European Commission: Romania will get technical support for the application plan of Pact on migration and asylum, the EC Representative Office in Romania informs. According to this source, Belgium, Czechia, Germany, Estonia, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal and Romania will receive specific consulting from experts for four months, until the end of November. Following the coming into force of the Pact on migration and Asylum and the adoption of the Joint Application Plan on June 12, the Commission will offer adapted support and specialized consulting for nine member states, by means of the Technica Support Instrument. This support will help the respective member states to prepare their national application plans which should be presented by early December. In June the Commission launched a secific suggestion request in order to support member states in preparing their plans, offering specific support to carry out situation analyses and identify actions needed to apply the pact. TSI is an EU instrument based on demand, which offers personalized expertise to member states. Member states authorities request support by means of an annual suggestions application and sometimes of specific suggestions answering emergent needs. The instrument offers access to expertise and high quality adapted information, under the form of strategic and technical counselling,evaluation of reform needs, training classes and missions of experts in the respective country.
“Catane,” a dark comedy inspired by real events and directed by Ioana Mischie, is set to have its first special screenings in Romania after a successful festival circuit. The film had its world premiere at the IFFI Goa festival in India and was nominated this year at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards for Best […]
Romania is among the European countries where water reserves are decreasing at an alarming rate, according to an analysis carried out by researchers from University College London in collaboration with The Guardian and Watershed Investigations. Scientists analyzed data from the period 2002–2024 provided by satellites that monitor changes in the Earth's...
George Smyth, 18, went missing on a hike near Romania’s famous Bran Castle more than a week ago. On November 23, the British citizen started to suffer from hypothermia and exhaustion and called the emergency services. Trying to locate him, mountain rescue services conducted searches over the next few days but were only able to […]
Over 107,000 people in Prahova and Dâmbovița counties, in southern Romania, have been without drinking water since Friday, November 28, due to problems at the Paltinu Dam. According to local authorities, the problems are set to persist until next week. The dam registered a drop in water levels, leading to problems in the water distribution system. […]
A special ‘Silent Day’ event will be held at the Bucharest Christmas Market in Constituției Square on Wednesday, December 3, aimed at creating a quieter and more accessible environment for children with sensory disabilities. The initiative is designed to make the festive market manageable for children who may struggle with loud noise, bright lights, and […]
Romanians have the highest level of trust in others in the European Union, according to the most recent Eurostat data for the year 2024, ahead of the usual leader of the ranking, Finland. The indicator ‘trust in others’ measures a person’s trust in people they do not know on a scale from 0 (‘I...
