July 2, 2025
A roundup of local and world news
Newsroom, 02.07.2025, 13:45
DRONE A new drone attack took place close to Romania’s border on Tuesday night, when two F-16 jet fighters were ordered to take off to monitor the situation, sources with the Defence Ministry have announced. According to the same sources, Russia resumed its drone attacks against civilian objectives and port infrastructure in Ukraine close to Romania’s border on July 1. The National Military Command Center has notified the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations over the measures taken to alert the population in the Tulcea County, which mainly consisted of Ro-Alert messages. The Defence Ministry is informing in real time the allied structures on the situations generated by the attacks as it keeps permanent contact with the aforementioned structures. The Defence Ministry has conveyed a firm message of condemning these attacks carried out by the Russian Federation against civilian infrastructure elements and objectives in Ukraine, which are unjustified and in grave contradiction with international laws.
BUDGET The government in Bucharest is to announce the final form of the fiscal measures package aimed at curbing the country’s budget deficit. The package includes a series of state expenditure cuts and higher taxes. Deputy Prime Minister Dragos Anastasiu says that by the end of the year, Romania has to balance its budget by the equivalent of six billion Euros in order to avoid its entrance into the junk category not recommended for investment. The government expects to obtain 10 billion RON through prioritizing investment, other 10 billion by adjusting taxes and another 10 billion by cutting expenses – Anastasiu has explained.
BOXING The former Romanian world boxing champion, Mihai Leu, died at the age of 57 on Tuesday. He had earlier been admitted to a hospital in Bucharest in a severe condition. ”A real champion both in the ring and on motorsport circuits, Mihai was more than an exceptional athlete, he was a symbol of will, courage and passion” says a communique posted on his Facebook page. Leu turned professional in 1991 and won the WBO welterweight title in 1997 becoming the first Romanian pugilist to have won a world title in professional boxing competitions. He won all the 28 games he played and in 1994 he entered the car racing competitions where he became national champion in 2003.
VEHICLES The registration of new cars in Romania dropped 22% in the first six months of the year against the same period last year – preliminary data released by the Association of Car Producers and Importers shows. The sales of electric vehicles last month registered a more significant drop than in June last year of over 54%. The absence of the RABLA programme of renewing the car fleet prompted people to choose second-hand vehicles mainly in the first six months of the year, and their sale rose by 30 percent than in the same period of last year. The government has recently suspended the RABLA programme for natural persons.
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