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U.S. – Romanian Cooperation to Counter Russia’s Threat to Global Food Security
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Op-Ed by U.S. Ambassador to Romania Kathleen Kavalec September 18, 2023 Russia’s brutal war on Ukraine has shattered peace in Europe, claimed thousands of lives and cut off critical food supplies from Ukraine to the world. To its great credit, Romania, working with the United States, Moldova, and the EU, has responded to Russia’s ...
SMap heads presents information on drone fragments discovered in Romania at NATO Military Committee conference
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
The Chief of the Defense Staff (SMAp), General Daniel Petrescu, presented at the NATO Military Committee conference information regarding the drone fragments discovered on Romania's territory, the Ministry of National Defense (MApN) informs on Monday.The Chief of the Defense Staff participated, on September 15 and 16, in the conference of the NATO Military Committee, in the format of the Defense Chiefs, organized in Oslo, Norway.According ...
Debate starts in Deputies Chamber on simple motion against Minister of Health Alexandru Rafila
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Deputies Chamber on Monday started the debate on the simple motion of censure against the Minister of Health, Alexandru Rafila.The simple motion, entitled "Minister Rafila - the lazy and cynical tourist who leaves Romania without hospitals," was signed by 56 Deputies from the Save Romania Union and Right Force parties.The session is headed by the acting Speaker of the Deputies Chamber, Alfred Simonis.The text of the motion was read by ...
PNL prepares for 2024 by standing on its own feet in next year's elections
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
The National Liberal Party (PNL – junior in ruling coalition)) prepares for 2024 ‘ standing on its own feet for next year elections’, stated on Monday the secretary general of the party, Lucian Bode, mentioning that after they carry on the governing programme to an end, the party will decide if they ...
IMF, in Bucharest for annual consultations with Romania based on Article IV
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
A team of the International Monetary Fund, led by Jan Kees Martijn, the head of the mission for Romania, will be in Bucharest between September 25 and October 4, 2023, for the annual analysis of the Romanian economy based on Article IV, announced the international financial institution in a press release.Such consultations take place periodically with all IMF member states.The IMF team will discuss economic policies with the Romanian authorities ...
EU budget: Council agrees to €454.8 million in disaster relief aid for Romania, Italy and Türkiye
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Monday the Council agreed to the Commission’s proposal to provide a total of €454.8 million in disaster relief aid to Romania and Italy, to repair damage inflicted by natural disasters in 2022, and to Türkiye, in relation to the earthquakes in February 2023. The assistance will come from the ...
Unemployment rate drops below 1% in Bucharest, in August
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
The unemployment rate in Bucharest fell below 1% in August, the equivalent of 11,592 people who did not have a job, according to the data published on Monday by the Bucharest Municipal Employment Agency (AMOFM).According to the quoted source, at the end of August, 6,762 of the total unemployed registered in the official records are women. Also, 1,182 people were beneficiaries of unemployment benefits, and 10,410 were unemployed without ...
Study: Ecological or “green” products and solutions are aspirational for 7 out of 10 Romanians
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Reveal Marketing Research in collaboration with BIC, CIPRA Association, Kaufland Romania, PRO TV, Stefanini Group and Volkswagen ...
DNA raids at the Bucharest Hospital Administration in a corruption case related to public procurement
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
The National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) prosecutors made on Monday morning raids at the Bucharest Hospital Administration, subordinated to the City Hall, stated judicial sources.The matter under discussion is a corruption file connected to public procurement. The investigation also aims at the appointment of persons to senior positions in hospital units in Bucharest.The investigation is aimed at ...
European Commission officially closes Cooperation and Verification Mechanism for Romania and Bulgaria
Monday, September 18, 2023
On Friday, the European Commission officially closed the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism for Bulgaria and Romania, which had been introduced in 2007, upon the accession of the two countries to the European Union, as a transitional measure designed to facilitate the achievement of progress in reforming the justice system and in the field of anti-corruption measures, as well as in what concerns organized crime, in the case of Bulgaria, indicates a press release ...
PM Ciolacu: We are taking Austria to ECJ, if it continues to abusively deny Romania's right to join Schengen
Monday, September 18, 2023
Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu on Friday stated that Romania has met all the criteria for Schengen accession and, in case the Austrian government insists on exercising its right of veto abusively, our country will go to the European Court of Justice."The veto used by Austria has nothing to do with the criteria that Romania has actually already fulfilled. It is only an arbitrary, unjustified decision. Austria has no legal basis to oppose Romania's accession to ...
