Romanian president Nicușor Dan made a private visit to the Republic of Moldova this past weekend, where he joined Moldovan leader Maia Sandu at the Wolves Festival/Festivalul Lupilor in the Orheiul Vechi Nature Reserve. Photos posted on social media showed the two heads of state mingling with participants in a relaxed, informal setting.
This was Dan’s second trip to Moldova since taking office, following
Romanian venture capital fund Early Game Ventures has announced a seed investment of EUR 1 million in Orbital Matter, a promising space-tech startup specializing in advanced construction technology for use in space. With the new investment, the startup aims to reach TRL 8, the “flight-qualified” certification, during its next product launch into space. Orbital Matter […]
Local authorities in Buzău, southern Romania, plan to transform green areas into fruit tree orchards, providing people with access to natural, untreated products. The project titled “Orașul Comestibil” (“the Edible City”) is inspired by New Zealand as well as cities of the European Union. Apple, pear, plum, and cherry trees, as well as fruit bushes or […]
This year, a record number of 125 foreign-born American citizens are billionaires and live in the United States. Among them is Ion Stoica, the Romanian founder of the startup Databricks. Stoica, aged 60, is the only Romanian on Forbes’ list of immigrant billionaires living in the United States. In total, the 125 billionaires come from […]
Romanian athletes won one gold medal and one bronze medal on Sunday, August 10, at the Under-19 World Rowing Championships in Trakai, Lithuania. The gold was claimed by Teodora Lehaci and Denisa Mihaela Vasilică in the women’s pair, with two seconds ahead of the silver medalists from Uzbekistan. The bronze medal was won by the […]
The Roman amphitheater at Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa was officially reopened to the public on Friday, August 8, following a major conservation and restoration project funded by the European Union. The event, organized by the Hunedoara County Council under the name “Open Doors Day,” celebrated the completion of work aimed at preserving and enhancing one of […]
Romanian open-water swimmer Avram Iancu announced Friday, August 8, that he has successfully swum across Europe along the famous Rhine–Main–Danube waterway, from the North Sea to the Black Sea. The 4,448 marathon swimming, completed in three stages over a total of 170 days without a wetsuit, marks what he says is a world first: crossing […]
