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Bolojan-Tusk meeting focuses on strengthening Eastern Flank, in light of threats coming from Russia
Friday, March 7, 2025
Interim President Ilie Bolojan met in Brussels on Thursday with Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk, having discussed, among others, strengthening the Eastern Flank, in light of the threats coming from Russia."Together with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, we agreed to continue our coordination as strategic partners and close allies, as well as to support Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova. (...) We aligned our positions regarding the prioritisation of ...
Bolojan, meeting with future German Chancellor: We discussed opportunities for cooperation, including in defence industry
Friday, March 7, 2025
Romania's interim President Ilie Bolojan said on Thursday that he discussed opportunities for cooperation, including in defence industry with CDU leader Friedrich Merz, the future German Chancellor."I was glad to meet CDU President Friedrich Merz today. I congratulated him on his important victory in the recent elections. We discussed how Romania and Germany can work together to make the EU stronger, more resilient and more secure in the current global ...
Bolojan met with EPP President Manfred Weber ahead of the EPP Summit
Friday, March 7, 2025
Romania is ready to work closely with other EU member states to find immediate solutions to recent developments, said interim President Ilie Bolojan on Thursday in a post on X, after his meeting with European People's Party (EPP) President Manfred Weber.Bolojan is in Brussels for the EPP Summit, organised ahead of the European Council meeting, where EU heads of state and government will discuss support for Ukraine and the situation of European ...
Israeli ambassador says Gaza war not yet over, expresses gratitude for Romania's support
Friday, March 7, 2025
Israeli ambassador to Romania Lior Ben Dor said on Thursday during a visit to Buzau that Israel's authorities greatly appreciate the help of U.S. President Donald Trump and of his administration in the context of the Gaza Strip war, but also the solidarity and support offered by the Romanian state.The war against Hamas is not over yet, there are still captive hostages who must return from Gaza, the ambassador told a press conference organized at the ...
IntMin, at meeting with counterparts from Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, pleads for strengthening EU legal framework
Friday, March 7, 2025
Minister of Internal Affairs Catalin Predoiu pleaded, during a meeting with his counterparts from Bulgaria, Croatia and Greece, for strengthening the legal framework at the European level to streamline measures for the return of third-country nationals who are illegally present on EU territory.The discussions held in Brussels on Wednesday focused on coordination on topics of common interest on the European agenda, especially those related to increasing the ...
Organization targeted by DIICOT for treason is Vlad Tepes Command group, retired general, suspect in case
Friday, March 7, 2025
The six people detained by DIICOT for treason and links with Russian agents are members of the "Vlad Tepes" Command group, judicial sources told media.Radu Theodoru, a 101-year-old retired general, is also a suspect in the case.Moreover, on the organization's website, Radu Theodoru is listed as the head of the "Vlad Tepes General Staff".Through various "releases", "memorandums" and "notifications", the organization calls for Romania's ...
Calin Georgescu remains under judicial control
Friday, March 7, 2025
Bucharest District 1 Court on Thursday rejected as unfounded the complaint filed by Georgescu Calin against the measure of judicial control in the case in which he is being prosecuted on six counts, including attempted incitement against the constitutional order."Pursuant to Article 213 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code, rejects as unfounded the complaint lodged by the defendant Georgescu Calin against ordinance no. 2226/221/P/2023/d1 dated 26.02.2025 of ...
Calin Georgescu claims concerning annulment of presidential election rejected by European Court
Friday, March 7, 2025
In its decision given today in the case of Calin Georgescu v. Romania (application no. 37327/24) the European Court of Human Rights, sitting in a Committee of three judges, has unanimously declared the application inadmissible. The decision is final. The case concerns the annulment by the Constitutional Court of Romania of the presidential elections of 2024, for which Mr Georgescu was a ...
Presidential2025/ Ponta: I made the decision to run
Friday, March 7, 2025
Deputy Victor Ponta declared on Thursday that he had decided to run for president of Romania and presented, in a press conference, the main themes of his program - "Romania first"."I want to confirm that I have made the decision to run for president. (...) People want justice and to be put first. It is time to put Romania first. (...) We have gone through difficult times together, we led the most efficient Government in 2012, which gave stability to Romania. ...
Senior bank official: Global uncertainty is the most important systemic risk that we deem severe
Friday, March 7, 2025
The most important systemic risk to financial stability that the National Bank of Romania (BNR) deems severe is the unprecedented uncertainty at global level, which occurs amidst multiple geopolitical events, said on Thursday Matei Kubinschi, BNR's deputy director for financial stability."The main risks to financial stability remained high, similar to previous reports and assessments by other European institutions specialising in this area. The most ...
