Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Tanczos Barna, and visiting head of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Federal Councilor Ignazio Cassis signed on Thursday at the Victoria Palace of Government five financing agreements under the Romanian - Swiss Cooperation Program. Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu and Foreign Minister Emil Hurezeanu also attended the signing ceremony.The agreements envisage the support measure for:* The Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program - Program Operator: the Ministry of Development, Public Works and Administration. Total allocated budget - 70.5 million Swiss francs, of which the Swiss contribution is 60 million Swiss francs;* The Public Security and Safety Program (Home Affairs) - Program Operator: the Ministry of the Interior. Total allocated budget - 23.5 million Swiss francs, of which the Swiss contribution is 20 million Swiss francs;* The Public Security and Safety Program (Justice) - Program Operator: the Ministry of Justice. Budget - 11.7 million Swiss francs, of which the Swiss contribution is 10 million Swiss francs;* Health Services Program - Increasing the capacities for the prevention and treatment of child and teenage addiction in Romania - Program Operator: the Health Ministry. Total allocated budget - 11.7 million Swiss francs, of which the Swiss contribution is 10 million Swiss francs;* Dual Education Program - Program Operator: the Ministry of Education and Research. Budget - 11.7 million Swiss francs, of which 10 the Swiss contribution is 10 million Swiss francs. (Photo:www.gov.ro)
Romania has signed an intergovernmental contract with Türkiye for the purchase of a HISAR-class light corvette, marking a major step in the modernization of the Romanian Naval Forces. It is also the first international sale of a combat ship built in Türkiye to a NATO and EU member state, according to ASFAT representatives. The total […]
It’s the weekend of the St Nicholas celebration, but also of one for bookworms as one of Bucharest’s two major book fairs is on. Meanwhile, more season markets and events bring a festive atmosphere. ...
It’s the weekend of the St Nicholas celebration, but also of one for bookworms as one of Bucharest’s two major book fairs is on. Meanwhile, more season markets and events bring a festive atmosphere. ...
In the context in which agri-food systems are responsible for almost one third of global greenhouse gas emissions, Auchan Romania assumes an active role in the transition of its supply chain toward a more sustainable model. At the second edition of the Climate Supplier Event, organized under the aegis of the Climate Change Summit, the […]
Janiva Magness, the winner of seven Blues Music Awards following 26 nominations, and nominated for a Grammy for a career spanning 17 albums, is set to perform at the 14th edition of the Brașov Jazz & Blues Festival, which will take place between August 14–16, 2026. Magness is one of the most valuable and influential […]
Auction house Artmark announced a major auction for this winter featuring an engraving created by Francisco Goya, the most important Spanish artist of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Romania's late communist leader Nicolae Ceaușescu received this gift from King Juan Carlos I as a gesture of diplomacy. The engraving entitled “The Engagement – Capricho […]
