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Romania do not have to resort to IMF, and there are no signs of an imminent governmental crisis
Thursday, April 17, 2025
Romania is not in a situation that justifies resorting to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and there are no signs of an imminent governmental crisis, the Presidential Administration said on Wednesday."The spread of alarmist news, based on anonymous sources, without a minimum verification, not only misinforms the public opinion, but can generate unnecessary panic, affecting the climate of economic stability and citizens' ...
FinMin Tanczos Barna: Romania will report ESA deficit recorded in 2024 to EC this month
Thursday, April 17, 2025
Romania will report the ESA deficit recorded in 2024 to the European Commission this month, Finance Minister Tanczos Barna announced on Wednesday.He was asked by the press at the Victoria Palace about reports saying that "the 2024 deficit will be 9.28%, more than previously announced.""Which deficit? Your information is incorrect. The deficit is 8.6%, the cash deficit. You are referring to the ESA deficit - the two should not be ...
Military base at Kogalniceanu to become
Thursday, April 17, 2025
All Romania - U.S. agreements, including those regulating the American military presence in Romania, are in force, are respected and permanently adapted to security developments in the regional environment, sources from the defense field stated on Wednesday.In this regard, the strategic facilities hosted in military bases on Romanian territory, such as the American forces stationed in a rotational system in the 57th Air Base at Mihail ...
Chief of Defence Vlad meets U.S. Commander Donahue
Thursday, April 17, 2025
Strengthening the strategic partnership and defence cooperation with the United States of America, especially on the land component, was the main subject of a meeting on Wednesday of Romania's Chief of Defence Gheorghita Vlad and Commanding General, United States Army Europe and Africa Christopher T. Donahue."We also discussed the current security situation, both regionally and globally, as well as deterrence measures. The level of training of ...
Romania could produce its own military drones by the end of this year
Thursday, April 17, 2025
Romania could produce its own military drones by the end of this year, and in approximately two and a half years the production of explosive powder for weapons will begin, sources from the defense field say.There are also advanced discussions for the production of 155 mm caliber ammunition through the Foreign Military Financing mechanism of the United States, but also in Romania.The new defense financing mechanism prepared at EU ...
Belgian battalion to join Dacian Spring military exercise in Romania
Thursday, April 17, 2025
Approximately 4,000 soldiers and 913 pieces of miltary hardware from Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Italy, Luxembourg, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal and Romania will participate, May 5-23, in the multinational exercise Dacian Spring 2025 (DASP 25), organised in Romania, the Ministry of National Defence (MApN) informed on Wednesday.The exercise is planned and led by the Multinational Division Command South-East (HQ MND-SE) and will be ...
Light corvette approved by CSAT - to be delivered to Romania in approximately six months
Thursday, April 17, 2025
The light corvette whose acquisition was approved by the Supreme Council for Country's Defense (CSAT) will be delivered to Romania in approximately six months, defense sources said on Wednesday.The provision of a HISAR-class light corvette contributes to the consolidation of capabilities intended to execute a wide range of missions in Romania's area of responsibility, such as the protection of critical maritime infrastructure elements, patrol ...
Collaboration between PEFA and MApN to support female leadership and promote public-private partnership
Thursday, April 17, 2025
The European Women's Business Federation (PEFA) has signed a strategic partnership with the Ministry of National Defense, aiming to support female leadership and promote public-private partnership in Romania, the organization announced on Wednesday.According to a PEFA press release, the partnership represents an essential step in supporting leadership and promoting a collaborative environment between the public and private sectors and is a ...
PM Ciolacu: Discussions with US congress delegation also tackled new investments of American companies in Romania
Thursday, April 17, 2025
Tuesday's discussions with the members of the US congress delegation visiting Romania also referred to the possibility of new investments of American companies in our country, prime minister Marcel Ciolacu informs on Wednesday, at the government meeting."We also discussed new investments of American companies in our country. And we even have two examples to give these days. An American fund took over the Kendrion factory in Sibiu, which ...
PresidentialElection2025/IRSOP poll: George Simion and Nicusor Dan - leading preferences
Thursday, April 17, 2025
The Alliance for Romanians' Union (AUR - opposition) party leader George Simion and Bucharest's general mayor Nicusor Dan are leading in voter preferences for the presidential elections in May, with only a three-percentage-point gap between them, according to an IRSOP poll conducted April 4-14.According to the sociological research, 31% of Romanians said they would vote for George Simion if the presidential election were held the next day, 28% ...
