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Schengen: Council decides to lift land border controls with Bulgaria and Romania
Friday, December 13, 2024
EU member states have decided to remove checks on persons at the internal land borders with and between Bulgaria and Romania from 1 January 2025, https://www.consilium.europa.eu/ informs. „It is a historic moment to finally welcome Bulgaria ...
Joint communiqué of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Romania and the Republic of Bulgaria
Friday, December 13, 2024
Romania and the Republic of Bulgaria strongly welcome the decision adopted unanimously today, December 12th, by the Justice and Home Affairs Council, on completing the process of full integration of Romania and the Republic of Bulgaria to the Schengen area. It is a historic decision that completes the process of accession of the two countries to the area of free movement within EU, a major objective of both ...
Defence minister Tilvar discusses preparations for NATO Summit 2025 with Dutch counterpart Brekelmans
Friday, December 13, 2024
Minister of Defence Angel Tilvar conducted an official visit to The Hague, in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, on Thursday, at the invitation of his counterpart, Ruben Brekelmans.According to the Romanian Ministry of Defence (MApN), during the bilateral meeting, the two ministers discussed deepening defence cooperation between the two countries, as well as coordinating efforts within NATO and the European Union to strengthen security.A key topic ...
New Government to be smaller, with lower number of state secretaries
Friday, December 13, 2024
The leader of the Save Romania Union (USR)'s deputies, Ionut Mosteanu, said on Thursday that the pro-European parties agreed to the idea that the future Government should have a smaller number of ministries than the current Government and a lower number of state secretaries.He mentioned that among the topics of discussion between the four parties are the administrative-territorial reorganization and the reform of the information services."There ...
Project on the control of the use of the national airspace, regarding unmanned aerial vehicles, approved by the Government
Friday, December 13, 2024
The government in Bucharest has adopted two draft laws to regulate the modalities of intervention in peacetime, in the case of ...
Financing agreement with EIF worth 106.7 million EUR for Innovation Romania Programme
Friday, December 13, 2024
The Ministry of European Investments and Projects (MIPE) announces the signing of a new financing agreement with the European Investment Fund (EIF) for the launch of the Innovation Romania Programme, with a total funding of 106.7 million EUR.According to a press release of the relevant ministry sent on Thursday, the programme is supported by Smart Growth, Digitization and Financial Instruments Programme 2021-2027 (PoCIDIF), from European Structural and ...
Spark Foundry Report: Shifting Trends in Social Media, Streaming, and the Rise of confidence in TV News in Romania
Friday, December 13, 2024
The latest edition of the Romanians New Media Adoption report, conducted by Spark Foundry’s Data Intelligence team, a media agency part of Publicis Groupe Romania, reveals a notable shift in media consumption habits among urban internet users. While online activities are declining, trust in traditional TV news has increased, signaling a renewed reliance on traditional media. Internet ...
The Dutch Parliament has given the green light for Bulgaria and Romania's full Schengen membership
Thursday, December 12, 2024
The Netherlands have officially given the green light for Bulgaria and Romania’s full Schengen membership, following a vote in the Dutch parliament which took place on Wednesday and supported this recent decision of the government, relates the news site of the Bulgarian public television, says News.ro. On Wednesday, the Freedom party of the extremist Geert Wilders, the largest party in the Dutch government coalition, tried to introduce a ...
The new Parliament - convened on December 20
Thursday, December 12, 2024
President Klaus Iohannis signed on Wednesday the decree convening the new Parliament of Romania, the Presidential Administration informs. Romania's newly elected Parliament will convene on December 20 at 14:00. Romanians elected their representatives to the new legislature on December 1. According to the Constitution, after the final results of the 2024 parliamentary elections are announced, the newly elected ...
DefMin Tilvar: Romania - a responsible ally of the U.S. in strengthening regional security at Black Sea
Thursday, December 12, 2024
Romania remains a responsible ally of the U.S. and a loyal partner in the process of strengthening regional security in the Black Sea area, National Defence Minister Angel Tilvar said on Tuesday, during his visit to the 99th Military Base in Deveselu alongside U.S. Ambassador to Romania Kathleen Kavalec."We will continue to act to maintain this region as a point of maximum importance on NATO's agenda," he added.The 99th Military Base in Deveselu hosts the U.S. ...
