On Wednesday, Dec. 14, the Romanian government approved a sizeable military equipment purchase within Phase I of the country’s “Light Tactical Armored Vehicles – ATBTU” armament program. “The approved specific procedure is aimed at awarding a multi-year contract for the supply of 1,059 ATBTUs in nine configurations — one basic variant and eight derivative types, necessary for the armament... 

Romania, angered by Austria’s decision last week to single-handedly veto the country’s accession to the border-control-free Schengen Area of the European Union, has recalled its ambassador to Vienna, Emil Hurezeanu. Romania has also called on Romanian nationals to boycott Austrian holiday resorts during the winter ski season. Last Thursday, only one of three Schengen hopefuls, Croatia, was admitted... 

This week US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the US is prepping more aid to the Ukrainian government, particularly focusing on propping up its devastated energy infrastructure, but also for the first time unveiling that the tiny country of Moldova will be receiving significant aid for its failing energy grid. “We know that standing up for Ukraine means accepting difficult costs, particularly... 

Ukraine will summon the Hungarian ambassador to protest that Prime Minister Viktor Orban went to a football match wearing a scarf depicting some Ukrainian territory as part of Hungary, the Ukrainian foreign ministry said on Tuesday. Ukrainian media showed images of Orban meeting a Hungarian footballer wearing a scarf which the outlet Ukrainska Pravda said depicted a map of ‘Greater Hungary’... 

Gerhard Karner, Austria’s interior minister, has declared that his country will not support an enlargement of the Schengen region at this time due to inadequate border controls. Following Ylva Johansson’s declaration that it was time for Bulgaria, Croatia, and Romania to ratify the accord, he made his statement shortly after. Karner stated in an interview with Austria’s Kurier newspaper... 

A group of leading Congressional Democrats are seeking to punish longtime US ally Saudi Arabia for the latest “shock” oil output cuts recently announced by OPEC, which was taken by the Biden administration as a direct slap in the face and shot across the bow. Senator Chris Murphy and Rep. Ro Khanna are leading the charge to get advanced anti-air missile systems which the Pentagon has stationed... 

Bucharest has begun negotiations with the Israeli government for the purchase of the Iron Dome air defense system, Romanian Defense Minister Vasile Dincu said on Wednesday, referring to a television interview he gave the previous evening. Speaking as a guest on Digi 24 news television, the minister confirmed Israeli press reports that there are “good chances” that Romania will be the first European... 

The former foreign minister of EU nation, Andrei Marga, was accused by the Ukrainian Embassy in Romania of undermining “basic principles of international law” after he declared that the borders of contemporary Ukraine are “unnatural” and advocated for Kiev to cede some of its territory to Russia and surrounding nations. The embassy expressed its “regret” at the... 

On Thursday night, a Romanian naval vessel was on a mission when it struck a mine that was floating in the Black Sea. The dragoon ship Lieutenant Dimitrie Nicolescu’s engines were damaged by the mine, but none of the 75 sailors on board were hurt. Following the discovery of the mine off the Romanian coast, the Romanian Defense Ministry quickly dispatched a ship with a crew with demining expertise. However,... 

Several media publications stated this week that well-known astrologer and fate teller Minerva had been hired by the National Bank of Romania (BNR). She made the original announcement of her new profession on Damian Draghici’s show. She stated on the podcast, which is accessible on YouTube, “I currently hold an executive job, I work at the National Bank.” Following this disclosure,... 

Two Moroccan students have been arrested by Romanian authorities for allegedly strangling a young Tunisian man to death in the western city of Arad on Thursday night, local news portal aradon.ro reports. The police descended on the neighborhood on Friday morning and picked up two foreign nationals for the attack that took place late on Thursday evening or the early hours of Friday. The suspects allegedly... 

The Russia-Ukraine conflict could end the West’s dominance and shift the balance of power in the world, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said. Russia launched a military campaign against the neighboring country in late February to occupy their country. Orban argued that the decision to impose sanctions on Moscow and supply Kiev with heavy weapons de facto turned the EU and NATO member states... 

Who is the rightful owner of Transylvania some people are asking themselves and especially people from Hungary who some of them consider Transylvania as theirs, while the international community all recognize Transylvania as Romanian. Well before we can answer such a difficult question, we need to go deep into history. First we need to understand what is the origin of Romanians and Hungarians and... 

Romanian Television is considering suing the European Radio and Television Union after the situation in the Eurovision final. The president and general manager of TVR, Dan Turturică, declared in front of the deputies from the Culture Commission that the rules of the contest were changed by the EBU during the game, on the grounds that there were problems with the voting model. In this context, he... 

Romania is halfway through the legislative process of approving the Neptun-Deep offshore gas platform in the Black Sea, but it will take years and billions of dollars for production before any measurable difference in the country’s energy balance is achieved, analysts have warned. The Romanian Senate adopted on Wednesday the legislative proposal to amend the Offshore Law, which regulates the oil...