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DefMin Ciuca meets Chief of Spain's Defence Staff
Friday, March 26, 2021
The Minister of National Defence, Nicolae Ciuca, had an official meeting on Thursday, at the Ministry of Defence (MApN)'s headquarters, with the Chief of the Defence Staff of the Kingdom of Spain, Admiral Teodoro Esteban Lopez Calderon, who is visiting Romania.According to a press release, the main topics of discussion were the stage of the Romanian-Spanish cooperation relationship in the defence field and current security issues on the North Atlantic ...
F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft brought to Romania to complete 53rd Squadron of Romanian Air Force
Friday, March 26, 2021

An F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft that completes the 53rd Squadron arrived from Portugal at the 86th Air Base on Thursday evening, the Ministry of National Defence (MApN) informs on its official Facebook page.The F-16 Fighting Falcon completes the list of purchases of fighter aircraft for the Romanian Air Force, states the quoted source.The Ministry of National Defence reminds that the multi-role aircraft program started in 2014 "out of the need ...
This year, the National Day of Hellenic Republic marks 200 years since the beginning of the 1821 Revolution
Friday, March 26, 2021

The Greeks are distinguished by patriotism, says Ambassador of Greece in Bucharest Sofia Grammata, who emphasizes that the Greek people are very proud of their history."The great Greek diaspora, from around the world, maintains strong ties with Greece, with its customs and traditions. We, the Greeks, are very proud of our history, even if, sometimes we judge those who exercise political power in our country, the love for our country, blessed by beauty, ...
ForMin Aurescu meets AMRO head Stewart, discusses regional strategic projects Rail2Sea, Via Carpathia
Friday, March 26, 2021

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bogdan Aurescu, on Thursday welcomed Eric Stewart, the head of the Romanian-American Business Council (AMRO), on the occasion of the visit that an AMRO delegation is carrying out in Romania, the two discussing regional strategic projects, informed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a press release. Henry Homans, Vice President of AMRO, also attended the meeting.During the meeting, they discussed concrete ways of promoting ...
European Committee of Social Rights’ Conclusions 2020 - 6 conclusions of non-conformity with the European Social Charter on Romania
Friday, March 26, 2021
The European Committee of Social Rights ...
CFA Romania estimates that the economic impact of coronavirus will be felt until quarter 2, 2022
Friday, March 26, 2021
The Macroeconomic Confidence Indicator of CFA Romania Association remained constant compared to the previous month at the level of 55.7 points and analysts estimate that the economic impact of coronavirus will be felt until quarter 2, 2022. “The Macroeconomic Confidence Indicator of CFA Romania remained constant compared to the previous month at the level of 55.7 points (the indicator grew by 7.2 ...
New Home 2021 programme starts this Friday
Friday, March 26, 2021
Financing of New Home programme starting on Friday will receive applications for this year's edition of the programme, the National Guarantee Fund of Credits for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (FNGCIMM), in a press release on Thursday.The government approved the guarantee ceiling of the New Home 2021 programme, worth 1.5 billion lei and the Ministry of Finance on Wednesday cut down the administration commission, from 0.40pct to a level of 0.30pct of the ...
Young people without experience and entry level, most applications for a job in February
Friday, March 26, 2021
Candidates without experience and those from entry level category (0-2 years of experience) are professional categories which recorded, in February, the highest increases of the average number of applications for jobs, compared to last year, according to an analysis made by representatives of an online recruiting platform. Thus, the two segments of candidates cumulated about 500,000 applications in the ...
Study on Romanian parents’ perception regarding children's education
Friday, March 26, 2021

