RRI Live!

Listen to Radio Romania International Live

NATO Command Centre in Romania

One of NATO's six new command centers has become operational in Romania.

NATO Command Centre in Romania
NATO Command Centre in Romania

, 03.09.2015, 13:59

Six new NATO
command centres have become operational this week on NATO’s eastern flank in
response to the security challenges posed by Russia, said NATO. Romania, just
like Bulgaria, Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, also hosts one of these
centres, whose mission is to facilitate the deployment of NATO’s new very rapid
response force and coordinate military exercises. Around 40 officers will be
working in each of these centres. The new structures opened this week are to
become fully operational by the next NATO summit held by Warsaw in July next
year, said a spokesperson for the North Atlantic Alliance.

In Romania, the NATO
Force Integration Unit is one of the two NATO command and control bodies to be
set up in Bucharest. The unit is responsible for liasing with the Allied Joint
Force Command Naples and planning operations, carrying out military exercises
and coordinating the deployment of NATO’s response forces when necessary. 42
military are part of this body, 27 of whom are from the host country Romania.
The NATO Force Integration Unit in Bucharest is run by colonel Catalin Ticulescu,
who previously served in Afghanistan, where he was wounded during a patrol
mission. The Multinational Division South East Command is also to become partly
operational next year, its task being to coordinate the allied force
integration units in Romania and Bulgaria.

These bodies form part of NATO’s
efforts to adjust to a changing security environment and its plans to increase
its role in Eastern Europe in order to discourage possible aggressors and
reassure its allies at a time when the situation in Ukraine is still unstable
following Russia’s annexation of the Crimean peninsula last year in March. The
increased number of NATO exercises, the deployment of ships and aircraft and
Washington’s announcement about the creation of a weapons stockpile are also
part of these efforts. In an exclusive interview to Radio Romania, the director
general for strategic affairs in the Romanian foreign ministry Dan Neculaescu
said Romania is now at its highest level of security since joining NATO, in
particular as a result of recent moves to consolidate NATO’s eastern flank.

Meeting the Romanian PM Marcel Ciolacu with his British counterpart, Keir Starmer (foto: gov.ro)
Today in the News Thursday, 14 November 2024

The Romanian PM pays visit to London

The Romanian Prime Minister made a working visit to the UK.   On Tuesday and Wednesday, Marcel Ciolacu paid the first visit by a Romanian prime...

The Romanian PM pays visit to London
Roxana Mînzatu (photo: gov.ro)
Today in the News Wednesday, 13 November 2024

 Roxana Mînzatu, heard by MEPs   

European MPs heard Roxana Mînzatu, Romania’s candidate for Vice-President for the People, Skills and Preparedness portfolio.   ʺIt was...

 Roxana Mînzatu, heard by MEPs   
Gen. Gheorghita Vlad Photo: facebook.com/sef.smap
Today in the News Wednesday, 13 November 2024

Peace, no longer a certainty in Europe

    Less than 2 weeks from now, Romania will hold the first round of its presidential election, and the campaign remains low-key, limited...

Peace, no longer a certainty in Europe
EP and local elections in Romania on June 9 (Photo credits: AEP)
Today in the News Tuesday, 12 November 2024

Preparations for the elections abroad

  After the local and European parliamentary elections, held simultaneously on June 9, Romanians are preparing for an election marathon. They will...

Preparations for the elections abroad
Today in the News Tuesday, 12 November 2024

Growing trade deficit

The trade balance deficit recorded in Romania in the first nine months of the current year increased by 15%, as compared to the same period of 2023,...

Growing trade deficit
Today in the News Monday, 11 November 2024

Central Bank Report on Inflation

The latest report on inflation was approved at the end of last week by the Board of Directors of the National Bank of Romania. According to the...

Central Bank Report on Inflation
Today in the News Friday, 08 November 2024

EPC meeting in Budapest

European leaders met in Budapest to discuss security challenges facing Europe, with an emphasis on the situation in Ukraine, as well as the issues of...

EPC meeting in Budapest
Today in the News Friday, 08 November 2024

Romania, from wages to youth unemployment

Data from the Statistical Office of the European Union – Eurostat show that the adjusted average annual full-time salary of Romanians is the fourth...

Romania, from wages to youth unemployment

Partners

Muzeul Național al Țăranului Român Muzeul Național al Țăranului Român
Liga Studentilor Romani din Strainatate - LSRS Liga Studentilor Romani din Strainatate - LSRS
Modernism | The Leading Romanian Art Magazine Online Modernism | The Leading Romanian Art Magazine Online
Institului European din România Institului European din România
Institutul Francez din România – Bucureşti Institutul Francez din România – Bucureşti
Muzeul Național de Artă al României Muzeul Național de Artă al României
Le petit Journal Le petit Journal
Radio Prague International Radio Prague International
Muzeul Național de Istorie a României Muzeul Național de Istorie a României
ARCUB ARCUB
Radio Canada International Radio Canada International
Muzeul Național al Satului „Dimitrie Gusti” Muzeul Național al Satului „Dimitrie Gusti”
SWI swissinfo.ch SWI swissinfo.ch
UBB Radio ONLINE UBB Radio ONLINE
Strona główna - English Section - polskieradio.pl Strona główna - English Section - polskieradio.pl
creart - Centrul de Creație Artă și Tradiție al Municipiului Bucuresti creart - Centrul de Creație Artă și Tradiție al Municipiului Bucuresti
italradio italradio
Institutul Confucius Institutul Confucius
BUCPRESS - știri din Cernăuți BUCPRESS - știri din Cernăuți

Affiliates

Euranet Plus Euranet Plus
AIB | the trade association for international broadcasters AIB | the trade association for international broadcasters
Digital Radio Mondiale Digital Radio Mondiale
News and current affairs from Germany and around the world News and current affairs from Germany and around the world
Comunità radiotelevisiva italofona Comunità radiotelevisiva italofona

Providers

RADIOCOM RADIOCOM
Zeno Media - The Everything Audio Company Zeno Media - The Everything Audio Company