The Romanian President Klaus Iohannis will meet the US President Joe Biden at the White House
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis is currently on a two-day working visit to Washington. During this visit, he will be received on Tuesday at the White House by the President of the United States, Joe Biden. The main topics of discussion will focus on the situation in Ukraine and the Black Sea region, as well as on strengthening security in the Euro-Atlantic space. As part of this visit, the Romanian delegation, which includes Minister of Foreign Affairs Luminita Odobescu and Minister of the Interior Catalin Predoiu, will also meet the Republican Mike Johnson, who is the President of the US House of Representatives. On Wednesday, President Iohannis will be awarded the 2024 „Distinguished International Leadership Award” by the Atlantic Council, in recognition of his career and his role as a transatlantic and European leader. He is the first European head of state to receive this distinction in the 24 years since the award was established.
The Romanian Orthodox community in Amsterdam, Netherlands, will soon have its own church
The Romanian Orthodox community in Amsterdam, Netherlands, will soon have its own church, according to Father Ion Iuga, the priest of the Romanian Orthodox Parish „Sfantul Ioan Gura de Aur” (Saint John Chrysostom). Currently, the Holy Liturgy is held in the building of the Old Catholic community church in Aalsmeer, near Amsterdam. Father Ion Iuga’s message, shared on social media platforms and on the parish website, states that the existing Catholic parish of Onze Lievre Vrouw Hemelvaart in Heemstede is offering to sell its place of worship. The hope is that they will be able to acquire and arrange it as a generous and welcoming space for prayer, suitable for their large Orthodox community. According to Father Iuga, the Romanian community has grown significantly in recent years, and the current place of worship is becoming insufficient, especially during holidays like Easter.
The unemployment rate in Romania has dropped slightly in March compared to the previous month
In Romania, the unemployment rate in March was 5.3%, according to the National Institute of Statistics. This figure represents a 0.3 percentage point decrease compared to the unemployment rate recorded in February 2024. In absolute numbers, there were 441,200 unemployed individuals aged 15 to 74 years. Notably, there is still a high unemployment rate among young people, standing at 22.1%. The gender breakdown shows that there are 0.8 percentage points more unemployed men than women./mbrotacel
Mădălina Brotăcel, RADOR
