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Ukraine and Romania have signed several agreements including one to expand Ukraine's export capacity hampered by Russian bombing, during a joint inter-governmental meeting in Kyiv. "Today we ... signed seven important documents that will contribute to the implementation of Ukraine–Romania cooperation in various fields," Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal told a joint press briefing with Prime Minister of Romania Marcel Ciolacu...

Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu has thanked Ukraine for its decision to reject the artificial term "Moldovan language", which is a Russian invention. "From now on there is only one official language which exists at an international level: the Romanian language," he said. The Romanian prime minister thanked his Ukrainian counterpart "for the openness he has shown in his efforts to...

eToro, the trading and investing platform, has partnered with Index Coop, a decentralised autonomous organization (DAO), to launch a new crypto Smart Portfolio (“portfolio”) that will offer exposure to Web3. The portfolio - ‘Index-Coop’ - will cover four key sectors: Bitcoin, Ethereum, decentralised finance (DeFi), and the Metaverse. Backed by Sequoia Capital, Index Coop is one of the longest standing...

Moldova is successfully managing its ethnic diversity and making efforts to create a shared civil identity, although it is still a work in progress and challenges remain, the Council of Europe said on Wednesday. The Council of Europe said further action was needed to promote and protect the country’s wide cultural and linguistic diversity. It said national minorities, such as...

Despite its continuous deceleration over the last seven months, the yearly inflation in Romania was the second largest in the European Union in September at 8.83%, after Hungary (12.2%) and before Slovakia and Poland, both at 8.2%. But the fight with inflation is not won yet, with central banks still keeping the interest rates high, writes eToro analyst for Romania,...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday met with Romania’s Marcel Ciolacu in Jerusalem. Mr. Ciolacu was accompanied on the visit by a number of officials, including Defense Minister Angel Tîlvar. “Mr. Prime Minister, first and foremost, we wanted to show you that friends show their solidarity in practice,” Ciolacu told Netanyahu following a closed-door meeting. “We condemn what has happened in...

Ambassador Ion Jinga, the Permanent Representative of Romania, has signed the Additional Protocol to the European Charter of Local Self-Government on the right to participate in the affairs of a local authority. He signed in the presence of the Council of Europe Deputy Secretary General, Bjørn Berge and the Council of Europe Congress Secretary General Mathieu Mori. The Congress said it...

Bucharest's mayor Nicușor Dan recently announced that the parking payment application managed by the city administration released a new and more complete version. The new app allows for parking payments without an account, but also the prepayment of fees, and simultaneous payment for multiple vehicles, says Romania Insider. “The new application includes an interactive city map that helps users identify the...

Charlie Ottley is collaborating with the Romanian Ministry of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Tourism MEAT to create a series of promotional videos that will air on BBC for a month, from October 15 to November 15. The campaign aims to boost Romania's visibility as a tourist destination in Europe, reports Romania Insider. Charlie Ottley has been promoting Romania's landscapes, culture and cuisine...

Romania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced over the weekend that two more deaths of Romanian citizens have been registered in Israel as a result of the terrorist attacks, adding to the two already known. The two deceased also had dual Israeli-Romanian citizenship. One additional person is still reported missing. "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs sadly confirms the deaths, in the context of...