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November 29, 2024

CCR – The Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR) meets again today to analyze the request to cancel the first round of last Sunday’s presidential election, made by one of the candidates. On Thursday, during the first examination, the CCR requested the reverification and recounting by Friday at 2 p.m. local time of all the ballots from the first round. The recounting process has started, but the press believes that it is impossible for it to end within the deadline imposed by the Court. The independent candidate on first place after the first round, Călin Georgescu, considered almost unanimously a pro-Russian extremist, criticized the CCR decision and accused the governing parties, the National Liberal Party – PNL and the Social Democratic Party – PSD, of using state institutions for personal interests. The Save Romania Union – USR President (center-right), Elena Lasconi, qualified in the presidential final on second place, also accused the Constitutional Court of playing with national security. The Prime Minister and social-democratic leader Marcel Ciolacu, ranked third after the first round, declared that he did not want to comment on the decision of the Constitutional Court. In turn, the interim president of the PNL, Ilie Bolojan, claims that the Court’s decision comes to cause tensions within the society, generate uncertainty and decrease trust in the state institutions.

CSAT – The Supreme Council of National Defense (CSAT) found the existence of cyber-attacks aimed at altering the fairness of the electoral process in the first round of the presidential election in Romania, held on November 24. According to the Council, hostile state and non-state actors, especially the Russian Federation, have shown a growing interest in influencing the public agenda in Romanian society and social cohesion. CSAT also concluded that one of the presidential candidates, in this case Călin Georgescu (pro-Russian, anti-NATO and EU), would have benefited from massive exposure, due to the preferential treatment he allegedly received from the social media platform TikTok. By not complying with Romanian electoral legislation, TikTok significantly increased Georgescu’s visibility in relation to the other candidates, who were recognized as such by algorithms and whose messages were filtered.

National Day – On Saturday, the general rehearsal for the military parade dedicated to Romania’s National Day, December 1, takes place in Bucharest. About 2,500 soldiers and specialists from the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Romanian Intelligence Service, the Special Telecommunications Service, the Penitentiary Administration and the Romanian Customs Authority, with about 190 pieces of technical equipment and 45 aircraft, will participate in Sunday’s parade. Along with the Romanian soldiers, about 240 foreign soldiers from allied and partner countries will also march in the parade.

Handball – Today, the Romanian women’s national handball team meets the team of the Czech Republic in Debrecen, Hungary, in the debut match at the 2024 European Championship, hosted by three countries, Austria, Hungary and Switzerland, from November 28 to December 15. The Romanian handballers are part of group B, alongside the Czech Republic, Montenegro and Serbia. This is the first continental final tournament with 24 teams at the start, and the first since the retirement of international player Cristina Neagu, who has been designated the player of the world several times. In men’s handball, the champion Dinamo Bucharest was defeated away from home by the Portuguese team Sporting Lisbon, score 34-25, on Thursday evening, in Group A of the Champions League. Dinamo will play the next match, at home, against the French from Paris Saint-Germain, on December 5.

Georgia – The Georgian police intervened in force last night to disperse the thousands of pro-European demonstrators who blocked the center of the capital Tbilisi. People took to the streets after the government announced that it was suspending any negotiations for accession to the European Union until 2028 and that it would refuse, during this period, to receive any more European grants. President Salome Zurabishvili accused the Executive of declaring war on its own people. The ruling party, Georgian Dream, founded by oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili, who made his fortune in Russia in the 90s, has recently adopted an increasingly hostile discourse towards the European Union and the United States. The group also proposed a series of Russian-inspired laws and was recently accused of rigging legislative elections. Moreover, the European Parliament yesterday adopted a resolution in which it states that the elections were incorrect and requested their rerun – a resolution voted with 444 votes for and only 72 against, supported by the majority of parliamentary groups, except for those of the extreme right. Moreover, the European Parliament requires international supervision, to guarantee their correctness. (LS)

29 November 2024
The Week in Review 16-20.09.2024

Aid for victims

Like the authorities in several European states, the Romanian authorities have also been on alert this week, after the severe floods that hit eastern Romania. Refugee camps have been set up and rescue operations have been organized following the floods that killed seven people and destroyed thousands of homes. A crisis cell was organized at the Health Ministry to provide medical assistance to the residents of Galaţi and Vaslui counties, the most affected by the floods. The Interior and Defense Ministries have mobilized hundreds of firefighters, gendarmes, soldiers, as well as equipment to help evacuate the victims and intervene in the restoration of the infrastructure destroyed by the waters. Camps with capacities of hundreds of places were set up in the most affected localities. And the Romanian Red Cross launched a disaster relief campaign and sent trucks with water and food to the area. The Romanian Government also allocated food and water and approved the removal from state reserves of some modular buildings where children can learn. It also approved, in the special meeting on Monday, emergency aid for the affected families. The Romanian authorities continue to promise support for the affected population. And the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, announced a 10-billion-Euro worth of aid from the EU Cohesion Fund for the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, including Romania, affected by floods.

Supreme Council for National Defense meeting in Bucharest

A meeting of the Supreme Council for National Defense (CSAT) took place in Bucharest on Thursday. The war in neighboring Ukraine, the endowment of the Army in the next ten years, as well as the strengthening of the Strategic Partnership with the Republic of Moldova were among the main topics of discussion. The CSAT members stated that Romania is directly interested in having industrial capacities on its territory that can ensure both the production of modern military equipment for equipping the force structure in peacetime, as well as the development of new equipment for multiplying military capabilities in crisis or war situations. Given the recent developments in the neighboring country, the CSAT members discussed additional measures to deter and combat security threats, to be implemented at the national level, as well as with the support of NATO allies. On the other hand, Romania reiterated its support for Moldova’s European path by supporting the implementation of reforms and the necessary public policies.

B9 meeting in Bucharest

NATO must react to Russia’s incursions into the airspace of its member countries, in the context of the war in Ukraine, says the Romanian Defense Minister, Angel Tîlvăr. At the B9 meeting in Bucharest of the defense ministers from the allied states on NATO’s eastern flank, the Romanian official said that the security situation in the Black Sea region remains worrying due to the threats generated by the aggressive actions of the Russian Federation, including through disinformation and cyber-attacks.

Angel Tîlvăr: “The B9 states are deeply concerned about the repeated incursions of the Russian Federation drones and missiles into the NATO airspace in Poland, Romania, Latvia, as well as about the escalation of tensions along NATO’s borders. That is why a robust and coordinated response at the allied level is necessary, as well as the implementation as soon as possible of the rotational model of NATO’s integrated air and anti-missile defense”.

Also on Wednesday, in Bucharest, the Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha asked Romania to analyze the possibility of shooting down the Russian drones and missiles near the Romanian airspace. During the meeting with his counterpart Luminiţa Odobescu, he appreciated the support for the defense of Ukraine’s independence through Romania’s decision to donate a Patriot system. The Romanian FM reaffirmed Romania’s full support for the defense of Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity.

Roxana Mânzatu, vice-president of the European Commission

Romania has, for the first time, a position of vice-president of the European Commission, which will be occupied by the social-democratic MEP Roxana Mînzatu, a former minister of investments and European projects in Bucharest. The announcement was made by the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, who presented, on Tuesday, the makeup of the new EC. Roxana Mînzatu will also hold, in Brussels, the position of commissioner for Skills and Education, Jobs, Social Rights and Demography. She declared that the field received by Romania, in this case the labor market, is essential for the competitiveness of the EU. After the nomination, Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu has said that, in this way, Romania becomes part of decision-making in the European Union.

National plan for large industry

The governing coalition in Bucharest decided on Tuesday to complete as quickly as possible the support scheme for the large strategic investments in the manufacturing industry and in metallurgy, steel and the chemical industry. According to Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu, the plan has three main components: a state aid of 500 million Euros and tax facilities for investments of over 150 million Euros, another state aid of one billion Euros for six years for the decarbonization of production processes and energy efficiency and a third aid of about 250 million Euros for 15 companies that implement investments in the production of industrial raw materials.

