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DHS Announces the Rescission of Romania’s Designation into the Visa Waiver Program
Monday, May 5, 2025
Release Date: May 2, 2025 WASHINGTON —Today, the Department of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Department of State, rescinded Romania’s Visa Waiver Program (VWP) designation. Despite security concerns, the Biden Administration designated ...
CSAT approves updated military mobility plan
Monday, May 5, 2025
Romania's Supreme Council for National Defence (CSAT) on Wednesday approved the country's military mobility national plan, announced acting President Ilie Bolojan reported, saying that a new bridge over the Danube is included as an important project in the plan."A third important item [on the CSAT agenda] was to update the National Plan on Military Mobility. That is a plan that includes the main projects that secure both civil mobility on important ...
Ilie Bolojan hopeful Defense package is duly adopted to enable Romanian Army's proper preparation
Monday, May 5, 2025
Acting President Ilie Bolojan declared on Wednesday after the meeting of the Supreme Council for National Defense (CSAT) that the National Defense Law should clear Parliament by the end of May, so that the Romanian Army be prepared "for a certain situation".The CSAT approved on Wednesday Romania's draft National Defense Law, "a piece of legislation that is part of the set of four laws that remained to be approved at the beginning of this year, so that we ...
Romanian, Bulgarian presidents discuss new interconnection bridges, stronger ties
Monday, May 5, 2025
The existing bridges connecting Romania and Bulgaria at Calafat-Vidin and Giurgiu-Ruse are insufficient amid the continuous growth of transport traffic and freight volumes, and the wish of businesses in the region to pursue joint projects, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev declared during a meeting with Romania's acting President Ilie Bolojan, the Bulgarian President's press secretariat said on last Tuesday, as cited by news agency BTA.Presidents Bolojan ...
Ilie Bolojan discusses with representatives of Romanian-German Chamber of Commerce about supporting German investments in Romania
Monday, May 5, 2025
Acting president Ilie Bolojan received on Wednesday, at the Cotroceni Palace, the delegation of the Romanian-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (AHK Romania), in a meeting dedicated to consolidating bilateral economic relations and supporting German investments in our country, the Presidential Administration informed."The discussions focused on the potential of German investments in our country, on how they can be expanded, but also on broader economic ...
Net assets of investment funds operating in Romania advance 0.9pct in March 2025
Monday, May 5, 2025
The net assets of the 246 open-ended and closed-end funds, local and foreign operating in Romania increased in March 2025 by 0.9% to RON 49.5 billion (EUR 9.9 billion), and the net inflows for the month totalled RON 452 million (EUR 90.8 million), according to a press release of the Association of Fund Managers (AAF) issued on Wednesday.The 5 best performing local open-ended funds in the last 12 months recorded net annual returns between 9% and 17.9%; ...
Consolidated general budget arrears slightly decrease in March 2025
Monday, May 5, 2025
The arrears of the consolidated general budget decreased by 0.85% in March 2025 compared to the previous month, to 552.5 million RON, from 557.2 million EON in February, according to data published on the website of the Ministry of Finance (MF).Arrears over 90 days increased by 7.3%, from 150.9 million RON to 161.9 million RON, while those over 120 days decreased by 6.44%, from 256.4 million RON in February 2025 to 239.9 million RON in March. Arrears over ...
Moody’s Analytics: Romania should act “very urgently” to accelerate budget cuts
Monday, May 5, 2025
The trade war triggered by Donald Trump is reducing growth prospects in Romania, Hungary and the Czech Republic, as budget deficits in Poland and Romania already reach the highest levels in the EU, Moody’s Analytics shows in an assessment according to which Romania should act “very urgently” to accelerate budget cuts, Reuters reports. Central Europe has limited fiscal space to offset ...
MKOR Survey: Tense ending before elections: 1 out of 5 Romanians undecided, close scores among main candidates
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
33.1% of electors would choose George Simion in first round, on the rise by 1.9% against March. Nicusor Dan and Crin Antonescu, main countercandidates in round 1: 19.4% and 21% In round 2, very close scores and number of undecided electors grows: 41-55% of people in simulated scenarios do not know whom to ...
Presidential Election2025/BEC: 170 decisions to admit complaints, April 21-24, illegal political campaign materials removed
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
The Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) issued 170 decisions of admission of complaints regarding the electoral campaign in the online environment and 163 decisions of rejection between April 21-24.According to the BEC, the decisions of admission were taken against:* 1,071 political advertising materials with illegal content posted on accounts whose authenticity cannot be verified, as the accounts were not assumed by individuals or legal entities;* ...