One-third of parents believe that traditional education prepares children insufficiently for life. 44% of parents consider entrepreneurship to be an area of interest for their children. One-third of parents believe that traditional education prepares a child for life to a small and very small ...
Study: Romanians devote more time to cooking; 66% improved cooking abilities in past year
Friday, March 26, 2021
Over 66% of Romanians have improved their cooking abilities in the past year, and a household spends about 20 hours per week to cook food, which means an increase of 46% compared to the previous year, a study made by Mastercard shows. Beyond its practical aspect, cooking revealed the wish to have a more healthy life style (64%), to learn new abilities (57%) and to spend more quality time with loved ...
President Klaus Iohannis to participate, Thursday, Friday, in European Council meeting, in videoconference format
Thursday, March 25, 2021
President Klaus Iohannis will participate, on Thursday and Friday, in the European Council meeting, in videoconference format, the Presidential Administration announced.According to the quoted source, the main topics on the agenda are coordination at EU level in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, with a focus on speeding up vaccine production, delivery and distribution, preparing for the gradual lifting of restrictions and strengthening the EU's global ...
Coronavirus: weekly report: 26.4% of deaths in Bucharest and Timis, Maramures, Hunedoara, Brasov Counties
Thursday, March 25, 2021
The National Institute of Public Health (INSP) reported on Wednesday that 26.4% of all deaths in people infected with SARS-CoV-2 were recorded in the week of March 15-21 in Bucharest and in the counties of Timis, Maramures, Hunedoara and Brasov.According to the weekly report, 42.7% of all cases were registered in Bucharest, Timis, Ilfov, Cluj and Brasov.Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic to date, one in 66 cases has ...
President Iohannis: We do not want national quarantine for Romania
Thursday, March 25, 2021
President Klaus Iohannis declared on Wednesday that a national quarantine is not desired and called for compliance with the restrictions and for the speeding up of the vaccination campaign."We do not want a national quarantine for Romania," Iohannis said. He added that solutions must be found to allow people to attend church on Easter."This year, Easter holidays are a long ...
Romania supports International Accountability Platform for Belarus
Thursday, March 25, 2021

Romania, alongside other 18 participating OSCE and EU states, supports the founding of the International Accountability Platform for Belarus (IAPB), a structure meant to support documenting and investigation of serious violations of human rights which took place in the Republic of Belarus following the presidential elections of this country in August 2020.According to a press release sent by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE), Romania also supports ...
Bogdan Aurescu pleads for strengthening NATO posture on entire Eastern Flank
Thursday, March 25, 2021
Foreign Affairs Minister Bogdan Aurescu pleaded for strengthening NATO's deterrence and defence posture on the entire Eastern Flank on the second day of the meeting of foreign ministers from NATO member states.Aurescu participated on Wednesday in the session devoted to the relations with Russia, regional security and developments in the area of arms control, on the second day of the meeting taking place in Brussels. Besides the allied ministers, also ...
ForMin Aurescu and Polish counterpart Rau discuss on joint government session, preparation for Eastern Partnership Summit
Thursday, March 25, 2021
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bogdan Aurescu, had on Tuesday a meeting with Polish counterpart Zbigniew Rau, on the participating in the Foreign Ministers reunion of NATO member states in Brussells, context in which the two dignitaries discussed about the preparation stage of the joint government session of this year.According to a press release sent by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE), the two officials decided to intensify their actions, including ...
Chief of Defence Staff meets his Spanish counterpart
Thursday, March 25, 2021
The Chief of Defence Staff, Lieutenant General Daniel Petrescu, met on Wednesday at the Ministry of Defence headquarters with his Spanish counterpart, Admiral Teodoro Esteban Lopez Calderon, who is on an official visit to Romania. The discussions focused on military cooperation relations, participation in exercises and missions and on the consolidation of allied and European multinational structures.According to a press release of the Ministry of National ...
Survey: Romanians have greatest confidence in Germany, the EU, NATO and the US
Thursday, March 25, 2021

Romanians have a great deal and quite a lot of confidence in Germany (57.6 pct), the European Union (51.7 pct), NATO (49.4 pct) and the US (47.1 pct), according to an INSCOP poll sent on Wednesday.At the other end, in terms of comparison of a great deal and quite a lot of confidence in countries and organizations are China (19 pct) and Russia (16 pct).The survey found that 47.2 pct of respondents have a great deal and quite a lot of confidence in ...
PSD submits simple motion against Minister of Agriculture
Thursday, March 25, 2021
The Social Democratic Party (PSD) has submitted, on Wednesday, at the Chamber of Deputies, a simple motion against the Minister of Agriculture, Adrian Oros.The motion is titled "Romania's agriculture is attacked by the most dangerous pest - Minister Adrian Nechita Oros". The motion will be debated next Monday, and the final vote will be given next ...
Deputies adopted the dismantling of Judicial Crimes' Investigation Section
Thursday, March 25, 2021
The Chamber of Deputies plenary adopted today by a vote of 171 to 136 and two abstentions the bill providing for the dismantling of the Section for the Investigation of Judicial Crimes (SIIJ) in the amended form received from the Law Committee; one of the amendments provides that the magistrates may be prosecuted only with the assent of the Supreme Council of Magistrates (CSM).The bill regulates the abolition of the SIIJ, a structure of the ...