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IntMin Predoiu, Bulgarian counterpart Mitov discuss managing illegal migration
Thursday, March 20, 2025
Managing illegal migration, securing the common Romanian-Bulgarian border area and EU's external border, as well as dismantling transborder organised crime networks, were among the topics addressed by Romanian Interior Minister Catalin Predoiu and his Bulgarian counterpart Daniel Mitov, during a meeting on home affairs in the new capacity as Schengen member states."Managing border flows is important for the Interior Ministry. We want Romanian citizens to ...
EBRD president is visiting Romania on Thursday and Friday
Thursday, March 20, 2025
The president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Odile Renaud-Basso, is visiting Romania on March 20-21, where she will meet with a number of government officials and business representatives.According to a press release of the international financial institution, the visit of the EBRD President comes at a time when the institution is preparing new five-year strategies for Romania and Bulgaria, which will go into public ...
USR, at meeting with OSCE representative: Russia has launched a hybrid war against Romania
Thursday, March 20, 2025
President of Romania's delegation to the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Permanent Council Iulian Lorincz and leader of the Save Romania Union (USR - opposition) senators Stefan Palarie met with Maria Telalian, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR).During Tuesday's meeting, the USR representatives "raised an alarm about Russia's involvement" in Romania's elections, according to a pres ...
Analyst:Energy must represent our essential export commodity over the next 15 years
Thursday, March 20, 2025
Energy must represent our essential export commodity in the next 15 years and I believe that all our efforts, at the governmental level, at the business milieu level, must converge towards this absolutely essential element for future economic evolution, economic analyst Adrian Negrescu said on Wednesday at the Black Sea Forum."I believe that it is absolutely essential that in the perspective of the coming years we really think about what we want in terms of ...
CCIR: We continue our efforts to identify development opportunities in the Venezuelan market
Thursday, March 20, 2025
Romanian entrepreneurs can have opportunities for business development in Venezuela, Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania (CCIR) Mihai Daraban said during a discussion with Jose de Jesus Sojo Reyes, charge d'affaires of the Embassy of Bolivia in Romania.According to a CCIR press statement released on Wednesday, the meeting between the two officials aimed to develop a dialogue with the Venezuelan Embassy in Romania ...
Black Sea energy investment will provide Romania with the necessary safety guarantees
Thursday, March 20, 2025
Investment in the Black Sea energy sector will provide Romania with the necessary safety guarantees, Chairman of Romania's National Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE) George-Sergiu Niculescu said on Wednesday at the Black Sea Forum."This area of the Black Sea is a great hub and a great platform of energy resources. I must emphasise that Romania is the first country in the Black Sea region to have an Offshore Wind Energy Law. I must tell ...
Collaboration between Romania and Kazakhstan could be extended in the nuclear field
Thursday, March 20, 2025
The collaboration between Romania and Kazakhstan could be expanded, in the future, also in the nuclear field, high Kazakh officials said during a visit to the Romanian Ministry of Energy.According to a press release of the Ministry of Energy, the deputy minister with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Roman Vassilenko, accompanied by the ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Romania, Ali Yerlik, and the operations ...
Final electricity consumption in Romania declines 4.8pct in January 2025
Thursday, March 20, 2025
Final electricity consumption in Romania decreased by 1.4% in the first month of 2025, to 4.46 billion kWh, y-o-y, while electricity exports increased by 43.1 million kWh, reaching 1.113 billion kWh, according to data published on Friday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).According to the INS, final commercial electricity decreased by 4.8% in January 2025, y-o-y.Official statistics reveal that, between January 1 and 31, 2025, the ...
EnerMin Burduja: State aid worth 3.9B RON for closure of mines in Valea Jiului
Thursday, March 20, 2025
The government on last Thursday approved, by emergency ordinance, the granting of a state aid worth 3.9 billion RON to the company Complexul Energetic Valea Jiului S.A [Energy Complex - editor's note] for the implementation of the mining closure plan to take place in stages between 2025 and 2032.The minister of energy, Sebastian Burduja, stated, at the Victoria Palace, that the government thus transposed the approved decision at the level of the ...
Acting president Bolojan - phone conversation with European Council president Antonio Costa before EC meeting
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Romania's acting President Ilie Bolojan had a telephone conversation on Tuesday with the President of the European Council, Antonio Costa, about Romania's priorities related to the continuation of EU support for Ukraine, the advancement of decisions on the strengthening of the European defence sector and the need for swift actions to boost competitiveness both at EU and national level."Ahead of this week's EUCO, I discussed with President Costa Romania's ...
