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Nordic Film Festival returns to Bucharest between 23 - 26 November
Tuesday, November 21, 2023
After Timisoara, NORDIC FILM FESTIVAL comes back with the fourth edition to Bucharest, between 23rd and 26th November at the Cinema Elvire Popesco. In the four days of the festival, the lovers of Nordic cinema may watch 14 feature-length films, presenting the diversity and unique aspects of Nordic space, according to the artistic approach of the film makers in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and ...
President Iohannis: Tanzania can count on Romania to promote and develop relations with the EU
Monday, November 20, 2023
Tanzania can count on Romania to promote and develop relations with the European Union, president Klaus Iohannis said on Friday in a joint press statement with the president of the republic, Samia Suluhu Hassan.According to the head of state, who is visiting Tanzania, the country is "a valuable partner in Romania's strategic approaches to its African partners".The Romanian president said that in his dialogue with president Samia Suluhu ...
Memoranda in assistance in case of disasters and agriculture, signed by officials from Romania and Tanzania
Monday, November 20, 2023
Two memoranda in the field of disaster assistance and agriculture were signed on Friday in Dar es Salaam, in the context of president Klaus Iohannis's state visit to the United Republic of Tanzania.These documents, according to the Presidential Administration, "will strengthen and deepen cooperation in the areas concerned."The Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Romania through the Department for Emergency ...
President Klaus Iohannis continues tour in Africa with visit to Zanzibar
Monday, November 20, 2023
Romania's President Klaus Iohannis on Saturday was welcomed by his counterpart from Zanzibar to discuss strengthening bilateral relationships, including in the areas of education and tourism."In my conversation today with the president of Zanzibar, Hussein Mwinyi, I expressed the need for increased political and economic co-operation, including in the sectoral areas with unexplored potential, which could bring added value to the bilateral relationships ...
ForMin Odobescu: Romania has been a permanent advocate for Western Balkan countries' EU integration
Monday, November 20, 2023
Romania has been a permanent advocate for the Western Balkan countries and for its Eastern partners - the Republic of Moldova, Ukraine and Georgia - in terms of their path towards integration into the European Union, Foreign Minister Luminita Odobescu said on Friday, as she toured Albania, North Macedonia and Montenegro.She stressed that there is no competition in terms of Romania's support for various ...
Mircea Geoana: Republic of Moldova has historic chance to escape geographical curse by joining EU
Monday, November 20, 2023
NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoana said Friday in Iasi that the Republic of Moldova has the historic opportunity to join the European Union and thus "to escape from the geographical curse.""The Republic of Moldova is a country that has a historic chance to escape from its geographical curse. For me, as the leader of NATO, the project of President ...
Romania must be active in Ukraine's reconstruction, Mircea Geoana says
Monday, November 20, 2023
NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoana said on Friday in Northeastern city of Iasi that he encourages Romania to work with two neighbouring countries - the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine for their European path, but also for the reconstruction of the neighbouring country after the conflict with the Russian Federation."As far as Ukraine's reconstruction is concerned, we have to be very active, because discussions on reconstruction have been going ...
New UK Ambassador to Bucharest - received by the Minister of Foreign Affairs
Monday, November 20, 2023
The minister of foreign affairs, Luminita Odobescu received on Friday the ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to Romania, Giles Portman, on the occasion of the presentation of the accreditation letters.In this context, MFA reminds the fact that Romania will host in 2024 the second edition of the Bilateral Forum Romania – UK as continuation of the event inaugurated in ...
Derco, Aerostar sign Agreement for maintenance of F-16 fleet of the Romanian Air Force
Monday, November 20, 2023
Derco, a Lockheed Martin group company, signed an agreement with Aerostar S.A. for the repair of landing gear, wheels and brakes in order to ensure the maintenance of the F-16 aircraft fleet of the Romanian Air Force, reducing execution times and improving logistics for mission preparation.According to a press release from Lockheed Martin, sent to AGERPRES on Friday, by using specialized tools, equipment, technical documentation and training provided by ...
Ludovic Orban wants "coagulation" of right-of-centre parties for next year's parliamentary, presidential elections
Monday, November 20, 2023
The President of the Right of Force Party, Ludovic Orban, declares himself in favor of a "coagulation" of the right-of-centre parties, at least for next year's parliamentary and presidential elections."I am a partisan of a coagulation of the right-of-centre, democratic, Euro-Atlantic political formations, which respect the citizen and which want to put on the table a program of broad, serious reforms that will lead to development (...). We are in discussions ...