Partnership for the prevention of child trafficking

The Romanian and American governments have signed a framework partnership in the field of child protection, intended to unfold over a period of five years. The US Ambassador to Bucharest, Kathleen Kavalec, has given assurances that the United States will support Romania in its efforts to develop a victim-centered prevention strategy, to increase protection for children who are victims of trafficking and to improve its investigations. In turn, the Romanian Interior Minister, Cătălin Predoiu, has said that the signing of the partnership is a continuation of other collaborations and shows the determination of the Romanian authorities to combat child abuse in any form. Romania is the first country in Europe that will benefit from American financial support worth 10 million dollars for the improvement of the national system for preventing and combating child trafficking. (LS)

21 September 2024
CSAT and Regional Security

Romania is directly interested in having on its own territory industrial capabilities that can ensure the output of modern military equipment to fit its armed forces in times of peace as well as in developing new equipment to contribute to the multiplication of its military capabilities in situations of crises and war – this is one of the conclusion of the country’s Higher Defence Council, also known as CSAT. Summoned on Thursday by the country’s president, Klaus Iohannis, the CSAT members held talks over the plan of fitting the Romanian armed forces with the right type of equipment and technologies for the following 10 years – 2025-2034 after the major changes in the regional security situation prompted by the Russian aggression in Ukraine.

According to the CSAT members, raising budget funds for defence is also going to have an effect over Romania’s field industry, which has the opportunity of initiating a process of transformation, streamlining and adjustment by attracting new, state-of-the-art technologies as well as cooperation with field companies of international repute.

Against the latest developments in Ukraine, the Council also tackled additional measures of deterring and combating security threats to be implemented at national level with support from NATO allies.

Consolidating the strategic partnership with the Romanian-speaking Republic of Moldova was also high on the agenda. Romania again reiterated its support for the European headway made by the small ex-Soviet republic by assisting it in implementing reforms and the required public policies, without neglecting the challenges Chisinau is presently facing against the background of the hybrid threats mounted by the Russian Federation and the war against Ukraine.

These threats and risks are also having, in most of the cases, implications for Romania. And for this reason, the main objective of Bucharest’s foreign policy, concerning the Republic of Moldova, is supporting and ensuring the irreversibility of its European roadmap on the basis of the bilateral Consolidated Partnership, the Presidential Administration has announced. .

Last, but not least, the CSAT members analyzed and approved the National Plan of Implementing the Civil Pact in the field of Common Security Policy and Defence as a new one had been endorsed at EU level.

The pact is aimed at increasing the flexibility and robustness of the civil missions at community level, as well as their reaction speed in the process of handling crises in spite of limited resources.

According to the Presidential Administration, the document will ease the effectiveness of Romania’s involvement in civil missions in the field of Common Security and Defence Policy, and better capitalize on the Romanian expertise in the field.

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20 September 2024
September 19, 2024 UPDATE

CSAT – A meeting of the Supreme Council for National Defense (CSAT) took place in Bucharest, on Thursday, the agenda including topics such as the war in Ukraine and the endowment of the Army in the future. The CSAT members came to the conclusion that Romania is directly interested in having industrial capacities on its territory that can ensure both the production of modern military equipment for equipping the peacetime force structure, as well as the development of new equipment that should contribute to the multiplication of military capabilities in crisis or war situations. This, in the context in which they debated the Romanian Army’s endowment plan for the next 10 years, after the major change in the regional security situation, generated by Russia’s aggressive stance in Ukraine. In this context, taking into account the recent developments in the neighboring country, the council discussed additional measures to deter and combat security threats, to be implemented at the national level, as well as with the support of NATO allies. Consolidating the Strategic Partnership with the Republic of Moldova was another topic on the agenda, and Romania reiterates its support for Chişinău’s European roadmap by supporting the implementation of reforms and the necessary public policies.

Reindustrialization – The Romanian government is concerned with the country’s reindustrialization and is working on a National Plan for Large Industry worth almost 2 billion Euros. It will be focused on three main pillars: support for strategic investments in the processing industry, state aid for large companies that carry out investments capable of reducing direct greenhouse gas emissions, respectively energy consumption, and support for companies that produce raw materials. According to Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu, the government wants to strengthen the economic development model based on investments.

Floods – The Romanian Institute of Hydrology and Water Management has announced that the flow of the Danube at the entrance in Romania on the Baziaş section will increase significantly, until September 24, up to 8,000 cubic meters per second, i.e. more than double the multi-year average of September. The authorities in the field give assurances, however, that the dam at Portile de Fier (Iron Gates) is ready to receive and transit the flood expected after the heavy rainfall in central Europe. Meanwhile, the risk of flooding remains in eastern Romania, already heavily affected by the passage of cyclone Boris. Code orange and yellow alerts are in effect for major runoff from slopes, torrents, streams and flash floods on small rivers. In the localities flooded last weekend, firefighters from all over the country, rescuers, gendarmes and volunteers are on alert and are intervening to help people, who also need the bear necessities. We remind you that the recent floods have claimed lives and have caused huge material damage.

Statistics – The National Commission for Strategy and Prognosis (CNSP) changed the economic growth estimate for this year down to 2.8%, from the previous 3.4%. According to the Projection of the Main Macroeconomic Indicators, a GDP growth of 3.5% is estimated for 2025 and of 3.7% for 2026, then, from 2027, the trend will be downward to 3.3%, respectively 2.9% in 2028. Inflation at the end of the year is forecast at 4.5%, above the national bank target of 4%, falling to 3.8% next year and to 2.9% in 2026. The average exchange rate is projected at 4.98 lei/Euro in 2024. The current account deficit is estimated to rise to 7.7% of the GDP this year, from 7% of the GDP last year. The trade deficit will increase, according to the Commission, to 32.7 billion Euros this year, from 28.9 billion Euros last year, after a growth in exports of 1.8% and in imports of 4.5%. According to the CNSP, the average net monthly wage could rise by 14.8% in 2024, to 5,066 lei (approx. 1,020 Euros).

Trafficking – Three drug traffickers (two Moldovan citizens and one Romanian) were arrested in Bucharest, after being caught red-handed with 10 kilograms of prohibited substances. The leader of the network has developed numerous connections in the drug and psychoactive substance trafficking communities in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. According to the police, the psychoactive substance has a market value of 200,000 Euros. The drugs were to reach over 100,000 consumers.

Elections – The electoral campaign for the presidential election in Romania will start on October 25, the Permanent Electoral Authority announced on Thursday. Electoral competitors can submit their candidacy by October 5 at the latest. The authorities will organize approximately 19,000 polling stations in the country, and the Romanian citizens abroad will be able to cast their vote in over 900 stations. According to the most recent data, there are over 18 million voters in Romania for whom ballots will be printed, and approximately 5 million ballots will be prepared for the citizens abroad, says the president of Permanent Electoral Authority, Toni Greblă. (LS)

19 September 2024
September 19, 2024

B9 NATO has to react to Russia’s incursions into the airspace of the member countries, in the context of the war in Ukraine – Romania’s Defence Minister, Angel Tilvar said at the B9 meeting of the defence ministers of the allied countries in NATO’s Eastern Flank, held in Bucharest on Wednesday. In turn, the Polish representative said that next month, the allied defence ministers would be tackling the destruction of the drones violating the airspace of NATO. Romania, Poland, Bulgaria, Czechia, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia and Slovakia are part of the B9 initiative. Talks on security in the area but also assistance in defending the independence of Ukraine through Romania’s decision to donate a Patriot system to the neighboring Ukraine were also hold by Romania’s Foreign Minister Luminita Odobescu, who received in Bucharest her Ukrainian counterpart Andrii Sybiha.

