On Tuesday, July 23, 2024, through Wednesday, July 24, 2024, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm will travel to Romania to convene the 5th Ministerial Meeting of the Partnership for Transatlantic Energy and Climate Cooperation (P-TECC) , a platform for energy security and clean energy cooperation, created by the United States and including 24 central and eastern European countries. During the visit, the Secretary will promote U.S. industrial policy, including the Inflation Reduction Act, and highlight how the Biden-Harris Administration is working with global partners in the clean energy transition. On Tuesday, Secretary Granholm will offer keynote remarks at the P-TECC Business Forum. Following her remarks, she and Minister Sebastian Burduja of Romania will witness the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Sage, a company specializing in geothermal energy and storage solutions, and Electrocentrale Bucuresti (ELCEN), Romania’s state-owned supplier of heat for Bucharest. On Wednesday, the Secretary will give keynote remarks at the P-TECC Ministerial, highlighting the shared benefits of industrial policy for energy security and the energy transition. Secretary Granholm will also applaud significant milestones on several key U.S.-Romania projects that aim to advance Romania’s strategic efforts to advance the country’s civil nuclear program. These projects include plans to modernize the Cernavoda nuclear power plant with U.S. companies Fluor and Sargent & Lundy, and the signing of engineering contracts to advance a Small Modular Reactor project. Secretary Granholm will conclude her trip with a media availability alongside Minister Burduja. Throughout the visit, Secretary Granholm will hold several bilateral meetings to discuss a variety of clean energy cooperation programs on-going and proposed with her ministerial counterparts from the European Union, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Moldova, Poland, Romania, and Ukraine. (Source: U.S. Mission Romania)
An earthquake of magnitude 5.4 shook Romania’s capital Bucharest and parts of Eastern Romania on Monday afternoon, September 16, around 17:40. No damages were reported after the event. According to the National Institute for Earth’s Physics (INFP), the earthquake occurred in the Vrancea seismic area, some 56 km North-West of Buzau and 59 km East […]
Romania and the United States, through the head of the prime minister’s chancellery Alexandru-Mihai Ghigiu, and the US ambassador to Romania, Kathleen Kavalec, have signed a five-year Child Protection Framework Partnership valued at USD 10 million. The purpose of the partnership is to create a victim-centered prevention strategy and protect child victims of trafficking, according […]
A snow layer of around 5 cm has fallen on Romania’s Transalpina mountain road, at altitudes over 1,900 meters, according to Gorj County authorities. The snow is particularly present in the Dengherul - Cărbunele sector, and visibility is reduced due to fog. The Gorj Mountain Rescue Service (Salvamont) advises drivers intending to cross Transalpina over […]
Nobel Prize for Literature winner Abdulrazak Gurnah, Irish novelist, poet and playwright Colm Tóibín, Spanish author Clara Usón, Israeli writer Zeruya Shalev, and French novelist and essayist Pascal Bruckner are among the guests of this year’s Iaşi International Festival of Literature and Translation (FILIT). The event, scheduled to take place between October 23 and October […]
Hanwha Aerospace, the largest defense company in South Korea, will begin construction of an armored vehicle factory in Romania at the beginning of next year, according to News.ro. The group plans to make Romania a regional hub for all Hanwha's land...
Turda Salt Mine (Salina Turda), one of the most spectacular tourist destinations revealing Romania’s underground wonders, will expand under a project set to kick off in 2025. The plan is to open another mine to tourists, which, local authorities say, would double the number of visitors. The project targets the 10,000 sqm Iosif mine, which […]
