U.S. Ambassador Hans Klemm stated on Wednesday that the statements made by Traian Basescu, who accused the American official of influence peddling, did not bother him. Basescu’s attack came after the American diplomat paid a visit to Valeriu Zgonea, in the midst of a full-blown scandal surrounding the bid to dismiss him from the office […]
The residential market had a strong start in 2024, with the first quarter ending with an 18% increase in the number of residential transactions in Bucharest compared to the same period last year, according to Colliers data. In the rest of the country, the increase was slightly higher - 19%. According to Colliers consultants, buying […]
Siemens Healthineers, the medical technology branch of the German multinational, recently launched its newest MRI scanner, the MAGNETOM Flow, during an event held in Bucharest on April 24. Featured in one of the panels during the event, Sonja Wehsely, executive vice president CEECA Siemens Healthineers, highlighted the strengths of the new scanner. Wehsely, who has […]
The Romanian General Prosecutor's Office officially announced the indictment of former president Ion Iliescu, former prime minister Petre Roman, and former deputy prime minister Gelu-Voican Voiculescu for crimes against humanity, in the case of the Mineriada (miners' riot) of June 1990. Along with the three, the former director of the Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI), Virgil […]
Uber launched its Green service in the popular mountain city of Brașov, in central Romania, on April 25, with a fleet of environmentally friendly vehicles such as Toyota Prius, Hyundai Ioniq, Tesla Model Y, and Volkswagen ID.3. Previously, the Uber Green option was made available to residents and tourists of Cluj-Napoca in November 2023. “We […]
State leaders from Romania, Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Spain, Thailand, the United Kingdom, and the United States have signed a joint declaration calling for the immediate release of all hostages held by Hamas in Gaza. They have been held for over 200 days. Romanian citizens are […]
Almost half (45%) of births to mothers under the age of 15 in the European Union (EU) states come from Romania, where one in ten newborns has a teenage mother, according to a recent study by Save the Children. Although only 4.59% of births in the EU were from Romania in 2022, the percentage grows […]