POLL Most of the Romanians believe the immigrants who come to work in Romania are rather an opportunity than a threat to employment in that country, a recent poll says. Roughly 68% of the interviewees says the immigrants are actually helping the economy by taking over the vacant jobs whereas 25% believes they are taking the jobs of the Romanians, who have thus to leave the country for a better job. The most tolerant seem to be the young people up to 20 years old, people with higher education and Bucharesters. The poll says that 67% of the interviewees have agreed with the financial incentives aimed at bringing back the Romanians in the Diaspora whereas 31% is against the idea.

HANDBALL On Wednesday night Romanian handball side Dinamo Bucharest clinched a 28-26 away win against Polish side Orlen Wisla Plock in Group A of the Champions League. The Romanian champions have obtained two wins out of the competition’s two legs. Dinamo will be taking on Macedonian side Eurofarm Pelister Bitola in a home match on September 26.

CSAT Romania’s Higher Defence Council (CSAT) has been summoned by the country’s president Klaus Iohannis for talks in Bucharest on the conflict in neighbouring Ukraine and its implications for Romania. The CSAT members are also tackling the opportunities offered by the new geopolitical context for the consolidation of the strategic partnership with the ex-soviet, Romanian-speaking Republic of Moldova in order to ensure the irreversibility of its European roadmap. Last, but not least, the CSAT is expected to tackle the national plan of fitting the Romanian armed forces with proper equipment.

TALKS The government in Bucharest is focusing on the country’s reindustrialization and is working on the national Plan aimed at streamlining the country’s main industry. The plan, which is worth 2 billion Euros, will be centred on three main pillars; support for the strategic investment in the processing industry, state aid for the big companies, with investments aimed at curbing greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption and support for the companies producing raw materials. According to Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu the Executive wants to strengthen the model of investment-based economic development.

RISK According to the Romanian Institute of Hydrology the Danube’s level on its entry into Romania is expected to rise significantly until September 24^thmore than double than the multiannual average of the month of September. However, authorities have given assurances the Iron Gates dam is ready to take over and transit the waters resulted from the heavy rainfalls in central Europe. The risk of flooding in eastern Romania, heavily affected by Cyclone Boris, remains high with orange and yellow alerts in place.

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19 September 2024
Patriot system for Ukraine

Romania will donate a Patriot air defense system to Ukraine. The decision was made at the meeting of the Supreme National Defense Council (CSAT) that took place on Thursday in Bucharest. The CSAT members established that the donation of the Patriot system will be made on the condition of continuing negotiations, especially with the American strategic partner, in order to obtain a similar or equivalent system, which should meets the need to ensure the protection of the national airspace. In fact, the idea of donating such a system to neighboring Ukraine emerged last month, following the meeting of President Klaus Iohannis, at the White House, with President Joe Biden. Then, Klaus Iohannis said that Romania was asked to give up such a system. Now, after the CSAT announcement, the Presidential Administration emphasized, in a statement, that the decision was based on an in-depth technical evaluation by the authorities and that all measures were taken to eliminate the risk of creating vulnerabilities for Romania.

Thus, the National Defense Ministry presented within the Supreme National Defense Council a detailed analysis regarding the situation of the operationalization of the four Patriot systems that the country currently owns, the progress of the endowment program with the other three systems it ordered, as well as the impact generated by a possible transfer of a system, the press release writes. President Volodymyr Zelenski thanked Bucharest for the decision to donate Kyiv a Patriot missile system and said that he appreciated Romania’s firm support for Ukraine. ‘Today’s decision strengthens security not only in Ukraine, but also in our entire region and Europe’ the Ukrainian president wrote in a social network post. In fact, Volodymyr Zelenskiy has requested at least seven batteries, but the countries that own them have not yet decided on handing them over.

Also on Thursday, when Romania made the decision to donate the system, the United States announced that it was temporarily suspending deliveries of Patriot anti-aircraft systems to other countries, and Ukraine will now have priority in receiving them. The White House evoked Kyiv’s persistent requests to receive more Patriot batteries to defend both its frontline troops and infrastructure from Russian attacks. It’s also worth mentioning that Romania’s objectives at the NATO summit in Washington, next month, were also approved within the Supreme National Defense Council in Bucharest. The continuous deterioration of the security situation in Romania’s eastern neighborhood, as a result of the intensification of Russia’s military actions, was also analyzed.

At the CSAT meeting, Klaus Iohannis also announced that he had informed NATO allies, at the end of last week, about the withdrawal of his candidacy for the position of secretary general of the organization. The Romanian president asked the members of the Council to pronounce on the candidacy of the Dutch Prime Minister, Mark Rutte, and they expressed their support for the Dutch official’s candidacy for that position within NATO. (LS)

21 June 2024
CSAT takes measures to strengthen the country’s armed forces

The severe situation in the Black Sea region and the implications for Romania of Russia’s aggression war against the neighbouring Ukraine were high on the agenda of Romania’s Higher Defence Council (CSAT), which convened in Bucharest on Wednesday.

“The war situation in the neighbouring country maintains the risks of incidents that might affect Romania’s territory and citizens as well as the safety of navigation because of the mines adrift in the Black Sea and Russia’s hostile actions”, the CSAT members have explained.

In this context they endorsed a series of measures aimed at strengthening the Romanian armed forces. The CSAT members have also decided the continuation of the diplomatic initiatives so that Moscow may cease its military aggression in Ukraine.

CSAT has also approved the report on the progress registered in the field of defence planning whose main aim is to come in line with operational planning and integration of national priorities, including those, which aren’t part of the present capability package. The presidential administration has explained that Romania’s plans for developing capabilities are being reflected properly in the 2023 Defence Planning Directive as well as in the Romanian Army 2040 programme.

Both documents are being supported by a national political commitment, which allows Romania to achieve the goal of earmarking 2.5% of its GDP to Defence, out of which 2% are for fitting the armed forces with the equipment they need.

The CSAT members have also assessed the activity in the field of cybersecurity and endorsed a series of priority actions that the Cybersecurity Operative Council must focus on this year.

These are meant to contribute to the development of the national cybersecurity system and the consolidation of the prevention and deterrence capabilities. Last, but not least, the members have reviewed the CSAT activity last year and decided to submit their activity report for Parliament approval.

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22 February 2024
12.02.2024 (mise à jour)

Cyber-attaque – 18 hôpitaux publics de Roumanie ont été lundi, la
cible d’une cyber-attaque de proportions. Les cybercriminels ont bloqué les
bases de données et ont réclamé un ronçon pour les débloquer. Le Ministère
roumain de la Santé a confirmé l’attaque informatique. Dans tous les hôpitaux
où fonctionnent le système Hypocrate qui met en connexion les activités
médicales hospitalières avec la Sécurité sociale des mesures de sécurité ont
été adoptées pour sauvegarder les données sur d’autres supports.

Défense – Le
président roumain, Klaus Iohannis, a convoqué le Conseil Suprême de Défense du
pays, le 21 février prochain, a fait savoir l’administration présidentielle. A
l’ordre du jour figurent des sujets tels : la situation de sécurité dans
la région de la mer Noire dans le contexte de l’agression russe contre
l’Ukraine et ses implications pour la Roumanie, les progrès concernant la
planification de la défense, notamment les programmes de dotation de l’armée et
le recrutement de nouveaux personnels. S’y ajoute un rapportsur l’activité du Conseil opératif de
cyber-sécurité en 2023 et le rapport du Conseil sur son activité en 2023.

Elections
– Encore une fois, les discussions entre les représentants des partis de la
coalition au pouvoir en Roumanie concernant l’organisation simultanée de
certains scrutins électoraux, ont échoué.
La variante la plus véhiculée est d’organiser le 9 juin prochain l’élection
pour le Parlement européen et l’élection municipale. On prend également en
compte la possibilité de réunir l’élection législative avec un des tours du
scrutin présidentiel. De son côté, le premier ministre social -démocrate,
Marcel Ciolacu, a déclaré qu’il fallait fixer rapidement un calendrier clair
pour les scrutins de 2024, puisque cette année, c’est pour la première fois que
la Roumanie organise tous les quatre types d’élections. Par contre, les partis
en opposition rejettent l’idée d’un éventuel regroupement des scrutins électoraux,
estimant que cela serait dans l’avantage des partis au pouvoir. Les membres de
l’alliance réunissant l’Union Sauvez la Roumanie (USR), la Force de la droite
(FD) et le Parti du mouvement populaire (PMP), ainsi que le parti ultra
nationaliste l’Alliance pour l’union des Roumains (AUR) – ont déclaré que
l’organisation simultanée de deux scrutins serait non démocratique et non
conforme à la Constitution.