Stock exchange official: We are going through times of uncertainty
Friday, March 7, 2025
The times we are going through are of uncertainty and it is possible that we will not return to predictability too soon and the way things were moving until recently, according to Chairman of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) Radu Hanga."We are going through times of uncertainty. My personal opinion is that this time of uncertainty will be long. I mean, I don't think we're going to go back to predictability and the way things were moving until ...
Gov't borrows almost RON 2 billion on Thursday off commercial banks
Friday, March 7, 2025
The Ministry of Finance (MF) on Thursday borrowed RON 1.919 lei from banks through two issues of government benchmark bonds, according to data published by the National Bank of Romania (BNR).It borrowed RON 600 million in an issue of government bonds of a residual maturity of 113 months, at an average yield of 7.63% per annum. The nominal value of the issue was RON 600 million, and banks offered RON 681.6 million.An additional auction is ...
AMEPIP Report: Public enterprises post RON 18.5 ml-plus in 2023 pre-tax profit
Friday, March 7, 2025
State-owned enterprises generated in 2023 a total turnover of approximately RON 73.5 billion, with the pre-tax profit standing at over RON 18.5 million, shows an information note on the 2023 Annual Report on the activity of public enterprises presented on Thursday at the government meeting.The Agency for Monitoring and Assessing Public Enterprises' Performance (AMEPIP) has prepared and presented to the government the 2023 activity report for the 140 ...
Yasser El-Gammal (World Bank): There is still a long way to go on gender rights and equality
Friday, March 7, 2025
Women are involved in certain sectors, such as entrepreneurship, boards of directors, political representation or in the labor market, but there is still a long way to go in terms of rights, gender equality and empowerment, Yasser El-Gammal, World Bank Country Manager for Romania and Hungary, said on Thursday at a specialized event."I'm relatively new to Romania, so I know very few of you, but I'm rather sure I'm here today surrounded by some of the ...
AHK Romania asks for more gov't flexibility to cut through red tape
Friday, March 7, 2025
Companies in the AHK Romania community are calling for cooperation and unity between the social, economic and political environment and asking for more flexibility from the government to cut through red tape related to the allocation of funds for companies and investment."It is essential to remain united, to be competitive, to adapt to the current geopolitical context, marked by challenges and continuous transformations. Only through a coherent and ...
Acting President Ilie Bolojan attends the extraordinary meeting of the European Council and the EPP Summit in Brussels on Thursday
Thursday, March 6, 2025
Ilie Bolojan will attend, on Thursday, the first European Council meeting as the interim president of Romania.At this special summit, the heads of state and government from the European Union will discuss support for Ukraine and the situation of European defence.President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy is invited to participate in the meeting.Bolojan will start the day with a meeting with president of the European People's Party Manfred ...
Romania declares Russian Federation's military, air, naval attache in Bucharest, deputy personae non gratae
Thursday, March 6, 2025
Romania has decided to declare personae non gratae on its soil the military, air and naval attaché of the Russian Federation in Bucharest, as well as his deputy, for carrying out activities running contrary to the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, the country's Foreign Affairs Ministry (MAE) said on Wednesday.According to MAE, the Russian party on Wednesday was informed about the decision on a summoning to MAE,a at the order of Romania's ...
PM Ciolacu: I agree to allocate additional funds for armament, on condition money goes exclusively to Romanian plants
Thursday, March 6, 2025
Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu announced on Wednesday regarding the "Rearm Europe" Plan that he agrees with the additional allocation of funds for armament, provided that the money is directed exclusively to plants in the Romanian defence industry."The European Commission says Romania is right. Defence spending will not be included in the calculation of the budget deficit! I will respond to the letter from the President of the European Commission regarding ...
Italian Intelligence Report : Russia has consolidated its role as an actor that poses a hybrid threat, including to Romania
Thursday, March 6, 2025
Russia carried out 34 hybrid attacks against Romania last year, according to a report by the Italian Republic’s Intelligence System for Security (AISE), which indicates that Romania has become one of the Kremlin’s preferred targets. The name of Calin Georgescu also appears in the Italian intelligence services’ document. The Italian intelligence services’ report states that Romania was targeted ...
Florida attorney general confirms criminal probe into Tate brothers' visit to state
Thursday, March 6, 2025
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced an active criminal investigation into Andrew and Tristan Tate's presence in Florida. Despite denying any wrongdoing, the Tates are under investigation in Romania for organized criminal activity, human trafficking, and other serious offenses. Florida Attorney General James ...