Ooni Koda
  1. Home
  2. /
  3. Newsfeed
  4. /
  5. US Embassy: Romania hosts a NATO multinational exercise...

US Embassy: Romania hosts a NATO multinational exercise for the improvement of the collective defence in Eastern Europe

January 6, 2016

Members of the armed forces in Romania, the Republic of Moldova and the US will have a NATO multi-national exercise for the improvement of the collective defence in Eastern Europe,informs a press release of the US Embassy in Bucharest. Accordingto the quoted source, theMarines and the mariners of the combined arms company and the Black Sea Rotational Force will take part in the Platinum Lynx 16-2 exercise in Smardan,starting on Monday. ‘Forthis exercise,the Combined Arms Company will transport tanks,artillery and other heavy equipment on railroad in Bulgaria,where they will support the mechanised integration,breach techniques,tactics for landed shootings,indirect shooting with the purpose of improving the fighting capacity in joined operations, the anti-tank tactics and other essential fighting abilities’the American Embassy in Romania announces. The participants will host on Friday the Day of the distinguished visitors and journalists ‘ for an exercise with firing with combinedarms including tanks,artillery and air support’. The company of combined arms,stationed in Bulgaria came in August ‘ to support the allies and the NATO partners in the region and to bring a segment of mechanised abilities to the multi-national exercises’. The company is an additional unit of the Black Sea Rotational Force,a semi-annual rotation of the Marine and the Mariners sent to Romania, to answer to a varied series of military operations in the area of responsibility of the European Command of the US,the quoted source says.

Read in full - click here
Two Romanian productions selected for Helsinki’s DocPoint festival

Tudor Platon’s An Almost Perfect Family and Radu Ciorniciuc and Lina Vdovîi’s Dad will be screened at this year’s DocPoint – Helsinki Documentary Film Festival. An Almost Perfect Family, produced by Carla Fotea / MicroFILM, was selected in the International Competition of the festival. The documentary Dad will be screened as part of the event’s […]

Yuriy Bykoriz, Managing Director CEE, Kormotech Global: "The Romanian pet food market is steadily expanding, and our aim is to capture over 10% of the market share"

"The Romanian pet food market is larger than our domestic market in Ukraine. It shows significant potential and is growing steadily, with an average annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7%," states Yuriy Bykoriz, Managing Director CEE, Kormotech Global. Kormotech, a family-owned global pet food company with Ukrainian roots, has been producing food for cats and […]

E-commerce reaches 3.32% of Romania’s GDP in 2024, still below EU average

Romania's e-commerce sector accounted for 3.32% of the country's GDP in 2024, showing steady growth but still trailing behind the European average of around 5%, according to data from the Bulgarian eCommerce Association.  In Central and Eastern Europe, Greece leads the region with e-commerce contributing 7.87% to its GDP, while Bulgaria lags behind with just […]

BRINGO: Over 1.6 million orders In 2024. 4 out of 5 Bringo orders contain discounted products

Promotional products were twice as present in shopping carts in 2024. Healthier choices: Nearly half of Bringo orders included organic products. Less sugar: +20% increase in sugar-free products in Bringo carts. Bringo, the first rapid online grocery delivery service in Romania using personal shoppers, has analyzed key trends shaping eGroceries consumption...

In 2024, One United Properties sold and pre-sold units worth EUR 227.8 mln, leased 20,000 sqm of commercial spaces

One United Properties (BVB: ONE), the leading Romanian green developer of residential, mixed-use, and office properties, reports total sales and pre-sales of EUR 227.8 million in 2024, corresponding to the surface of 83,958 sqm of residential and commercial spaces sold and...

Romania listed among top trending spa destinations in 2025

As part of their annual Spa Trends Report 2025, online booking site SpaSeekers.com has revealed the top trending spa destinations worldwide based on increases in Google search data. Albania and Romania tie in third place, each with an 83% increase in searches, after Vietnam and Morocco.  Known for its beautiful beaches and tropical jungles, Vietnam is […]