The Embassy of the United States of America in Romania warns its citizens on its official website of potential threat against religious institutions, from Friday through Sunday, a context in which the Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI) points out it has not increased the terrorist alert level in Romania.The U.S. Embassy has been made aware of threats potentially targeting a synagogue, temple, or mosque in Romania for the October 11-13 weekend. The Embassy urges U.S. citizens to exercise increased caution near religious institutions in Romania for this period," reads a message the diplomatic mission posted on its website on Friday.Spokesman of the Romanian Intelligence Service Ovidiu Marincea said that the authorities' attention will be increased and evoked the international context and religious events at the end of the week."Currently, the Romanian Intelligence Service has no data and information that could lead to the request to increase the terrorist alert level, but, taking into account the international security context and the religious events taking place this weekend, SRI together with the relevant structures and with all other structures and institutions of the national defence, public order and national security system will obviously show an increased attention to preserve the state of security in Romania," he said.The Interior Ministry (MAI) also said on its official website that this weekend will be on duty "increased troops to ensure an optimal climate of public order and public safety.""Thus, the police, gendarmes, border police, together with institutional partners, will be on the streets, with special attention being paid to areas where religious ceremonies, places of worship and places with large crowds, for the safety of all citizens," said the representatives of the Interior Ministry.Moreover, they call on people who notice possible breaches of the law to notify the structures in charge through the single emergency number 112 or, if necessary, the nearest team of the Interior Ministry.
Six men and one woman from Romania have been accused of recruiting dozens of children and adults from foster care centers, whom they then transported to Hungary, where they turned them into slaves, forcing them to work under inhumane conditions. The accused are from the localities of Ozun and Chilieni, Covasna County, Romania, and allegedly […]
The Museum of Collectivization, the first in Romania dedicated to the forced collectivization period of the communist era, is set to open a new wing, Corp B, funded through the EU-backed National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) and co-financed by the National Cultural Fund Administration (AFCN). With the new building, the museum located in Tămășeni, […]
Romania’s “Madrigal – Marin Constantin” National Chamber Choir, conducted by Anna Ungureanu, will be in Luxembourg and Belgium, as part of the “Bridges Across Europe/Punți peste Europa” European tour, where it will perform five extraordinary concerts. The performances will take place between November 20 and 25, with the help of the Ministry of Culture, the Romanian Embassy […]
The European Development Bank approved a EUR 140 million loan for Romania’s “Cultural Foundations” project, aimed at preserving historical monuments and constructing cultural buildings in the country. The project targets 14 investment objectives of national and European relevance, administered by public institutions under the Ministry of Culture, including the Romanian Athenaeum, the Romanian National Operas […]
Bucharest, November 14, 2024 – Exim Banca Romaneasca offers clients the possibility to verify the true identity of the beneficiary when initiating a payment in RON through internet or mobile banking. This is enabled by the bank’s adoption of the Beneficiary Name Display Service (SANB), which helps prevent fraud and reduces erroneous transactions caused by […]
Fifty NGOs and civic groups, along with the Bucharest Environmental Platform, have drawn up an open letter calling on Romania’s Ministry of Environment, Waters, and Forests to urgently approve the Management Plan for the Văcărești Natural Park in Bucharest. They say the plan has been pending approval for nearly a year. The non-profits noted that […]
