Section: Romania
Black market of cigarettes rises slightly in November to 15.4pct of total consumption
The black market of cigarettes rose slightly in November 2018, to 15.4pct of total consumption, by 0.1 percentage points more than in September 2018, according to a Novel Research survey. The annual average illicit cigarette trade in 2018 is 16.3pct, up from 16pct as it was in 2017. According to the survey, the northeastern region saw in November...
INTERVIEW/Vassilenko: For Kazakhstan, the biggest challenge is to contribute to the reduction of tensions among key-players
Right now, in modern circumstances where there are heightened tensions among the global players, for Kazakhstan, the biggest challenge we see is to contribute to the reduction of these tensions among these key-players, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Roman Vassilenko told AGERPRES in an interview. “We fully understand the...
News agencies in Europe join forces to fight fake news
News agencies in Europe have joined forces to fight the growing threat posed by fake news. In a resolution adopted last week in Tirana, these commit to developing effective tools and rules to enable journalists and Internet users to fight misinformation as well as to promote reliable media and educate users to surf in the digital environment. The...
ForMin Melescanu welcomes Western Balkans dialogue at Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels
Attending a Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) meeting in Brussels on Monday, Romania's Foreign Minister Teodor Melescanu welcomed the opportunity to discuss the Western Balkans, given the upward trend in their relationships with the EU. “The Western Balkans discussion focused on recent developments in the region, including in the stage of...
DefMin Les: Romania is closely following developments in Ukraine; CSAT might discuss issue on December 11
Romania's Defence Minister Gabriel Les testified on Tuesday before the Senate Defence Committee in relation with the issue between Ukraine and Russia, saying that he believes “diplomacy and political dialogue have not yet had their last word” in this conflict and emphasising that Romania is monitoring the situation very closely....
International conference on topic of news agencies vs. ‘fake news’ taking place in Tirana
Tirana, Dec 3 /Agerpres/ – Today, fake news is no longer a phenomenon but a true communication strategy in the hands of a few people or groups which try to use the 'fourth power' for purposes often hostile, said the General Director of the Albanian Telegraphic Agency (ATA), Armela Krasniqi, on Sunday, at the opening of the...
National Day parade ends; 4,000 Romanian and foreign servicemen marched under Arch of Triumph
Bucharest, Dec 1 /Agerpres/ – Approximately 4,000 Romanian and foreign servicemen from all categories of forces marched, on Saturday, December 1, in the National Day Military Parade taking place at the Arch of Triumph in Bucharest. The parade debuted with the review of the Honor Guard by President Klaus Iohannis, followed by the national...
The National Day Military Parade begins
Bucharest, Dec 1 /Agerpres/ – The Military Parade on the National Day of Romania has begun on Saturday in Bucharest, with 4,000 Romanian and foreign servicemen to march under the Arch of Triumph. The start of manifestations was done by the review of the Honor Guard by President Klaus Iohannis, after which the National Anthem was sung. The...
National Day Military Parade;4,000 Romanian and foreign servicemen to parade under the Arch of Triumph
Bucharest, Dec 1 /Agerpres/ – Approximately 4,000 servicemen and specialists of the Ministry of National Affairs (MApN), Ministry of Internal Affairs (MAI), Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI), Protection and Security Service (SPP) and the National Penitentiary Administration, along 200 military vehicles and 50 aircraft, with 500 foreign...
Romania inches up for competitiveness among 63 economies
Romania went up one place in the competitiveness ranking by the International Institute for Management Development (IMD). The country currently ranks 49th out of 63 economies, while its neighbors Hungary and Bulgaria rank 47th and 48th, respectively. Romania fares better than the Slovak Republic, Greece, Croatia and Ukraine. The USA leads the...
