prosecutors from the National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) on suspicion of complicity in bribery, the DNA announced on Tuesday, December 16. Cuc, a member of the Social Democratic Party who served as minister of transport in the governments led by Sorin Grindeanu (currently the leader […]
Regions across Romania will receive a financing boost as a result of a EUR 25 million loan that CEC Bank is receiving from the European Investment Bank (EIB). CEC Bank will channel the EIB credit into public-sector projects that promote sustainable economic development, particularly in Romanian regions where the shift to a greener industry is […]
Local authorities in Buzău aim to convert the nearby military airbase Boboc, 117 km northeast of Bucharest, into a secondary airport with dual military and civil use. The final decision will be based on Romania's security interests and requires multiple permits, the Ministry of Defence said, according to Adevarul.ro. ...
Romanians purchased RON 1.49 billion (nearly EUR 300 million) under the last Fidelis issue this year, organised by the Treasury in December, with over two-thirds of the money being placed in euro-denominated debt and more than one-third of the total being placed in long-term 10-year euro-denominated debt with a 6.2% coupon attached, according to data […]
Environment minister Diana Buzoianu announced that the ministry she leads has launched the procedures for a feasibility study aimed at planting 380 hectares of forest shelterbelts in southern Romania, a region increasingly affected by desertification. According to the announcement, the project would result in more than 126 kilometers of tree lines planted along national roads. […]