Schengen: Austria's veto is not directed against Romania, but against the system, says European Affairs Minister
Monday, September 18, 2023
The Austrian minister for European Affairs, Karoline Edtstadler (the People’s Party, OVP) reiterated on Friday Austria’s worries connected to an extension of the Schengen area, after the government in Bucharest threatened to sue Viena if they do not give up their veto as regards Romania’s accession to Schengen, says the Austrian agency APA.‘The Austrian veto as regards Schengen is not directed against Romania, but against a system ...
President Iohannis participates in the UN General Assembly
Monday, September 18, 2023
President Klaus Iohannis will lead, between September 18-22, the Romanian delegation to the high-level segment of the 78th session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN), which will take place in New York, United States of America, the Presidential Administration reports.The main topic of the current session of the General Assembly is "Rebuilding trust and reigniting global solidarity: Accelerating action on the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable ...
Romania-US High Level Defence Group discusses Russian attacks on Danube ports
Monday, September 18, 2023
A delegation of the Romanian Defence Ministry (MApN) led by senior official for defence policy, planning and international affairs Simona Cojocaru on Thursday participated in a round of strategic dialogue within the Romania-US High Level Defence Group, in Washington DC.Cojocaru made a detailed presentation of the security situation in the Black Sea region in the aftermath of the recent attacks on Ukraine's Danube ports in close proximity to Romania's ...
Strengthening Collaborative Resolve: Second High-Level Meeting to Bolster Ukrainian Grain Exports and Global Food Security
Monday, September 18, 2023
September 15, 2023, Constanta The United States joined representatives from Romania, Ukraine, Moldova, and the European Union for a second high-level meeting in Constanta, Romania to accelerate Ukrainian grain exports and address the global challenge of food insecurity caused by Russia’s decision to withdraw from the Black Sea Grain Initiative (BSGI) and attack global food ...
Over 9 million tonnes of Ukrainian grain were shipped through the port of Constanta in the first eight months
Monday, September 18, 2023
Ukraine exported more grain through the port of Constanta in January-August 2023 than it did in all of 2022, even though volumes have fallen recently after Russian attacks on Danube ports prompted Ukrainian exporters to turn to road and rail routes, Reuters reports. According to the port authority, Ukraine exported 9.2 million tonnes of grain through the port of Constanta in the first eight months of the year, but the pace of ...
Minister Andrei Spinu (Republic of Moldova): We need to invest in infrastructure to increase Ukrainian grain transit
Monday, September 18, 2023
The minister of Infrastructure and Regional Development of the Republic of Moldova, Andrei Spinu said on Friday in Constanta that his country has done everything possible to help the transit of grain from Ukraine, but there is still much to be done, such as building bridges, improving rail infrastructure, making investments in ports. "That means building more ...
Minister Grindeanu: We have established measures to increase level of grain transit from Ukraine through Romania
Monday, September 18, 2023
The Romanian Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Sorin Grindeanu, presented three decisions made to increase the level of grain transit from Ukraine through Romania, in a press conference organized in southeastern Constanta, on Friday.The press conference took place in the Port of Constanta, following a meeting between high representatives of the United States of America, the European Union, Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova and Romania, discussing the ...
Alliance for Agriculture asks for ban on imports of certain agro-food products from Ukraine
Monday, September 18, 2023
The Alliance for Agriculture and Cooperation, made of the PRO AGRO National Federation, the League of Romanian Agricultural Producers Associations - LAPAR, the Union of the National Branch of Vegetable Sector Cooperatives - UNCSV and the Farmers' Force Association - AFF, asks the Government of Romania to immediately adopt a normative act to prohibit the import into Romania of a number of agri-food products from Ukraine.According to a press release of ...
Romanian gov't waiting for export control measures from Ukraine to prevent distorsion of grain market
Monday, September 18, 2023
The Government of Romania is waiting for the relevant Ukrainian authorities to come up with the Action Plan regarding effective export control measures designed to prevent the distortion of the grain market in our country, measures which are expected to come by the end of the day Monday, September 18, 2023.In a press release sent on Friday evening, the Executive "expresses its regret regarding the fact that a ...