Finlande
– Le président roumain, Klaus Iohannis a félicité son nouvel homologue finlandais
Alexander Stubb qui a remporté dimanche le tour décisif de l’élection
présidentielle en Finlande. Le chef de l’État roumain affirme « attendre
avec impatience de travailler » aux côtés du nouveau président et de
« développer le partenariat européen, très étroit, qui existe entre la
Roumanie et la Finlande », ainsi que de « défendre les valeurs
euro-atlantiques ». Avec 51,6 % des voix, l’ancien premier ministre
conservateur Alexander Stubb a devancé l’ancien ministre écologiste des
affaires étrangères Pekka Haavisto qui n’a réuni que 48 % des suffrages. Le
nouveau président reprendra son mandat au 1er mars prochain. Il s’agit des
premières élections présidentielles organisées en Finlande depuis son adhésion
à l’OTAN, l’année dernière.

Salaires
– En décembre 2023, le salaire moyen net était de 5000 lei, l’équivalent de
1000 €, soit en hausse de 6,6 % par rapport à novembre 2023, a fait savoir ce
lundi l’Institut national de la statistique. C’est dans l’industrie du
raffinage du brut que l’on a enregistré le revenu moyen net le plus élevé, de
12 710 lei, (l’équivalent de 2500 €), alors que les revenus les plus bas ont
été signalés dans l’hôtellerie et la restauration, à savoir quelque 2 800 lei,
soit un peu plus de 560 €. Selon l’Institut national de la statistique au cours
d’une année, les revenus connaissent souvent des fluctuations déterminées
notamment par l’octroi des bonus annuels ou des primes, notamment pendant les
mois pris en compte pour les statistiques, c’est-à-dire décembre, mars et
avril.

Tennis
– La joueuse roumaine de tennis Sorana Cîrtea, 26ème mondiale, a
vaincu l’américaine Sloane Stevens, 39ème WTA, dimanche au premier
round du tournoi WTA 1000 de Doha, au Qatar. Au deuxième tour, la Roumaine
affrontera la Polonaise, Iga Swiatek, principale favorite du tournoi et numéro
un mondiale à l’heure actuelle. A Doha encore, le duo roumano-espagnol formé de
Monica Niculescu et Cristina Bucşa s’est qualifié dans les huitièmes de finale
du concours de double dames. Leurs prochaines adversaires seront Miyu Kato du
Japon et Aldila Sutjiadi d’Indonésie. Par ailleurs, la joueuse Karolina
Pliskova a remporté le tournoi Transilvania Open, le seul du niveau WTA 250
organisé en Roumanie. Elle a vaincu la Roumaine Ana Bogdan sur le score de 6 à
4, 6 à 3, dimanche dans la finale déroulée à Cluj. À l’épreuve de double dames,
le trophée a été décroché par les américaines Caty McNally et Asia Muhammad qui
ont vaincu en finale le couple formé de la britannique Harriet Dart et de la
Slovaque Tereza Mihalikova.

Météo
– Dans les 24 prochaines heures, les températures baisseront, tout en
continuant à rester plus élevées que la moyenne de la saison. Le ciel sera
plutôt couvert et des pluies tomberont sur le centre et le nord-ouest du
territoire, tout comme sur les sommets des Carpates. Des chutes de neige se
produiront en altitude, à plus de 1400 mètres. Les températures iront de 4 à 15
degrés. A Bucarest, nous aurons 13 degrés à midi, à Bucarest.

12 February 2024
Achiziţii pentru înzestrarea armatei

Ministerul Apărării de la București a cerut, oficial, aprobarea Parlamentului pentru începerea în acest an a programului de cumpărare a 32 de avioane militare F-35 din Statele Unite ale Americii, iar legislativul a luat act de această solicitare. În document, MApN subliniază că, pentru îndeplinirea obiectivelor politicii de apărare a României, continuă demersurile pentru achiziţia de noi echipamente militare care să contribuie la dezvoltarea şi menţinerea unor capabilităţi de apărare robuste şi reziliente.

Achiziţia este parte a programului de înzestrare ‘Avion multirol de generaţia a V-a, F-35’, iar suma este una record pentru Armata română- 6,5 miliarde de dolari. Aceasta va fi folosită pentru achiziţia de aeronave, motoare, suport logistic, servicii de instruire a piloţilor şi a personalului şi simulatoare de zbor. Primele avioane ar urma să fie livrate de producătorii americani în 2030.

Decizia de cumpărare a avioanelor americane de ultimă generaţie a fost luată în şedinţa Consiliului Suprem de Apărare al României (CSAT) din luna aprilie, iar Ministerul Apărării este obligat prin lege să ceară aprobarea Parlamentului pentru orice achiziţie cu o valoare mai mare de 100 de milioane de euro.

Mai trebuie menționat că în contextul invaziei Rusiei în Ucraina vecină, România, stat membru al Uniunii Europene şi al NATO, şi-a majorat cheltuielile pentru apărare de la 2 la 2,5% din Produsul Intern Brut anul acesta. România are o graniţă comună cu Ucraina de 650 km şi a văzut conflictul apropiindu-se de graniţele sale, pe fondul atacurilor repetate ale Moscovei asupra porturilor ucrainene de la Dunăre. Anul trecut, România a decis să achiziţioneze 32 de avioane de luptă de tip F-16, second-hand, din Norvegia, pentru a le adăuga la ce 17 aeronave cumpărate din Portugalia în 2016. În plus, în luna iulie, Bucureștiul a anunţat, după aprobarea de către CSAT, un centru regional de pregătire pentru piloţii pe avioane F-16, care va fi disponibil pentru aliaţii NATO şi parteneri, inclusiv Ucraina.

Interesul nostru major este de a avea cât mai repede piloți români bine instruiți pentru a opera aeronavele F-16 din dotarea Forțelor Aeriene Române. Știm cu toții cât de complexă este asigurarea securității spațiului aerian în regiunea Mării Negre, la granița NATO – declara atunci ministrul Aparării, Angel Tîlvăr.

De altfel, la Reuniunea informală a Consiliului Nord-Atlantic împreună cu Suedia, în formatul miniștrilor apărării, desfășurată tot în iulie la Vilnius, în marja Summit-ului NATO, oficialul român a transmis aliaților că situația de securitate din regiunea Mării Negre trebuie să rămână o preocupare constantă la nivelul Alianței. În context, a subliniat păstrarea angajamentelor asumate de România în cadrul celor trei piloni ai conceptului de partajare echitabilă a responsabilităților – asigurarea resurselor financiare, implementarea capabilităților asumate și contribuția la operațiunile, misiunile și angajamentele NATO.

RadioRomaniaInternational · Achiziţii pentru înzestrarea armatei – 27.09.2023

27 September 2023
Retrospectiva săptămânii 02.07 – 08.07.2023

Premierul Marcel Ciolacu în vizită în Germania

Premierul român, Marcel Ciolacu, a făcut o vizită de două zile la Berlin, în cadrul căreia s-a întâlnit cu cancelarul Olaf Scholz. Acesta a reafirmat susţinerea ţării sale pentru aderarea României la Spaţiul Schengen în acest an. La rândul său, Marcel Ciolacu a subliniat importanţa cooperării bilaterale şi potenţialul semnificativ pe care aceasta îl oferă, în condiţiile în care Germania este cel mai important partener comercial al României. În cadrul întâlnirii bilaterale s-a discutat despre securitatea pe flancul estic al NATO şi despre următorul summit al Alianței de la Vilnius, de săptămâna viitoare. Marcel Ciolacu a avut o întrevedere și cu reprezentanţii mediului de afaceri, Germania arătatându-se interesată de investiţii în petrochimie, de industria producătoare de îngrăşăminte, precum și de industria de materiale de construcţii din România. Vizita premierului român a cuprins întâlniri șicu reprezentanţi ai Parlamentului federal, ai diasporei şi ai industriei de apărare.Din delegația română au mai facut parte ministrul de externe, Luminiţa Odobescu, ministrul economiei, Radu Oprea, şi cel al apărării, Angel Tîlvăr.