PresidentialElection2025/Expert Forum: 1.1 million lei Meta services campaign spending, April 5-11
Thursday, April 17, 2025
Expert Forum analysed the electoral campaign funding on social media platforms during the first week of the campaign (April 5-11), reporting that Meta services (Facebook, Instagram) saw spending worth 1.1 million lei.The organisation examined expenses made by political parties, affiliated individuals and independent candidates via Meta and Google services (Google, YouTube), using data provided by the partner platform Who Targets ...
PresidentialElection2025/Nicusor Dan's social media accounts overrun with fake activities, responsible authorities notified
Thursday, April 17, 2025
Bucharest General Mayor and presidential hopeful Nicusor Dan announced that he has notified the responsible Romanian and European institutions as well as the social media platforms about the fact that he is no longer able to use his social media accounts, which have been "invaded" in recent days by hundreds of thousands of fake accounts.Speaking on Wednesday in a press conference held at his campaign headquarters, Nicusor Dan said: "Where is the ...
PresidentialElections2025/INTERVIEW Elena Lasconi: I will challenge my party colleagues' decision to cut my funding with Constitutional Court
Thursday, April 17, 2025
USR (Save Romania Union - opposition) chairwoman Elena Lasconi, one of the candidates in the May presidential elections, claimed, in an interview with Agerpres, that she will file challenges with the Constitutional Court, the Permanent Electoral Authority and the court because she is prevented from campaigning, showing that, through the decision taken by "a handful of people" in her party to cut off her access to funds, she does not have the same rights as ...
Gov't approves Romania - UK Convention on double taxation elimination
Thursday, April 17, 2025
The Executive approved on Wednesday a bill on the ratification of the Convention between Romania and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for the elimination of double taxation with respect to income and capital gain taxes and the prevention of tax evasion and avoidance, as well as of the Protocol annexed to the Convention signed in London on November 13, 2024.According to a government release, the text of the new Convention ...
Romania is the EU country with the highest inflation in March
Thursday, April 17, 2025
March Inflation Drops to 2.5%, but Romania Returns as the EU Country with the Highest Inflation at 5.1%, according to Eurostat. The inflation rate in the euro area slightly decreased to 2.2% from 2.3% in February. However, Romania once again recorded the highest inflation rate in the EU, with a 5.1% annual increase in prices, according to data published Wednesday by ...
BNR: Financial assets of public administrations grew by 0.5% in quarter IV, 2024
Thursday, April 17, 2025
The financial assets of public administrations expressed as GDP share went up in quarter IV, 2024 bu 0.5%, compared to the same period of 2023, reaching 27.5%, according to data released by the National Bank of Romania (BNR). According to the source, the growing evolution was determined by the increase of cash and deposits which went up (+21.3%), reaching 7% of ...
AFP: Paul of Romania, targeted by an arrest warrant, released in Paris
Thursday, April 17, 2025
Prince Paul of Romania, targeted by a new European arrest warrant issued by the authorities in Bucharest, which requests his extradition to serve prison sentence, was released on Wednesday by the Paris Court of Appeal, AFP reports. Paul Philippe of Romania, 76, was detained at his home in Paris and then imprisoned on April 7 under a new European arrest warrant ...
Acting president Bolojan welcomes US Congress delegation
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Romania has learned the necessary lessons and the government is committed to ensuring the fair and transparent conduct of elections, in full accordance with democratic standards, said interim President Ilie Bolojan on Tuesday, at a meeting with eight members of the U.S. Congress he welcomed at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace.According to the Presidential Administration, the meeting addressed the main areas of the strategic partnership between Romania and ...
Representatives of the US Congress - pleased with Cotroceni's clarifications on annulment of elections
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Representatives of the US Congress present in Bucharest on Tuesday were "pleased" with the clarifications received from the Cotroceni Presidential Palace on the annulment of last year's presidential elections, political sources said.According to the cited sources, the US members of Congress asked "what happened in December and were pleased with the clarifications offered by the president and did not express any concerns about possible problems in ...
PM Ciolacu had a meeting with a visiting delegation of the U.S. Congress
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Romania is interested in strengthening its excellent bilateral relationship with the United States and with the representatives of the U.S. Congress, an institution with an active role in the development of the Romania-US Strategic Partnership, Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu said at a meeting on Tuesday at the Romanian Government House with a visiting delegation of the U.S. Congress led by Vern Buchanan, chairman of the Partnership for Democracy of the House of ...