Bogdan Despescu
ForMin Aurescu: Today, most of our 'Afghans' arrived in Romania, 139 citizens
Minister of Foreign Affairs Bogdan Aurescu said that 139 Afghan citizens arrived in the country on Thursday, on board an aircraft. "Today, most of the Afghan citizens, 'our' Afghans, who were evacuated by Romania from Afghanistan, have just arrived in Romania, as I told them (...).
Iohannis: It's absolutely necessary everyone respect legislation during this time
President Klaus Iohannis stated, on Wednesday, that it is "absolutely necessary" for everyone to respect the legislation in the context of the novel coronavirus epidemic.
StateSec Despescu announces Military Ordinance 5: Extension of flight suspension to and from Spain and Italy
Interior Ministry (MAI) Secretary of State Bogdan Despescu on Monday evening announced the adoption of Military Ordinance No. 5, which provides extending the suspension of airline flights to and from Spain and Italy. "The measure of suspending the flights operated by airlines to Spain and from Spain to Romania for a period of 14 days, starting 31 march 2020, 18,00hrs, is extended.
MAI ceremony commemorating fallen heroes at Otopeni on 23 December 1989
Interior Minister Marcel Vela participated at the Ministry headquarters, on Monday, in a ceremony commemorating the gendarme heroes who died on 23 December 1989, at the "Henri Coanda" International Airport. A synod of priests have officiated a memorial service in memory of those who died then.
Paedophile Police Case Exposes Tensions in Romania's Govt
The arrest of a traffic policeman suspected of sexually assaulting two children last weekend has shaken Romania's police force and added to tensions in the centre-left government.
The suspect was arrested on Monday after police circulated a still from a surveillance video of a man sexually assaulting two minors, a boy aged nine and a girl aged five, in an elevator last Friday.