February 15, 2025
A roundup of local and world news
Daniel Bilț, 15.02.2025, 13:55
DNA Romanian prosecutors have placed the head of the Joint Logistic Command of the Romanian Army, General Catalin Stefanita Zisu, under legal control on bail for abuse of office with aggravating consequences – according to sources withy the National Anti-Corruption Directorate, known in Romania as DNA. The bail in Zisu’s case stands at 200 thousand Euros, which he must make available in seven days. Retired colonel Lucian Amoraritei has also been charged on several counts, such as forgery, use of forgery and abuse of office. Businessman Ionel Olteanu is also involved with the case. According to prosecutors, between 2022-2023, the two army officers approved the settlements of the invoices issued, although they knew that part of the works at the Ghencea Military Cemetery in Bucharest had not been done. The prejudice they caused was estimated at roughly 12 million lei.
MSC The need for a just, comprehensive and sustainable peace in Ukraine invaded by the Russian troops is the message conveyed by the Romanian Foreign Minister Emil Hurezeanu at the 61st edition of the famous international security conference Munich Security Conference 2025 underway in Germany over February 14 and the 16. According to a communiqué issued by the Foreign Affairs Ministry in Bucharest, Minister Hurezeanu will be presenting Romania’s assessments of the present regional challenges, such as the deterioration of the security situation in the Black Sea area and the implications of the aggression war Russia is presently waging on Ukraine for the security of the Euro-Atlantic area. The Romanian official is also going to underline the danger of the hybrid actions taken by the Russian Federation and the importance of countering suchlike activities. The head of the Bucharest diplomacy will be pleading for the continued solid support aimed at increasing the resilience of the ex-soviet, Romanian-speaking Republic of Moldova. During the same conference on Friday, the new vice-president of the United States, Republican JD Vance lashed out at the European leaders, whom he compared with the autocrats who headed the repressive regimes in Europe during the Cold War. He voiced concern over Europe, which he said is retreating from its fundamental values and gave several examples of repressive measures, including the cancellation of the presidential election in Romania late last year.
RUGBY On its own turf today, Romania’s national rugby side is taking on Portugal in its last match in Group B of Rugby Europe Championship 2025. Both sides are already qualified for the World Cup 2027 in Australia after their wins this month in Rugby Europe Championship. The Romanians secured a 48-10 home win against Germany and an away victory, 31-14, against Belgium. Romania failed to qualify only in one World Cup edition, namely in 2019, when it was disqualified due to an error of the rugby federation in Bucharest, which included in its lineup an ineligible player.
WEATHER And now a couple of things about the weather, which remains cold with a code yellow of snowstorms in the country’s east and south-east. Meteorologists say that it is going to snow even in the country’s capital Bucharest. Temperatures are ranging between minus 3 and 9 degrees Celsius. Snowfalls are expected in most of the Romanian territory, where the weather is getting colder.
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