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Soldiers with the Army’s 2nd Cavalry Regiment began the almost 1,000-mile tactical road march back to Germany Wednesday, hours after battling Romanian “enemies” in an exercise aimed at testing NATO forces’ readiness in the Balkans and Black…

President Klaus Iohannis and Defence Minister Gabriel Les have to examine by February 26 if they can reach an agreement on the appointment of the Army Chief of Staff. General Nicolae Ciuca is summoned at the same time to Bucharest Court of…

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has confirmed his presence at the Informal Meeting of Defence Ministers of EU member states, scheduled to take place in Bucharest on January 30 and 31, Defence Minister Gabriel Leş said on Thursday.…

Social-democrat Deputy Chairman, Mihai Fifor, has resigned as Defence Minister on Monday, hours before the PSD Executive Committee which is expected to discuss the Government reshuffling. Fifor claims he will support the party to…

On Tuesday, the European Parliament has voted a resolution on the rule of law in Romania by 473 votes to 151 and 40 abstentions. The European forum is thus urging the Parliament and Government of Romania to fully enforce all the European…

During Minister of National Defence. Mihai Fifor’s official visit in the United States of America last week, there were discussions with the representatives of Bell Helicopter about a potential collaboration in the future within the…

Defence Minister, Mihai Fifor, has said on Monday, during the ceremony on the start of University Year at the Military Academy in Bucharest that he has discussed with the US Defence Secretary, Jim Mattis, about the acquisition of F-16…

The attacks on September 11, 2001 were commemorated on Tuesday at the Deveselu Base, where Defence Minister Mihai Fifor and US Ambassador to Bucharest Hans Klemm attended the ceremonies. The two officials paid a ‘familiarisation visit’…

Minister of National Defence, Mihai Fifor, also a Social Democrat senator, has asked in a Facebook post on Sunday that a parliamentary inquiry committee should be established to investigate the violent protests on August 10 after Social…

RAF fighter jets intercepted six Russian bombers flying near NATO airspace over the Black Sea. The incident is believed to have happened on Monday, August 13, and followed a night of "significant air activity". Reports from a Russian…