Legile educației au fost promulgate de șeful statului

Preşedintele României, Klaus Iohannis a promulgat noile legi ale educaţiei. Fost profesor de liceu în provincie, şeful statului este promotorul proiectului România educată, lansat în 2016, cu o serie de consultări publice. Printre obiectivele acestuia se numără creşterea finanţării pentru educaţie, scăderea abandonului şcolar, reducerea analfabetismului funcţional. Legile educaţiei au fost adoptate decizional de Senat în luna mai. Au fost contestate fără succes la Curtea Constituţională de USR şi Forţa Dreptei, pentru că, între altele, ar limita dreptul la învăţătură şi ar încălca principiul egalităţii în drepturi. Legile educaţiei au fost criticate atât de Consiliul Naţional al Elevilor, cât şi de organizaţiile studenţeşti, pentru diverse prevederi considerate discriminatorii. Un studiu publicat de Eurostat în 2021, pe baza datelor din 2019, plasa România la coada clasamentului, pe locul 26 din 27 în ceea ce privește finanțarea învățământului. Reamintim că, în 2019, procentul din PIB alocat Ministerului Educației a fost de 2,92%, în 2020 – 2,9%, în 2021 – 2,39%, iar în 2022 – 2,28%. Pentru 2023, procentul din PIB alocat acestui minister este de 2,1%.

Spania susține admiterea României în Schengen

Şefa diplomaţiei de la Bucureşti, Luminiţa Odobescu, a salutat poziţia Spaniei, care exercită preşedinţia rotativă a Uniunii Europene, privind admiterea României în Spaţiul Schengen, de liberă circulaţie. Într-un interviu acordat în exclusivitate pentru Radio România, ea a dat asigurări că aderarea la Schengen rămâne un obiectiv prioritar al autorităţilor române. Anterior, ambasadorul spaniol la București, José Antonio Hernández Pérez-Solórzano, a reiterat susținerea ţării sale pentru aderarea României la spațiul de liberă circulaţie. El a afirmat că subiectul aderării României şi a Bulgariei vecine va fi pus pe agenda Consiliului JAI cel mai probabil în această toamnă. Pe de altă parte, săptămâna trecută, Comisia pentru petiţii a Parlamentului European a cerut, printr-o rezoluție, Consiliului European să aprobe admiterea României şi Bulgariei în spaţiul Schengen la sfârşitul acestui an, subliniind că cele două state continuă să îndeplinească criteriile de aderare şi că respingerea lor a creat un sentiment antieuropean. Faptul că cele două state se află în continuare în afara spaţiului de liberă circulaţie reprezintă un impediment societal şi economic pentru firmele şi populaţiile celor două state, spun eurodeputaţii

A fost inaugurat cel mai mare pod construit vreodată în România

Preşedintele roman Klaus Iohannis a declarat că noul pod suspendat peste Dunăre de la Brăila este cea mai amplă construcţie ridicată în România în ultimele trei decenii, arătând că este o nouă dovadă că pot fi duse la capăt proiecte majore de infrastructură. Podul a fost dat in folosință și este cel mai mare ridicat vreodată în România şi al treilea ca dimensiune din Europa. Este ultimul peste Dunăre înainte de vărsarea fluviului în Marea Neagră si este proiectat să aibă o durată de viaţă de 120 ani. Cu o lungime de aproape 2 km, podul asigura prima legătură rutieră între judeţele sud-estice Brăila şi Tulcea şi va creşte potenţialul economic în zona Dobrogei. Valoarea totală a proiectului a depasit 2 miliarde de lei (400 milioane de euro), iar 85% din finanţare a fost asigurată din fonduri europene.

România devine oficial centru regional de F-16

În România va fi înfiinţat un centru regional pentru instruirea piloţilor care operează pe avioanele militare F16. Decizia a fost luată în Consiliul Suprem de Apărare a Ţării. Va fi o cooperare cu state aliate şi cu compania care proiectează aparatul de luptă. Iniţial vor fi pregătiţi piloţii români, iar ulterior vor participa şi piloţi din statele aliate sau partenere, inclusiv din Ucraina. Totodată, CSAT a stabilit şi obiectivele pentru Summit-ul NATO de la Vilnius, programat săptămâna viitoare. Preşedintele Klaus Iohannis va aduce din nou în prin plan aspecte care ţin de securitatea regiunii Mării Negre, iar România va continua să sprijine activ aderarea Suediei la Alianţa Nord-Atlantică.

Festivalul de muzică Neversea are loc pe malul Mării Negre

La Constanţa are loc, în aceste zile, a cincea ediţie a Festivalului Neversea, cel mai mare care are loc pe o plajă din Europa. Peste 150 de artişticoncertează pe scenele festivalului. Participa fani ai muzicii de pe toate continentele, cei mai mulţi din Marea Britanie, Germania, Statele Unite, Italia, Bulgaria şi Israel. În perimetrul festivalului şi în proximitatea lui sunt la datorie peste 1.000 de poliţişti, jandarmi, poliţişti de frontieră, inspectori anti-drog, precum şi 700 de agenţi de securitate privaţi. Organizatorii Neversea au estimat un trafic de peste 260 de mii de oameni în cele patru zile şi patru nopţi ale festivalului de la Marea Neagră care a început joi.

RadioRomaniaInternational · EVENIMENT TOP – 07.07.2023

8 July 2023
06/07/2023 (mise à jour)

CSAT
– Un centre régional de formation de pilotage sur des chasseurs bombardiers F16
sera ouvert en Roumanie. C’est ce qu’a décidé jeudi, le Conseil suprême de
défense du pays réuni en séance. Dans un premier temps, le centre formera des
pilotes roumains avant de préparer des pilotes d’autres pays alliés et
partenaires, y compris ukrainiens. Par ailleurs, le Conseil a fixé aussi les
objectifs nationaux dans la perspective du prochain sommet de l’Alliance, des
11 et 12 juillet, à Vilnius. A cette occasion, le président Klaus Iohannis
remettra en lumière des aspects qui renvoient à la sécurité dans la région de
la mer Noire. La Roumanie continuera à soutenir l’adhésion de la Suède à l’Alliance
de l’Atlantique Nord.

Pont – Présent à l’inauguration du pont suspendu de
Braila, sur le Danube, le chef de l’Etat roumain a déclaré qu’il s’agit de la
construction la plus ample jamais réalisée par la Roumanie ces trente dernières
années. Cela prouve que le pays est capable de mener à terme des projets
majeurs d’infractructure, a affirmé Klaus Iohannis. Et lui d’ajouter que la
Roumanie a accès à une enveloppe significative de fonds européens dont une
partie importante est destinée à l’infrastructure de Transports. Le pont
suspendu de Braila est le plus grand de Roumanie et le troisième comme
dimmensions, en Europe. C’est le dernier pont sur le Danube avant que le fleuve
ne se jette en mer Noire. Projeté pour une durée de vie de 120 ans, le pont, de
2 kilomètres de long, relie les départements de Braila et de Tulcea et renforce
le potentiel touristique de la Dobroudgea. D’un montant de plus de 2 milliards
de lei, soit 400 millions d’euros, le projet a été financé à hauteur de 85% des
fonds européens.

