The builders of Romania’s important A1 Sibiu – Pitești highway are set to start the construction of a bridge over 300 meters long and at least 100 meters wide, allowing the animals of the Southern Carpathians to cross from one side to the other.
The investment will pay off as a corridor for large mammals is also beneficial for people, according to Ionuț Ciurea, executive director of the Pro Infrastructure Association (API), one of the most active civic organizations monitoring...
Romanian developer IULIUS announced on Tuesday, September 23, that it will invest EUR 29 million in “the largest bioremediation project in Europe by a private investor,” restoring 38 hectares of contaminated land in downtown Constanța as part of its EUR 800 million urban regeneration project. The site, once home to the city’s Oil Terminal platform, […]
The Prosecutor’s Office attached to Romania’s High Court requested that the European Parliament lift the immunity of MEP Diana Șoșoacă on Tuesday, September 23. The request relates to cases of unlawful deprivation of liberty, Holocaust denial, public promotion of the cult of persons convicted for genocide and war crimes, as well as fascist, legionary, racist, […]
Greek authorities have arrested two Romanian nationals on suspicion of espionage after they allegedly took pictures of the Hellenic Navy’s main base on the island of Salamina, the Coast Guard said on Tuesday, September 23, as reported by ekathimerini.com. The men, aged 52 and 22, were detained on Monday afternoon after Navy personnel spotted...
Last month, the Solis student team from the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca crossed the Australian desert from north to south over 6 days aboard the solar-powered car “Hyperion.” The crossing was part of the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge 2025, which took place on a 3,020 km route, from the cities of Darwin to Adelaide, crossing […]
Romanian firefighters intervened to extinguish 8,520 vegetation fires nationwide between June 1 and August 31 this year, 3.2% fewer than in the same period of 2024, the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations (IGSU) said on Tuesday, September 23. Despite the slight national decrease, the agency said the phenomenon continues to pose a major threat to […]
A plane with hundreds of passengers was forced to remain in the air and circle the Cluj-Napoca International Airport for several minutes after an air traffic controller reportedly fell asleep on duty, Stirileprotv.ro reported. The incident is said to have happened over a month ago. On that night, three controllers...
