Section: Romania
UN General Assembly adopts resolution ‘Cooperation between the UN and Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization’
The United Nations General Assembly on Monday adopted, by consensus, the biennial resolution entitled 'Cooperation between the United Nations and the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization.' The draft resolution was introduced to the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly by Romania, in its capacity as...
ForMin Aurescu, NATO SecGen Stoltenberg discuss Romania’s commitments inside NATO
Foreign Affairs Minister Bogdan Aurescu had a telephone conversation on Thursday with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, having an opinion exchange on priority topics on the NATO agenda, in the perspective of the NATO foreign ministers' meeting, in the beginning of December. According to a Foreign Affairs Ministry (MAE) release sent to...
Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve, 29 years since recognition as UNESCO World Heritage site
The Day of Romania's UNESCO World Heritage is celebrated every year on November 16, and the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve (RBDD) is Romania's first natural site listed as a world heritage place in 1991. “The Day of Romania's UNESCO World Heritage is celebrated on November 16 in order to promote the country's world...
Black Friday sales 72 pct higher YoY, one-click option accounting for 52 pct of total payments
Black Friday sales amounted to 254 million lei as of 16:00, up 72 percent compared to the previous year, shows real-time data released today by online payment platform PayU Romania. According to statistics, there were 358,000 transactions registered, by 80 percent more than at the previous Black Friday edition. The UK is the leader by the...
In speech to CoE ministerial meeting, ForMin Aurescu remarks on situation in Belarus, Crimea, Nagorno-Karabakh
In a speech to the 130th session of the Council of Europe (CoE) Committee of Ministers, Romania's Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu touched on the current developments in Belarus, Crimea and Nagorno-Karabakh. The virtual event was held under the Greek presidency of the Committee of Ministers it took over in May 2020. The session also marked...
ForMin Aurescu, at EUSDR Forum, proposes capitalising on links with other EU initiatives in region
Minister of Foreign Affairs Bogdan Aurescu participated, on Thursday, in videoconference format, in the ministerial meeting of the Annual Forum of the European Union Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR), organized by the rotating Presidency of Croatia. The central theme of the forum – “Harmonious and sustainable development of the...
GCS: 3,920 new COVID-19 cases, 60 people dead in past 24 hours
Bucharest, Oct 18 /Agerpres/ – A number of 3,920 new cases of persons infected with SARS-CoV-2 were registered, over the last report on Saturday which showed 3,952 new cases of COVID-19, following the conduction of 19,507 tests at the national level, informs, on Sunday, the Strategic Communication Group (GCS). These are cases that have not...
Romania’s Aurescu to attend EU foreign ministers meeting
Romania's Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu will participate today in an EU foreign ministers' meeting in Luxembourg. According to the Foreign Ministry (MAE), before the meeting, the foreign ministers and the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy will attend an informal breakfast with Saudi Arabia's Minister of...
Official Neculaescu, Vasyl Bodnar discuss situation of Romanian ethnics in Ukraine
The Secretary of State with the MAE (Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Dan Neculaescu, on Wednesday had consultations with the Ukrainian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vasyl Bodnar, discussing the perspectives of bilateral relations, and the situation of Romanian ethnics in Ukraine, Black Sea security and cooperation in regional formats....
Football coach Mircea Lucescu honored with dedicated Romfilatelia postal stationery set
Mircea Lucescu, one of Romania's most successful football coaches, is being honored by the National Stamp Company Romfilatelia with a dedicated postal stationery set, the company said in a release on Monday. “As a sign of respect and appreciation for the values of Romanian sport, Romfilatelia includes Mr. Mircea Lucescu's...