Ciolacu
– Fin de la visite de deux jours, en Allemagne, du premier ministre roumain,
Marcel Ciolacu, dans le cadre de laquelle il a rencontré le chancelier Olaf
Scholz, des représentants du Parlement fédéral et du milieu des affaires ainsi
que des représentants de la diaspora roumaine. Olaf Scholz a réaffirmé le
soutien de son pays à l’adhésion de la Roumanie à l’Espace Schengen, dans le
courant de cette année. Pour sa part, Marcel Ciolacu a mis en évidence
l’importance de la coopération bilatérale, en sachant que l’Allemagne est le
partenaire commercial le plus important de la Roumanie.

Protestations
– Les syndicalistes de la Santé ont protesté jeudi à travers la Roumanie contre
la manière dont le Ministère a su résoudre leurs revendications salariales. Aux
dires des protestataires, presque 1400 médecins s’apprêtent à dénoncer leurs
conventions individuelles de travail afférentes aux heures supplémentaires de
permanence, tandis que 6400 salariés du domaine souhaitent renoncer à
travailler pendant les nuits et les jours fériés. Selon le calendrier des
protestations, une nouvelle marche est prévue le 12 juillet, dans la capitale,
suivie, une semaine plus tard, d’une grève d’avertissement. Une grève générale
risque de se déclencher à partir du 27 juillet.

Neversea
– Coup d’envoi jeudi, à Constanta, dans le sud-est de la Roumanie de la
cinquième édition du Festival Neversea, le plus grand festival qui a lieu sur
une plage d’Europe. Plus de 150 artistes se produiront sur les différentes
scènes du festival devant des fans de la
musique électro de partout, notamment du Royaume Uni, d’Allemagne, des Etats
Unis, d’Italie, de Bulgarie et d’Israël. Un millier de policiers, gendarmes,
agents de la police aux frontières, inspecteurs anti-drogue et 700 agents de
sécurité privés seront déployés dans le périmètre du festival et dans sa
proximité. Une attention particulière sera accordée à la prévention et à la
lutte contre le trafic et la consommation de substances hallucinogènes. Les
organisateurs de Neversea s’attendent à recevoir plus de 260 mille personnes
pendant les quatre jours et quatre nuits du festival.

Tennis
– La joueuse roumaine de tennis, Irina Begu, s’est qualifiée jeudi dans la
deuxième manche du tournoi de Grand Chelem de Wimbledon, après une victoire contre
la Canadienne, Rebecca Marino. Le prochain match, la Roumaine qui se situe en
29ème position dans le classement international, le jouera contre la
Russe, Anna Blinkova, 40ème mondiale. Jeudi encore, une autre
Roumaine, Ana Bogdan, s’est qualifiée au troisième tour de Wimbledon, après
avoir battu l’Américaine Alycia Parks. Ana Bogdan s’apprête à rencontrer
l’Ukrainienne, Lesia Tzurenko. La
Roumaine Sorana Cirstea s’est elle aussi qualifiée au troisième tour après une
victoire contre la Lettone, Jelena Ostapenko.

Météo
– Le temps sera instable vendredi, quand des phénomènes orageux accompagnés de
coups de tonnerre et de la grêle s’empareront du centre, du sud-est, de l’est
et des régions de montagne. Les températures maximales iront de 23 à 34 degrés.
Des pluies torrentielles tomberont sur la capitale où les températures ne
dépasseront vendredi, les 30 degrés.

6 July 2023
06.07.2023

Défense – Le Conseil suprême de Défense de la Roumanie se réunit aujourd’hui pour évoquer principalement les objectifs de la Roumanie durant le Sommet de l’OTAN de Vilnius les 11 et 12 juillet. Les participants à la réunion, soit le président, le premier ministre et les chefs des institutions en charge de la sécurité nationale doivent décider des effectifs armés qui seront déployés pour participer à des mission et des opérations à l’extérieur du territoire de l’Etat roumain, l’année prochaine. Le Conseil suprême de défense de la Roumanie s’est réuni pour la dernière fois le 11 avril et une des décisions a visé l’achat d’avions de combat de dernière génération F 35. Autres thèmes à l’ordre du jour : les évolutions sécuritaires dans la région de la mer Noire, dans le contexte de l’agression de la Russie contre l’Ukraine et des interventions extérieures sur le processus démocratique de la République de Moldova.

Marcel Ciolacu – Le premier ministre roumain, Marcel Ciolacu a terminé sa visite de deux jours à Berlin, dans le cadre de laquelle il a rencontré le chancelier Olaf Scholz, des représentants du Parlement fédéral et du milieu des affaires ainsi que des représentants de la diaspora. Olaf Scholz a réaffirmé le soutien de la son pays à l’adhésion de la Roumanie à l’Espace Schengen cette année. Pour sa part, Marcel Ciolacu a souligné l’importance de la coopération bilatérale et le potentiel significatif qu’il offre, alors que l’Allemagne est le partenaire commercial le plus important de la Roumanie.

Pont – Le pont suspendu sur le Danube à Braila, dans le sud-est, le plus grand jamais érigé en Roumanie et le troisième plus grand d’Europe est inauguré aujourd’hui. C’est le dernier qui enjambe le Danube avant l’embouchure du fleuve. Sa durée de vie projetée est de 120 ans. Avec une longueur de près de 2 km, le pont assurera la première liaison routière entre les départements du sud-est : Braila et Tulcea et augmentera le potentiel économique dans la région de la Dobroudja. La valeur totale du projet a dépassé les 400 millions d’euros et 85% du financement a été assuré de fonds européens.

Neversea – Coup d’envoi à Constanta, dans le sud-est de la Roumanie de la cinquième édition du Festival Neversea, le plus grand à se dérouler sur une plage d’Europe. Plus de 150 artistes se produiront sur les différentes scènes du festival. Y participent des fans de la musique électro de tous les continents, dont la majorité du Royaume Uni, d’Allemagne, des Etats Unis, d’Italie, de Bulgarie et d’Israël. Un millier de policiers, gendarmes, agents de la police aux frontières, inspecteurs anti-drogue et 700 agents de sécurité privés seront déployés dans le périmètre du festival et dans sa proximité. Une attention particulière sera accordée à la prévention et la lutte contre le trafic et la consommation de substances aux effets psychoactif. Les organisateurs de Neversea s’attendent à recevoir plus de 260 mille personnes en quatre jours et quatre nuits du festival qui se déroule au bord de la mer Noire.

Météo – Temps instable en Roumanie, à l’exception du sud-est du pays, où la canicule est toujours présente. L’inconfort thermique se maintiendra élevé dans l’après-midi, lorsque l’indicateur température humidité Humidex atteindra et dépassera localement le seuil critique des 80 unités sur le sud-est, le sud et l’est. Sur l’ouest, le sud-ouest, le nord-ouest, le centre et le nord-est, l’instabilité atmosphérique se manifestera par des nuages, des pluies à verse et des orages. Les maxima iront de 24 à 37 degrés. La canicule sévit à Bucarest, où le temps est caniculaire, avec des maxima de 35 degrés à l’ombre et la possibilité de pluies à verse dans la soirée.

Tennis – Le match entre la joueuse roumaine de tennis Irina Begu et la canadienne Rebecca Marino, du premier round du tournoi de Wimbledon, 3eme du Grand Chelem de l’année, a été interrompu hier soir lors du deuxième set à cause de l’obscurité et sera continué aujourd’hui. Begu s’est adjugée le premier set. La vainqueur affrontera la russe Ana Blinkova. Trois roumaines évoluent aujourd’hui au deuxième tour sur l’herbe londonienne : Ana Bogdan, rencontrera l’américaine Alycia Parks, Jaqueline Cristian aura comme adversaire la brésilienne Beatriz Haddad Maia, Sorana Cîrstea, affrontera Jelena Ostapenko de Lettonie.

6 July 2023
Adio, MiG-21!

Autoritățile di București apufusiră s’nu mata ufilisească avioanele MiG-21 LanceR, avioane ditu doilu bărnu ţi feaţiră protlu azboiuru tru 1957. Forţili Aeriene Române ahurhiră s’ancupără aparatele de fabricație sovietică aoa şi 61 de ani, tru anlu 1962, iara tru yinitoarili patru dekenii, România ş’criscu numirlu la 322 de aeronave.

