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Romania opens world's largest Orthodox church
Thousands of pilgrims flocked to Romania's capital to consecrate religious paintings inside the world's largest Orthodox Christian church. The People's Salvation Cathedral, known as the National Cathedral, was opened after 15 years of construction...
Romanian who stabbed girl 8 times outside Lego shop has attempted murder charge dropped
A man who stabbed an 11-year-old girl in a random knife attack in Leicester Square will not be tried for her attempted murder, a court has heard. The Australian child was on holiday with her 34-year-old mother when she was attacked by Ioan Pintaru...
GOP chairmen oppose U.S. troop cuts in Romania, worry about further reductions in Europe
The Republican chairmen of the House and Senate Armed Services committees said today they "strongly oppose" the Trump administration's decision to reduce U.S. troop presence in Romania -- the eastern flank of NATO. “Pulling back U.S. forces from...
Romania Launches Third CfD Auction for 290 MW of Onshore Wind Projects
Romania’s Ministry of Energy has launched the third contracts for difference (CfD) auction for 290 MW of onshore wind energy projects. Bids must be submitted by November 14, 2025. The successful bidders will be announced on December 3. The maximum...
President Ilham Aliyev received President of Senate of Romania
On October 29, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received Mircea Abrudean, President of the Senate of Romania, APA reports. Abrudean congratulated the head of state on the normalization of relations between Azerbaijan and...
Russia-Linked Figures Move to Help Romanian Mercenary Accused of Coup Plot – The Guardian
Two Russia-linked figures are trying to prevent the extradition of Romanian-French mercenary Horațiu Potra, who is being held in Dubai on charges of plotting a coup in Romania, The Guardian reported Wednesday. Potra, a former French Foreign Legion...
US to scale back troop presence along NATO’s eastern flank: Romania
The United States has notified its NATO allies that it plans to scale back its troop presence along Europe’s eastern border with Ukraine as it focuses on other global security priorities, Romania’s Defense Ministry said Wednesday. Typically,...
Romania participating in Belgrade International Book Fair
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 Romania is participating with a national stand at the Belgrade International Book Fair, held between 25 October and 2 November, one of the most influential publishing events in the region.'The programme at Romania's stand...
Pentagon move to pull troops from Romania ‘directly at odds’ with Trump strategy: GOP lawmakers
WASHINGTON — The Republican chairmen of the House and Senate Armed Services Committee bashed the Pentagon’s Wednesday decision to remove hundreds of US troops from Romania — which shares a border with Ukraine — arguing the move clashes with the...
Romania to host NATO-Industry Forum, 5-6 November
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 The next edition of the NATO-Industry Forum will take place in Bucharest on 5-6 November 2025, the Alliance announces on its website.Allied Command Transformation and the Defence Industry, Innovation and Armaments...
Senate Armed Services leaders criticize Pentagon plan to reduce U.S. troop presence in Romania
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Representative Mike Rogers, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, have voiced strong opposition to the Pentagon’s recent decision to discontinue the...
US pulls out Romania unit, denies it signals full Europe withdrawal
The US is pulling back forces from NATO’s eastern flank, emphasizing Europe's growing defense capability amid ongoing Russia-NATO tensions. The US military confirmed on Wednesday that it is scaling back its forces on NATO’s eastern flank while...
Romania is paying EUR 11 billion in interest
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 Romania is paying EUR 11 billion in interest, Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan told private broadcaster Digi24 on Sunday, when asked about the country's borrowing situation."Due to loans contracted at very high interest rates,...
In rare move, top Republican lawmakers criticize US troop reduction in Romania
WASHINGTON - The top two Republican lawmakers who lead the Pentagon's oversight committees in the U.S. Congress issued a rare joint statement on Wednesday slamming the Trump's administration's decision to reduce the number of troops in Romania....
101st Air Assault Division withdrawal from Romania doesn’t weaken NATO
The Trump administration is being criticized for announcing the withdrawal of a combat brigade of the U.S. Army’s 101st Air Assault Division from NATO member Romania. The Biden administration deployed these forces to Ukraine-bordering Romania...
Import ban lifted on poultry from Argentina, Romania, Turkey
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said it lifted the ban on imports of wild and domestic birds from Argentina, Romania, and Turkey. The removal of the import prohibition follows the containment of highly pathogenic avian influenza in those...
Romanians are EU champions for travelling at home
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 2024 recorded 1.19 billion personal and business travels in EU, on the rise by 4.4% against the 1.14 billions registered in 2023, according to Eurostat data. Out of the total number of travels, 850 millions were domestic...
Romania, in top of food waste in EU
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 In 2023, in EU, about 130 kg of food per capita were wasted. On the overall, 58.2 million tons of food waste were generated in EU, including eatable and non eatable parts, on the rise by 0.7% compared to 2022 (57.8...
Romania, Ukraine discuss ways to expand military cooperation
BUCHAREST, October 27. /TASS/. Romanian Defense Minister Ionut Mosteanu and Ukraine’s First Deputy Defense Minister Sergey Boyev have discussed development of military-technical cooperation, the Romanian Defense Ministry said in a statement....
US will reduce its troops on Nato's eastern flank, Romania says
Romania's defence ministry has said the US intends to reduce some of its troops stationed on Nato's eastern flank. Between 900 and 1,000 American troops will remain in Romania, Bucharest said - down from 1,700. The ministry said the decision was...