PNL's Ciuca: PNL took up governing in a coalition because the country needed political stability
Monday, November 20, 2023
National chairman of the National Liberal Party (PNL) Nicolae Ciuca said on Saturday that PNL joined the incumbent governing coalition because Romania needed political stability amidst numerous crises."It is true, the National Liberal Party took up governing in a coalition of three, later of two, because the country needed political stability, the country needed to overcome all these successive and overlapping crises and the country needed to go on. For all ...
EC calls on Romania to transpose Directive on the right of access to lawyer and to communicate upon arrest
Monday, November 20, 2023
The European Commission on Thursday decided to send a reasoned opinion to Romania, Slovenia and Slovakia or failing to correctly transpose the Directive on the right of access to a lawyer and to communicate upon arrest.This Directive (Directive 2013/48/EU) aims to ensure access to a lawyer from the earliest stages of proceedings for persons subjected to a European Arrest Warrant (EAW), as well as for suspects and accused persons in criminal ...
One in five Romanians affected by poverty in 2022
Monday, November 20, 2023
One in five Romanians was affected by poverty last year, and if pensions and other social transfers had not been paid, almost half of the population (45%) would have been below the relative poverty line, according to the National Institute of Statistics' data, published on Friday.The highest incidence of poverty was found among people aged 0-17 years (27.0%) and those aged 18-24 years (26.5%).The poverty rate of people living in households with ...
DIICOT, FBI raids on members of Sandu Syndicate, wanted in the US for USD 5 million fraud
Monday, November 20, 2023
The Directorate for the Investigation of Organised Crime and Terror (DIICOT) prosecutors and law enforcement with the Service for Combating Organized Crime Groups, assisted by the FBI, carried out eight house searches in Arges and Teleorman southern counties to catch members of the Sandu Syndicate, wanted in the US for a USD 5 million fraud with illegal unemployment benefits obtained in the state of California, the Romanian police and DIICOT said in a press ...
Gov't approves bill on Romania's contribution to Register of Damage Caused by Aggression of Russian Federation against Ukraine
Friday, November 17, 2023
The Romanian government on Thursday approved a bill that provides for Romania's participation in the Enlarged Partial Agreement on the Register of Damage Caused by the Aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine.According to the government, the bill proposes Romania's participation in this agreement, established by Resolution CM/Res(2023)3, adopted by the Committee of Ministers of ...
ForMin Odobescu: Romania strongly supports North Macedonia's goal of EU membership
Friday, November 17, 2023
Romania strongly supports North Macedonia's goal of joining the European Union, foreign affairs minister Luminita Odobescu, who is on a tour of the Western Balkans, said on Wednesday in a joint statement with her counterpart in Skopje, Bujar Osmani."We have very strong cultural ties, we share a strong common history and remarkable traditions, all of which add value and substance to the deep ...
President Klaus Iohannis continues tour in Africa with visit to Tanzania
Friday, November 17, 2023
President Klaus Iohannis continues his tour of Africa with a state visit to Tanzania.According to the agenda, on Friday, Klaus Iohannis will be received by his counterpart, Samia Suluhu Hassan, at State House in Dar es Salaam. The two presidents will have face-to-face and official talks, followed by joint press statements and an official lunch.On Saturday, the president of Romania will ...
16 more Romanian citizens and family members evacuated from Gaza Strip have arrived in Romania
Friday, November 17, 2023
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) informs that 16 more Romanian citizens and their family members, evacuated from the Gaza Strip, were transported to Romania on Friday, aboard a flight operated by the national airline TAROM.On Tuesday, 17 Romanian citizens and their family members arrived in the Arab Republic of Egypt through the Rafah border crossing and were later picked up by the ...
PM, French Ambassador discuss collaboration in economic, defence and security areas
Friday, November 17, 2023
Cooperation in the economic, defence and security areas, as well as in European issues were the main topics of the meeting Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu had with the new Ambassador of the French Republic to Romania, Nicolas Warnery, at the Victoria Governmental Palace on Thursday.According to a Government press release, the Prime Minister appreciated the deep and long-standing Romanian-French ...
PM Ciolacu says he'd resign if liberals quit ruling coalition
Friday, November 17, 2023
If the National Liberal Party (PNL) quits the ruling coalition, then the current premier, Marcel Ciolacu says he will resign."No coalition breaks and no government falls. If this coalition breaks, I tell you very clearly, it means that this political project that I accepted, and my colleagues accepted it in a difficult moment of Romania - let us not forget what it was two years ago - in a ...