Premier Mihai Tudose stated on Tuesday, in Varna, that “Romania and Bulgaria offer the European Union one of the best Border Police forces,” and expressed his conviction that “in one year’s time at the latest” the two states will be members of the Schengen Area. “Romania and Bulgaria offer the European Union one of the […]
Romanian president Klaus Iohannis met with South Korea’s leader Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday, April 23, during an official visit to Seoul. Discussions focused on expanding the two countries’ bilateral cooperation, including in the defense sector. “Substantive discussions with president Yoon Suk Yeol, on the occasion of my official visit to the Republic of Korea. […]
Two years after the official opening of the first Popeyes restaurant in Romania, the American fried chicken chain decided to expand outside of Bucharest. The brand will inaugurate a restaurant in Pitești on Thursday, April 25, when the city’s new Argeș Mall also opens. The expansion of Popeyes is part of a more ambitious plan […]
Cannes Film Festival announced new additions to the 2024 official selection, and two Romanian productions are on the list. Trei kilometri până la capătul lumii/Three kilometers to the end of the world, the feature directed by Emanuel Pârvu, entered the competition, while Nasty, Tudor Giurgiu's documentary about tennis legend Ilie Năstase, has been selected in the special screenings category. […]
The Association of Romania's Wood Industry (AIL) accuses Greenpeace and Agent Green of attacking the entire wood processing industry with no grounds, furthermore misleadingly using specific terms to magnify the impact of its rhetoric in the international media. The two NGOs cultivate confusion between the term "old forests" (a legally undefined term) and the term […]
Update: Prime minister and Social Democrat leader Marcel Ciolacu confirmed Tuesday morning that Catalin Cirstoiu is no longer running for the Bucharest mayor seat. Instead, former mayor Gabriela Firea will join the race as PSD’s candidate. “The decision for PSD and PNL to have their own candidates for the Capital City Hall was difficult. but it’s […]
After a 13-hour debate on April 22/23, the two parties of Romania’s ruling coalition abandoned their preliminary joint candidate for the key local elections in Bucharest, Catalin Cirstoiu, skipped joint plan B and plan C announced by the Liberals (PNL) at the end of last week, and decided to appoint individual candidates for the Bucharest […]
