Romania and Kuwait have opportunities for collaboration in numerous areas of interest, such as the defence industry, which will help increasing the competitiveness of the two states, according to a press release of the Ministry of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Tourism (MEAT) sent on Wednesday.According to the same source, the Minister of Economy, Stefan-Radu Oprea, on Tuesday, August 27, received the Kuwaiti ambassador, Talal Mansour Alhajeri. The two officials discussed the strengthening of bilateral collaboration, both through joint governmental projects and through partnerships between the business environment of the two countries.The foreign official supported the idea of organizing a joint collaboration committee, to discuss topics of interest related to partnerships in the areas of trade, investments and SMEs.For his part, the Romanian minister mentioned that, at present, there are numerous opportunities for collaboration in several areas of interest for both parties, such as that of the defence industry, where Romania focuses on the transformation of the national profile industry and on increasing competitiveness.Also, Oprea emphasised that Romania represents a favourable ecosystem for the development of partnerships in the IT field, holding a privileged position in terms of the number of certified IT specialists per thousand inhabitants - 1st in Europe and 6th worldwide.At the end of the meeting, both sides concluded that it is necessary to organize events and business forums that would give the business environment of the two countries the opportunity to deepen the already existing dialogue and collaboration in order to start new projects.
A report published on Wednesday, October 15, by the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture (or CPT) urges Romanian authorities to address serious shortcomings in the treatment and conditions of detention of patients in forensic psychiatric hospitals. The deficiencies in the Romanian system were identified by the Committee representatives during a visit […]
The state-owned Electrica (BVB: EL), one of the main players in Romania’s energy sector, completed the Satu Mare 2 photovoltaic park, a strategic project that marks an important step in diversifying the production portfolio. Located near the commune of Botiz, Satu Mare County, the park has an installed capacity of 27.056 MW and represents an […]
More than 100 items, ranging from frescoes and paintings to sculptures, photographs, and other rare artifacts from Italian museums, will go on display in Timișoara for an exhibition looking at the city of Pompeii. Titled The Fragility of the Eternal. From Pompeii to the Grand Tour to Today, the exhibition will be open from November […]
Robotics startup Dexory, founded in London by Romanians Andrei Dănescu, Adrian Negoiţă, and Oana Jinga, has secured new Series C funding of USD 165 million, according to an announcement made on LinkedIn and quoted by Ziarul Financiar. The company has developed an autonomous robot, the tallest in the world, reaching 16 meters, and a platform designed […]
NEPI Rockcastle, Central and Eastern Europe’s largest owner and operator of shopping centers, has inaugurated its first photovoltaic park in Chișineu-Criș, Arad county, in western Romania. The investment is part of its green energy programme, which includes a EUR 110 million plan for photovoltaic projects across Central and Eastern Europe. According to the company, these […]
A Romanian man sneaked into the museum five days before the theft of the Cotofenești Helmet and the Dacian gold bracelets from the Drents Museum in the Netherlands. The new information, revealed from the criminal case by Dutch RTL Nieuws, shows that Andrei B. is believed to have...
