The NATO secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg, welcomed on Wednesday the US decision to deploy supplementary troops to Poland, Romania and Germany, says Reuters."This is a strong signal of US engagement, and comes along with other recent US contributions to our common security -- including 8.500 soldiers for the NATO response force and the USS carrier's combat group Harry S. Truman under NATO command in the Mediterranean," Stoltenberg said in a statement."Our deployments are defensive and proportional and send a clear message that NATO will do whatever is necessary to protect and defend its allies," he added.Pentagon spokesman John Kirby confirmed during an online press conference on Wednesday the deployment of about 3.000 US troops to countries on the NATO Eastern flank. The soldiers deployed in Germany and Poland will come from the Fort Bragg base in North Carolina, and the contingent to come to Romania is part of Germany's 'Stryker' infantry battalion. Referring to the military deployed to Romania, John Kirby noted that it was 'an attack battalion and an infantry unit that are organized to be deployed in the short term and to move quickly as soon as they are located'. These troops will be added to the approximately 900 US troops currently in Romania. (Photo:https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/photos_191256.htm)
President Nicușor Dan has nominated Senate president Ilie Bolojan, a leader of the National Liberal Party (PNL) and former interim president, for the prime minister seat. Dan said Bolojan is “the best person to carry out the needed adjustments in the state administration.” He pointed to Bolojan’s track record with reducing spending, and said he has […]
Balkanik Festival – Home of World Music, set to take place at Uranus Garden between September 5 and September 7, lines up this year artists who "celebrate that form of joy that does not ignore reality, but faces it with beauty, energy, and solidarity," the organizers said. The artists performing in September in Bucharest will […]
The mayor of Timișoara, Dominic Fritz, announced on Friday, June 20, that two new bridges over the Bega River will be built in the city. The bridges will be financed with EU-backed funds worth over RON 130 million. The bridges in question are the Solventul Bridge, which will connect Gării Street to Dâmbovița Boulevard and […]
A Sarmatian necropolis nearly 2,000 years old was discovered after archaeological excavations were carried out at the Mehala II site in the municipality of Timișoara, in western Romania. Researchers discovered 15 inhumation graves, most arranged in rectangular pits with rounded corners, although some no longer retain their original outline, having been disturbed by the passage […]
The George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra will deliver on June 26 a concert marking Romania Day at the Osaka World Expo. Additionally, the Bucharest-based orchestra will present a series of other concerts and recitals, both within the Romanian Pavilion and outside, at Toyonara Hall in Osaka. The George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra's concerts will be conducted by […]
Sphera Franchise Group, the largest food service group in Romania, has opened its first Cioccolatitaliani store in the seaside resort of Riccione, in Italy’s Rimini tourist area. This marks the official launch of Sphera Group’s development plan for the premium Italian brand of coffee, gelato, and pastry. Under the plan, it will open four locations […]
