Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu announced that on Wednesday and Thursday he will pay a working visit to Brussels, where he will meet, among others, with the President of the EC, Ursula von der Leyen, among the topics of discussion being the state of Romania's National Recovery and Resilience Program (PNRR) implementation and Romania's portfolio in the future European Commission."I will leave in the afternoon for Brussels for tomorrow's meeting with the President of the European Commission, Mrs. Ursula von der Leyen. We will discuss the status of the PNRR, together with the Minister of Investments and European Projects and the Minister of Finance. We will also analyze the latest developments regarding Payment Request 3, specifically the situations related to the management of state-owned energy and transport companies. Obviously, I will also discuss Romania's portfolio in the future European Commission," said Marcel Ciolacu, on Wednesday, in the Government meeting.Prime Minister Ciolacu stated that, after this discussion, he will submit "the name and nomination of the future EU Commissioner from Romania".
June is the richest month. The most awaited two weeks in my annual festival pilgrimage. The route starts with Romania’s Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF), followed by Italy’s (and the world’s) most comprehensive festival for restored and archival film: Il Cinema Ritrovato. To shake up the traditional article on the two, I’ll start with the […]
Different Beauty, a recently opened exhibition of works by Czech photographer David Těšínský, offers a glimpse into everyday life in the war-torn region of Donbas in 2017. The photos were taken within the span of only a few days, as Těšínský traveled to eastern Ukraine to document the lives of women impacted by war. In […]
Different Beauty, a recently opened exhibition of works by Czech photographer David Těšínský, offers a glimpse into everyday life in the war-torn region of Donbas in 2017. The photos were taken within the span of only a few days, as Těšínský traveled to eastern Ukraine to document the lives of women impacted by war. In […]
Roughly 70% of Romanians are “very” or “moderately” concerned about how AI accesses and uses their data, according to the latest survey conducted by RoCoach in partnership with Novel Research between May and June 2025. Distrust in automated decision-making and the demand for regulation are becoming more pronounced, as Romania rolls out major digitalization projects […]
The Armenian Street Festival returns for a 9th edition between August 1 and 3, 2025, in the “Dimitrie Brândză” Botanical Garden in Bucharest. The festival brings into focus the living heritage of the Armenian community in Romania and the diaspora. According to the organizers, this year’s edition aims to strengthen the Bucharest–Chișinău–Yerevan cultural axis, articulated […]
The Romanian mergers and acquisitions market registered a total of 122 announced transactions in the first half of 2025, with a value exceeding EUR 2.7 billion, marking a slight increase of 6% in volume and 4% in value compared to the same period last year, according to an analysis by George Ureche, partner at PwC Romania. […]