Ilie Bolojan, in Warsaw: Romania has managed to develop important energy projects
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Romania has succeeded, in collaboration with private companies, in developing important energy projects, interim president Ilie Bolojan said on Tuesday, during the segment dedicated to heads of state and government at the Three Seas Initiative Business Forum, organized at the Royal Castle in Warsaw.In this regard, he recalled that the plan to build Cernavoda NPP (Nuclear Power Plant) Units 3 and 4 is making important steps forward, while in the field of ...
Works on Via Carpathia's expressway portions in Romania could start this autumn
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Works on Via Carpathia's expressway sections in Romania could start this autumn, interim President Ilie Bolojan said on Tuesday. Bolojan held a news briefing at the end of a Three Seas Initiative Summit in Warsaw.He said that Via Carpathia is a network of highways and expressways connecting northern Europe from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea via Romania and to the Adriatic Sea via the Balkans."On the territory of our country the road is an ...
Romania's Bolojan, Bulgaria's Radev meet on sidelines of Three Seas Initiative Summit
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Romania's acting President Ilie Bolojan on Tuesday met Bulgarian President Rumen Radev on the sidelines of the Three Seas Initiative Summit, hosted by the Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland."Excellent talks with President of Bulgaria Rumen Radev in Warsaw. We discussed bilateral, EU, and NATO coordination for developing our infrastructure interconnections and enhancing our security cooperation, with the aim of consolidating our economies and strengthening the ...
DefMin Tilvar meets EP president Roberta Metsola on the sidelines of his official visit to Brussels
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
The minister of national defence, Angel Tilvar, had a bilateral meeting with the president of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, on the sidelines of his official visit to Brussels on Monday.According to a press release of the Ministry of Defence sent on Tuesday, during the discussions, the Romanian official highlighted the essential role of the European Parliament in supporting a common strategic vision in the field of defence and security of ...
DefMin meets with Kaja Kallas, situation in Black Sea region, focus of discussions
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
The Minister of Defense, Angel Tilvar, met in Brussels with the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, during the discussions, the common vision regarding the need to strengthen the EU's role as a strategic actor in the Eastern Neighborhood was reconfirmed.According to a press release from the Ministry of National Defence sent on Tuesday, Minister Angel ...
Romanian Army to acquire new Patriot system from the US using non-reimbursable funds
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
The leadership of the Ministry of National Defence welcomes the decision of the US State Department to approve the sale to Romania of a long-range surface-to-air missile system (HSAM) - Patriot, through the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) security assistance programme, and the notification, in this regard, of the US Congress, according to standard American procedures.This system will replace the one donated to Ukraine by our country in September ...
Transport minister: Romania should be prepared for massive blackout scenario like the one in Spain
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Scenarios according to which Romania could be hit by a massive power outage such as the one in Spain, although they seem to belong to the realm of science fiction, should be seriously considered by those who deal with emergency situations, Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Sorin Grindeanu declared on Tuesday when asked by journalists if Romania could cope with a situation similar to that triggered by the massive power disruption in ...
Unemployment rate in Bucharest, 0.63 pct in March 2025
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
A total of 7,924 unemployed people, including 4,531 women, were in the records of the Municipal Agency for Employment Bucharest (AMOFM) at the end of March, with an unemployment rate of 0.63%, informs a press release sent on Tuesday.Compared to the previous month, when the unemployment rate was 0.64%, the indicator decreased by 1.56% this March.Out of a total of 7,924 people registered in the records of AMOFM Bucharest, 1,531 were recipients of ...
Over 223,000 inactive people wanted to work in 2024
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
A number of 223,700 inactive people wanted to work in 2024, but were either not looking for work or were not available to start working, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics (INS), published on Tuesday.The share of underemployed persons in the total active population was 1.1% in 2024, 0.1 percentage points lower than in the previous year. The additional potential labor force included 223,700 persons, up 10.5% compared to the previous ...
Survey: A quarter of Romanians associate May 1st with barbecues, socialising
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
A quarter of Romanians consider May 1 primarily a day dedicated to barbecues and socialising (24%), especially young people aged 25-34 (29%), according to the findings of a survey released on Tuesday.According to Reveal Search Marketing, in the top of the meanings of the International Labour Day for Romanians there is both the day off for relaxation (35%) and the authentic Romanian tradition (26%).As for the meanings of barbecue for ...