Apofasea ti scutearea aluştoru ditu azoiuru fu loată, anlu ţi tricu, de Consiliul Suprem de Apărare a Ţării, tră acceleararea tranziţiei la exploatarea aeronavelor de alumtă F-16. Un altă furñie ti scutearea ditu azboiuru a alustoru aparate easti numirlu mari di accidente. Tru treili dekenii ditu soni, România kiru, tru catastrofi aviatiţi, 20 ahtări aparate. Maş tru aeştă ditu soni ţinţi añi, cădzură patru avioane, unu di accidente dusi la moartea a pilotlui. Nica ditu yinaru, avioanele MiG-21 ahurhiră s’hibă scoasi, preayala ayalea, ditu serviciul activ și, unăoară ţi ş’bitisea resursa de azboiur, eara duse la Baza 95 Aeriană de Bacău.

Ateali ditu soni azboiuri a aeronavilor MiG-21 LanceR fură programate tră luni, ministerlu ali Apărarii di București ndreapsi cu aestă furñie, ţeremonii militare și religioase, ama și expoziții statiţi.

Ministerul Apărarillei dimăndă, dz4lili ţi tricură, că “Forţele Aeriene Române va s’ducă ma largu Serviciul de alumtă permanent Poliţie Aeriană cu aeronavele F-16 ditu dotare, andrupăti di aeronavele aliate dislocate tru România, tru cadrul a misiunillei de Poliţie Aeriană Anvărtuşită, sum cumandă NATOˮ.

Tutunăoară, cundilleadză ministerlu, sistemele de apărare aeriană cu baza la sol va s’facă ma largu misiuñi de Poliţie Aeriană sub comandă naţională, ama şi tru cadrul a Sistemului NATO Integrat de Apărare Aeriană şi Contra a Rachetelor.

Aviaţia Militară Română ari, tru aestu kiro 17 aparate de luptă F-16 de producţie americană. Autorităţile au dimăndară că va s’ancupără nica 32 de aeronave de aestă turlie.

Meslu ţi tricu, Consiliul Suprem de Apărare a Tării apufusi că România va s’ancupără şi avioane F-35 de ditu bărnulu ditu aoni, di lu duţi ninti procesul de modernizare a Forțelor Aeriene Militare. Autoritățile cundilleară, atumtea, că orizontul de timp mutrinda ancupărarea alustoru easti după 2030, iar informațiile ti păhă va s’hibă zburăti tu oara an ava s’aibă ună apandisi ditu partea Statelor Unite. Parlamentul di București lipseaşti s’voteadză aprobarea ancupărarillei, a deapoa va s’hibă simnatu contractul. Avioanele F-35 suntu lugursiti nai ma performante aeronave di alumtă ditu lume. Dotate cu sisteme avansate di senzori, aestea suntu axi s’facă misiuni di atacă la sol și ricunoaștere.

Autoru: Leyla Cheamil

Armânipsearea: Taşcu Lala

15 May 2023
La semaine du 10 au 16 avril 2023

Le CSAT se réunit à Bucarest

La
Roumanie achètera des avions de combat de dernière génération, F-35. C’est ce
que le Conseil suprême de défense du pays a décidé après avoir examiné les
risques de la situation de sécurité dans la région de la Mer Noire. Ces avions
sont équipés d’une large gamme de capteurs avancés, ayant la capacité
d’échanger des informations cryptées en temps réel aussi bien avec les
plates-formes aériennes qu’avec les systèmes de défense au sol. Annoncée l’année
dernière par le chef de l’Etat roumain, l’intention de doter l’armée roumaine d’avions
de combat F-35 fait partie du plan de modernisation de l’aviation roumaine. La
réunion du CSAT a également porté sur la situation de sécurité dans la région
de la Mer Noire, dans le contexte de l’agression russe en Ukraine. Les membres
du Conseil sont tombés d’accord que le principal repère d’action reste celui de
la sécurité nationale. La Roumanie doit continuer à fournir de l’aide aux
partenaires vulnérables de la région. Il s’agit, tout d’abord, de la République
de Moldova. Après l’Ukraine, c’est le pays le plus exposé aux agressions et
russes et en proie à des tentatives déstabilisatrices d’une intensité sans
précédent.

La sécurité dans la région de la Mer Noire

Bucarest redevient la capitale
internationale de la diplomatie, a déclaré le ministre roumain des Affaires
Etrangères, Bogdan Aurescu, en rappelant que la ville roumaine accueillera la
première Conférence internationale sur la sécurité dans la région de la mer
Noire, patronnée par la Plateforme internationale de Crimée et une nouvelle
trilatérale Roumanie – République de Moldova – Ukraine. Par ailleurs, M.
Aurescu a condamné encore une fois la guerre menée par la Russie contre l’Ukraine.
Organisée par les Ministères roumain et ukrainien des Affaires Etrangères et de
la Défense, en partenariat avec le Centre ukrainienpour les stratégies de défense, la conférence
est le premier événement d’une telle ampleur consacré à la région de la mer
Noire. Quant à la Trilatérale Roumanie-Ukraine-Moldavie, les débats ont visé la
sécurité dans la région, les pressions exercées par Moscou à Chisinau, l’appui
de l’OTAN et de l’UE à la République de Moldova.

La sécurité dans la région
de la mer Noire a dominé aussi la visite en Roumanie du président du Comité
militaire de l’OTAN, l’amiral Rob Bauer. Les pourparlers que celui-ci a eus avec
le chef de la diplomatie roumaine ont porté sur les préparatifs en vue du
sommet de l’Alliance, de Vilnius, en juillet et sur la mise en place des
décisions adoptées lors de la réunion des alliés de Madrid. En visite à
Bucarest, Rob Bauer a rencontré aussi le ministre roumain de la Défense, Angel
Tâlvar et le chef de l’Etat-major, le général Daniel Petrescu. L’amiral
américain a rendu visite aux commandements alliés déployés à Bucarest et à
Sibiu, au groupement de combat de Cincu et aux soldats se trouvant sur la base
aérienne de Mihail Kogalniceanu.

Le commissaire européen chargé du Marché Intérieur,
Thierry Breton, en visite en Roumanie

Le
commissaire européen chargé du Marché intérieur, Thierry Breton, a visité cette
semaine la Roumanie. Lors des pourparlers avec le chef du gouvernement de
Bucarest, Nicolae Ciuca, le responsable de Bruxelles a examiné les efforts de
Bucarest de contribuer au renforcement des capacités européennes de défense et
le soutien accordé à Kiev et à Chisinau. Thierry Breton a salué la décision de
Bucarest de majorer de 2 à 2,5% du PIB le budget alloué à la défense. Accompagné
par le ministre roumain de l’Economie, Florin Spataru, le responsable européen
a visité deux usines d’armes et d’armements. « La Roumanie, a-t-il dit,
compte parmi les onze pays où existent des usines identifiées par la Commission européenne comme
étant capables de majorer leurs capacités de production d’armement » Pour
sa part, le responsable roumain de l’Economie, a rappelé le soutien européen
que l’industrie roumaine nécessite pour pouvoir contribuer aux efforts de
reconstruction de l’Ukraine.

Le FMI a révisé à la baisse
ses prévisions de croissance de l’économie roumaine

Le FMI a réduit ses
prévisions de croissance de l’économie roumaine de plus de 3% à 2,4%. Selon les
nouvelles estimations rendues publiques mardi, en 2024, la Roumanie devrait
enregistrer une croissance économique de 3,7%. Quant à l’inflation, le FMI
s’attend à ce que le taux d’inflation baisse cette année de 13,8% à 10,5%. Le
rythme de la croissance des prix ne ralentira qu’en 2024 quand elle se situera
en dessous de 6%.

