Romania and Kazakhstan have started talks over a 10-year agreement between KazAtomProm and Nuclearelectrica on uranium supply, according to senior official with the Ministry of Energy Casian Nitulescu.He led, April 28-29, 2025, a team of the Ministry of Energy to a meeting of the Kazakhstan-Romania Energy Working Group in Astana, Kazakhstan."We had constructive talks with Energy Minister Erlan Akkenzhenov, Deputy Energy Minister Ilyas Bakytzhan, Deputy Foreign Minister Roman Vassilenko and Chairman of the Agency for Nuclear Development Almassadam Satkaliyev. We also had important meetings with the management of KazAtomProm. We discussed strengthening energy collaboration, supply security, tax policies with an impact on companies running on Kazakh capital in Romania and possible new business projects. A key point: the opening of discussions for a 10-year agreement between KazAtomProm and Nuclearelectrica on the supply of uranium,"Nitulescu writes in a social media post.He adds that Romania is also interested in the transfer of technology for beryllium processing, and KazAtomProm invited the Romanian side to visit the metallurgical plant in Ulba in July."An important step toward strengthening the Romanian-Kazakh energy cooperation," according to the official of the Ministry of Energy.The Romanian team also included Gelu Maracineanu, general manager of the Feldioara Uranium Concentrate Processing Plant - Nuclearelectrica, as well as the Romanian ambassador to Kazakhstan, Madalina Lupu.
The Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, Daniel, congratulated Pope Leo XIV for succeeding Pope Francis on Thursday, May 8. He expressed confidence that the new pope will continue to promote "the spirit of dialogue, peace, and cooperation between the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church." "In a world facing multiple spiritual, economic, and […]
The organizers of the Untold festival announced they will offer a RON 150 (EUR 30) voucher toward the purchase of a festival pass to anyone who votes on May 18, during the second round of the presidential elections. In an online message, Untold representatives emphasized the connection between civic participation and the future of every […]
The Open Streets program, which sees the city's major arteries close for car traffic and become pedestrian areas, returns this weekend with a program of exhibitions, concerts, and a Festival of Lights. On Saturday, May 10, at 2:00 p.m., the public is invited to the Made in Romania exhibition, which presents a selection of civilian […]
Joseph Stiglitz, the famous economist and professor at Columbia University in New York, and winner of the Nobel Prize in economy in 2001, told an audience in Cluj, Romania, that governments must stimulate exports and key sectors when facing deficits. Stiglitz was in Romania on Thursday, May 8, to receive the title of Doctor Honoris […]
The Constitutional Court unanimously validated on Friday, May 9, the results of the first round of the presidential elections. It also rejected as unfounded a request to annul the elections filed by Sebastian-Constantin Popescu, the presidential candidate of the New Romania Party, it announced. The runoff, set for May 18, will see ultranationalist leader George […]
Bucharest's culinary scene welcomes back OLEA, the JW Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel's celebrated Mediterranean destination, now reimagined with a fresh concept that blends authentic coastal flavours with contemporary sophistication. Following an extensive transformation, OLEA reopens its doors to offer guests a refined journey through the Mediterranean's sun-drenched culinary traditions, right in the heart of Romania's […]
