Latest News from Romania
Hungarian President’s Transylvanian High-Altitude Selfie Annoys Romania
Hungarian President Katalin Novak ruffled diplomatic feathers in Romania on Sunday when she posted a picture of herself climbing a mountain peak in Alba County in the centre of Romania standing by a stone painted in Hungarian colours.
Danas: Serbia will Reach Bulgarian Salaries in 10 years, Bulgaria has had a Happy Decade
"Serbia will reach Bulgarian salaries in 10 years at the earliest". This is stated in an extensive analysis of the Belgrade edition of "Danas", BGNES reported.
Bulgaria’s Chief of Defense: There is currently No Direct Threat to National Security
"Currently there is no direct threat to the national security and sovereignty of Bulgaria, all measures are being taken in national and collective format to prevent a security breach," said on BNT, Chief of Defense Admiral Emil Eftimov.
Tourism Min.: New deals for more tourists from Romania
The messages from the new agreements reached by the Minister of Tourism Vassilis Kikilias during the successive meetings he held in Bucharest with Romanian tour operators were optimistic and very promising.
Bulgaria will Sign a Contract for the Design of New Gas Interconnector with Serbia
Bulgaria will sign a contract for the design of a new gas interconnector with Serbia, it became clear during a regional energy meeting in Sofia.
It was attended by the Ministers of Energy of Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Ukraine and North Macedonia.
The key topic of discussion during the meeting was energy security and independence of the whole region.
The Bulgarian Government proposes that the VAT threshold be BGN 100,000
The Bulgarian government proposes that the threshold for VAT (ДДС) registration be raised twice - from BGN 50,000 to BGN 100,000.
Romania Plans to Export Black Sea Gas to Moldova, Region
Romania's Energy Minister, Virgil Popescu, on Wednesday said Romania will produce more natural gas than it needs once it starts extracting gas from the Black Sea area - and will then be in a position to export to countries in the region, with Moldova a priority.
Romania will receive the latest version of US “Patriot” Missiles
Romanian companies Romarm and Electromecanica and US-based Raytheon Missiles & Defense have signed a memorandum of understanding for the production of SkyCeptor interceptor missiles in Romania. This was reported by the Agerpres news agency.
Controversial Judges Chosen for Romanian Constitutional Court
The bicameral Romanian parliament on Tuesday elected two new judges at the Constitutional Court - Bogdan Licu and Laura-Iuliana Scantei, both of whom are believed to be close to President Klaus Iohannis.
Licu, who was nominated by the Social Democratic Party, PSD, for the position, was supported 208 lawmakers in the Chamber of Deputies while 93 voted against.
Day 66 of the Invasion of Ukraine: Russia Pays Debt in Dollars, Journalist Killed, Cyberattacks in Romania
Russia paid its debt in dollars, but returned payments in euros to Australia and Germany, Russian cyberattacks in Romania. Here are the highlights of events related to the war in Ukraine over the past 24 hours:
Moscow admitted that it attacked Kyiv while Guterres was there
Bulgarian PM in Romania: It is a Great Opportunity to Buy Liquefied Gas Together
The Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov and the delegation that visited Kyiv arrived in Bucharest yesterday on a flight from Warsaw.
In the Romanian capital, the prime minister met with Romanian counterpart Nicolae Ciuca, President Klaus Iohannis and EU Transport Commissioner Adina Valean.
The talks focused on the war in Ukraine and gas supplies to Bulgaria and Romania.
Bulgaria: Refugees from Afghanistan and Syria are also on the Rise
The flow of foreigners from Afghanistan and Syria who entered Bulgaria and were detained increased in the first three months of 2022, four times more than in the same period last year.
Cyber Attacks Hit Romanian Government Websites
Romania's government announced a series of cyberattacks on websites of key public institutions, including the government and the Defence Ministry, on Friday.
NY Times: Bulgaria has Supplied Weapons to Ukraine through an American Company
Bulgaria and five other countries sell Soviet weapons and ammunition to Ukraine through the US company Ultra Defense Corp., based in Tampa, Florida, according to an analysis by the New York Times. The company works with arms factories in Bulgaria, Romania, Bosnia, Serbia, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, which provide the so-called "non-standard ammunition".
Energy exec Robert Golob next new face tipped for PM (bio)
Ljubljana – Slovenia’s potential new prime minister, Robert Golob has made a successful career for himself as an energy executive before returning to politics as a new name just in time for the general election in a manner the country has become well used to since his one-time party boss, Zoran Janković, first made such an attempt.