Section: Romania
Russian Embassy calls Romania’s decision to expel a Russian diplomat ‘manifestation of collective political madness’
Romania's decision to expel a Russian diplomat in Bucharest – taken in the context of the chemical attack on former Russian spy Sergei Skripal in the UK – is probably “the manifestation of collective political madness,” according to a message released by the Russian Embassy in Bucharest on Monday. The comment is...
ForMin Melescanu pleads at FAC meeting in Brussels for EU to maintain support in its relation with Ukraine
Foreign Affairs Minister Teodor Melescanu participated on Monday in Brussels in the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) meeting, context in which the head of the Romanian diplomacy pleaded for the EU to maintain its attention and support, so that the process of implementing the Association Agreement / the Free Trade Agreement continue in the...
MAE endorses declaration of HR Federica Mogherini on illegal annexation of Crimean Peninsula
The Foreign Affairs Ministry (MAE) supports and joins the declaration of High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HR) Federica Mogherini regarding the illegal annexation of the Crimean Peninsula, according to a press release sent on Saturday. “Four years after the illegal annexation by the Russian...
Wizz Air includes Romania in USD 2 bln investment plan
Wizz Air, the biggest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, announced its biggest investment plan ever, aiming to invest over USD 2 billion in developing operations at 11 bases it has in Romania, UK, Austria, Poland, Ukraine, Hungary and Georgia. In the next 17 weeks, the group will add 21 new aircraft to these The post Wizz Air...
Chairman Tariceanu after meeting B9 defence ministers: Defence policies need coordination, harmonisation
Senate Chairman Calin Popescu-Tariceanu said on Tuesday that the meeting he had with defence ministers from the Bucharest 9 (B9) cooperation format dealt with defence and security issues, taking into account the “the challenges faced by NATO's eastern flank countries.” “The invasion of Crimea in 2014 has made Russia's...
ForMin Melescanu on meeting Bulgarian and Greek counterparts: Opportunity to take on commitment to strengthen European project
Foreign Affairs Minister Teodor Melescanu stated on Monday, at the end of the meeting at foreign affairs ministers level of the Romania-Bulgaria-Greece Trilateral cooperation format, that this meeting represented an opportunity to assume the commitment regarding the strengthening of the European project. “The discussions focused on a couple...
DefMin Fifor: Grecia, Romania’s important ally; new cooperation agreement between defence ministries
Greece is an important ally of Romania in the region, Romanian National Defence Minister Mihai Fifor said on Friday, in a joint press statement with Hellenic Republic Minister of Defence Panos Kammenos. The two officials had talks at the National Defence Ministry (MApN) on Friday, followed by the signing of an agreement between the Defence...
Simona Halep to kick off new season by playing against American Nicole Gibbs in Shenzhen
Bucharest, Dec 30 /Agerpres/ – Romanian tennis player Simona Halep, world's no. 1, is going to kick off 2018 season by playing against American Nicole Gibbs in the opening round of the WTA tournament in Shenzhen (China), equipped with total prizes worth 626,750 US dollars. Halep (26) and Gibbs (24, WTA's 110) will meet for the...
Gov’t passes measures to promote rights to linguistic identity of ethnic Romanians in Ukraine
A series of direct support measures for ethnic Romanians enrolled with schools in Ukraine providing Romanian-language tuition were developed by the Romanian Government on Wednesday, at the proposal of the Ministry for Romanians Abroad (MRP). …read more Source:...
EIU: Bucharest, among world’s cheapest cities
Bucharest is the tenth cheapest city in the world, according to the latest edition of the Worldwide Cost of Living survey published by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). The Romanian capital shares the tenth spot with Kiev and New Delhi. The survey, which is published twice a year, compares more than 400 prices across 160 The post EIU:...
