Romania’s president has withdrawn from the race to become Nato’s next secretary general, leaving outgoing Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte all but certain to head the world’s biggest military organisation from October. The office of Klaus Iohannis said in a statement that Romania’s security council has backed Mr Rutte’s bid. It also said that Mr […]
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A foreign citizen was detained in Romania’s capital on Monday after allegedly attacking the entrance of the Israeli Embassy with a Molotov cocktail, causing a small fire but no casualties, local media and police reported. A 34-year-old man was apprehended by antiterrorism officers from the Romanian Intelligence Service before police arrived […]
German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser has praised Romania’s efforts toward European solidarity on asylum issues as part of its bid to fully join the Schengen zone. “I would like to express my gratitude for the good cooperation in this area,” the minister said after talks with her Romanian counterpart, Interior Minister Cătălin Predoiu, in Bucharest […]
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Lawmakers in the European Parliament on Thursday adopted a non-binding resolution saying Russia should return gold and other valuable heritage items to Romania that were sent to Moscow during World War I for safekeeping, a Romanian lawmaker said. During World War I, the kingdom of Romania sent by railroad 91.5 metric […]
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania’s president said Tuesday that he will enter the race to become the next leader of the 32-nation NATO military alliance, emphasizing his country’s proximity to Ukraine and the threat from Russia. President Klaus Iohannis wants to succeed Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, who has been NATO’s top civilian official since 2014 and […]
The blockade of truck traffic at Romania’s Vicovu de Sus crossing point, opposite Ukraine’s Krasnoyilsk checkpoint, has been ended, with passage of all vehicles now operating regularly, the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine reported on Facebook on Jan. 19. However, the Ukrainian-Romanian border can only be crossed by empty freight trucks at Krasnoyilsk, the Border Guard Service said. On Jan. 14, Romanian farmers blocked truck traffic through the Siret […]