Les Pâques orthodoxes

Les chrétiens orthodoxes et
les Grecs catholiques du monde, y compris de Roumanie, pays majoritairement
orthodoxe, ont marqué cette semaine la Semaine Sainte, dernière semaine avant
Pâques. Des offices religieux ont eu lieu chaque soir dans les églises pour
rappeler aux fidèles les derniers moments de la vie de Jésus Christ. Des pèlerinages
ont eu lieu à Jérusalem, Nazareth et Bethleem, a fait savoir le correspondant
Radio Roumanie en Israël. Une enquête sur la manière dont les Roumains fêtent
Pâques menée par Reveal Marketing Research a montré que la plupart des
Roumains, soit 71%, célébreront Pâques en famille. Seuls les jeunes âgés
de 18 à 24 ans préféreront fêter Pâques avec des amis. Quant à l’intérêt porté
aux traditions, 78% des Roumains affirment se rendre à minuit, à la messe
de Pâques et 45% observent une période de carême.

64% des sondés envisagent d’offrir
des petits cadeaux le jour de Pâques, un pourcentage en baisse par rapport à
2019 quand 8 Roumains sur 10 ont acheté des cadeaux à leurs proches.

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Reuniune CSAT la București

România va cumpăra avioane de luptă de ultimă
generaţie, F-35. Decizia a fost luată în Consiliul Suprem de Apărare a Ţării,
care a analizat riscurile de securitate din regiunea Mării Negre. Aceste
avioane americane de ultimă generaţie sunt dotate cu o gamă largă de senzori
avansaţi, pot schimba informaţii criptate în timp real, atât cu platforme
aeriene, cât şi cu sisteme de apărare cu baza la sol. Intenţia achiziţionării
avioanelor de vânătoare F-35 fusese anunţată de anul trecut de către
preşedintele Klaus Iohannis, ca parte a procesului de modernizare a forţelor
armate aeriene. Agenda reuniunii CSAT s-a concentrat şi pe situaţia de securitate
din regiunea Mării Negre, în contextul agresiunii Rusiei împotriva Ucrainei.
Membrii Consiliului au
stabilit că reperul fundamental de acţiune rămâne cel al asigurării securităţii
naţionale. Ei au decis că România trebuie să asigure, în continuare, sprijinul
necesar pentru partenerii vulnerabili din regiune. Este vorba, în primul rând,
despre Republica Moldova (ex-sovietică, majoritar românofonă). După Ucraina, acest
stat este cel mai expus agresiunilor şi presiunilor ruseşti, fiind ţinta unor
acţiuni hibride de destabilizare de o intensitate şi o complexitate fără
precedent.

Securitatea în zona Mării Negre, în atenție la
București

Ministrul român de Externe, Bogdan Aurescu, a declarat, joi, că Bucureştiul devine, din nou,
capitala internaţională a diplomaţiei prin organizarea primei Conferinţe
privind securitatea Mării Negre sub egida Platformei Internaţionale Crimeea şi
a unei noi reuniuni a Trilateralei România – Republica Moldova – Ucraina. Totodată,
șeful diplomaţiei române a reiterat condamnarea războiului dus de Federaţia
Rusă în Ucraina. Organizată de Ministerul de Externe şi cel al Apărării din
România, împreună cu Ministerul Afacerilor Externe şi Ministerul Apărării din
Ucraina, în parteneriat cu Centrul pentru Strategii de Apărare al Ucrainei,
conferinţa este primul eveniment de asemenea amploare dedicat Mării Negre
co-organizat de cele două ţări, sub egida Platformei Internaţionale Crimeea. În
ceea ce privește agenda Trilateralei România – Ucraina – Republica Moldova,
dezbaterile au vizat situaţia de securitate din regiune, presiunile exercitate
de Rusia împotriva Republicii Moldova, sprijinul NATO şi al UE pentru Ucraina
şi Republica Moldova. Tot pentru convorbiri consacrate situaţiei de
securitate din regiunea Mării Negre s-a aflat în România, de luni până vineri,
și preşedintele Comitetului Militar al NATO, amiralul Rob Bauer. El a discutat cu ministrul
de externe, Bogdan Aurescu, despre pregătirea summit-ului de la Vilnius din
luna iulie şi implementarea deciziilor reuniunii aliate de la Madrid, iar la
sediul MApN a avut convorbiri cu ministrul apărării, Angel Tîlvăr, şi cu şeful
Statului Major, generalul Daniel Petrescu. În programul din România al
preşedintelui Comitetului Militar al NATO au fost incluse vizite la comandamentele
aliate dislocate în Bucureşti şi Sibiu (centru), la grupul de luptă NATO dispus în zona Cincu (centru) şi în Baza
Aeriană Mihail Kogălniceanu (sud-est).

Comisarul european pentru Piaţa Internă,
Thierry Breton, în România

Comisarul european pentru Piaţa Internă,
Thierry Breton, a făcut, în
această săptămână, o vizită în România. El s-a întâlnit cu premierul Nicolae
Ciucă, cu care a discutat despre rolul României în consolidarea capacităţii de
apărare europene şi despre sprijinul pentru Ucraina şi Republica Moldova. Comisarul
Thierry Breton a salutat
alocarea de către România a 2,5% din PIB pentru apărare, mai ales în actualul
context de securitate. De asemenea, oficialul european a vizitat, împreună
cu ministrul Economiei, Florin Spătaru, două fabrici de echipamente militare.
România se numără printre cele 11 ţări identificate de Comisia Europeană în
care există companii din industria de apărare ce şi-ar putea majora capacitatea
de producţie pentru a sprijini Ucrainaˮ, a declarat comisarul european pentru Piaţa
Internă, Thierry Breton. La
rândul său, ministrul Economiei, Florin Spătaru, a afirmat că s-a vorbit despre
sprijinul european pe care industria românească îl poate obţine, în aşa fel
încât să poată contribui la efortul de reconstrucţie a Ucrainei.

FMI a redus prognoza de creştere a economiei
româneşti

Fondul Monetar Internaţional a redus prognoza de
creştere a economiei româneşti, în acest an, de la puţin peste trei procente,
cât estima în toamnă, la 2,4%. Conform noilor calcule ale instituției
financiare, date publicităţii marți, la anul, creşterea ar urma să fie de 3,7%.
În ceea ce priveşte inflaţia, FMI se aşteaptă ca România să înregistreze, în
acest an, un nivel de 10,5%, după 13,8 anul trecut. Ritmul de creştere a
preţurilor va încetini semnificativ abia în 2024, când ar urma să se situeze
sub pragul de 6%.

Ultimele pregătiri de Paște

Pentru creștinii ortodocși, majoritari în România,
și cei greco-catolici, luni, a început Săptămâna Patimilor, care este și ultima
săptămână a Postului Paștelui. În biserici, s-au ținut slujbe prin care s-a făcut
pomenirea ultimelor zile ale lui Hristos pe pământ, înainte de Răstignirea și
Învierea Lui, iar pelerini şi grupuri organizate din România au ajuns la locurile
sfinte din Ierusalim, Nazareth şi Betleem pentru slujba din Noaptea de Înviere.
Pe de altă parte, un studiu realizat de Reveal Marketing Research şi-a propus
să afle mai multe detalii despre cum se pregătesc românii în aşteptarea
sărbătorilor de Paşte. 71% dintre aceștia urmează să îşi petreacă Paştele în
familie, cu partenera sau partenerul de viaţă. Petrecerea sărbătorii împreună
cu grupul de prieteni este menţionată într-o mai mare măsură de tineri cu
vârste cuprinse între 18-24 ani. În ceea ce priveşte interesul pentru tradiţii
şi obiceiuri de Paşte, 78% dintre respondenți intenţionează să meargă la slujba
de Înviere, iar 45% obişnuiesc să postească. În toiul pregătirilor de Paşte,
64% dintre români intenţionează să cumpere cadouri celor dragi,
înregistrându-se o descreştere semnificativă faţă de anul 2019, când 8 din 10
şi-au manifestat această dorinţă.

15 April 2023