Tag: Romania
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Anti-migrant EU pilot projects net results in Bulgaria, Romania
[ad_1] Details are emerging of EU-funded pilot projects in Bulgaria and Romania to fast-track asylum and fund border technologies. “The results are excellent,” Ylva Johansson, EU’s commissioner for home affairs, told reporters on Thursday (19 October). She said people not entitled to asylum are being prevented from entering, while others are sent home in what…
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The Left Wing: The return of Johnny Sexton, the XV to face Romania, and the security entourage for the Ireland team
[ad_1] Captain Jonathan Sexton, right, and head coach Andy Farrell during an Ireland rugby media conference at the Mercure Hotel in Bordeaux, France. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile Rúaidhrí O’Connor and Cian Tracey joined Sinéad Kissane at the Ireland team hotel in Bordeaux to discuss the starting team that head coach Andy Farrell has named for…
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NATO’s Romania slams Russia for ‘serious violation’ over drone – POLITICO
[ad_1] Romania reacted with fury on Wednesday after debris from a Russian killer drone was found on its territory near the Danube river, following Moscow’s assault on a Ukrainian port. Russian drone debris landing in Romania would be “a serious violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Romania,” the country’s President Klaus Iohannis said Wednesday. Romanian…
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Ukraine-Russia war: Kyiv claim attack by Putin’s drones hit Nato territory denied by Romania
[ad_1] Pskov Airfield: Sky glows orange during largest drone strike on Russian territory since war began For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Romania has “firmly” denied Kyiv’s claims that Russian drones detonated on its…
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Gender-based violence and feminism in Romania, a 20-year struggle
[ad_1] A 2016 study that surveyed gender-based violence across European Union member states revealed that 55 percent of Romanians, both men and women, consider non-consenual sexual contact justified in certain situations. For 30 percent of these respondents, rape was justified when the woman was in a group that had used drugs and alcohol, while for…
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1 Killed, 33 Injured After Explosions At Gas Station In Romania
[ad_1] One person died after two explosions at a petroleum gas station near Bucharest. (Representational) Warsaw: One person died and 33 were injured after two explosions at a liquefied petroleum gas station in Crevedia, near Bucharest on Saturday. After the first explosion, the fire spread to two tanks and a nearby house, causing evacuations within…
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UK: Russia Launched Drone Attack Just 200m From Romania
[ad_1] Russia launched a drone attack just 200 metres from the Romania border on Monday, according to UK intelligence. Romania is part of Nato, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, a political and military alliance between 31 states including the UK, the US and France. It hinges on the principle of “collective defence”, where an attack…
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How Poland and Romania are using €4bn in EU funds for gas
[ad_1] EU money is driving the energy transition in Europe, especially in countries still heavily dependent on fossil fuels, but some governments are still looking to use EU public money to finance new fossil gas projects, despite their climate obligations. Investing in fossil gas infrastructure is a risky business. Greenhouse gas emissions from fossil gas…
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Andrew Tate Indicted Over Multiple Crimes in Romania
[ad_1] Andrew Tate has formally been charged with rape, human trafficking and forming an organized crime group to sexually exploit girls. The controversial influencer, 36, was first arrested in Bucharest, Romania, alongside along with his brother Tristan, 34, and two Romanian girls. The brothers have been held in a Romanian jail for nearly three months…
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Romania boosts defense capabilities with Turkish Bayraktar TB2 combat drones
[ad_1] Romania has acquired 18 Bayraktar TB2 fight drones, Türkiye’s ambassador to Bucharest introduced on Wednesday, because the NATO outpost seeks to modernize its military, Development stories citing Al Arabiya. “Romania, a good friend, Black Sea neighbor and NATO ally is including Bayraktar TB2… to its stock,” Turkish diplomat Ozgur Kivanc Altan wrote on Twitter…