86% of respondents to a survey consider corruption as the main reason why more and more Romanians leave the country. At the same time, 91% of participants in the survey think that because of corruption in Romania there are no new hospitals and highways, while 87% consider this country does not access more European funds because of corruption. The survey was made on the phone, at national level, from the order of European MP Vlad Gheorghe (USR), over November 28- December 5, on a representative sample of 1,400 persons and has an error margin of 2.9%. According to the study, Romanians are prevented by corruption to have pensions and salaries at European level, 84% of people interviewed said, while 82% consider that Romanians are not respected in Europe and Romania does not have the influence deserved in EU because of this phenomenon. Moreover, over half of Romanians (52%) consider that the country has not joined Schengen because of corruption. Also, 94% of Romanians consider corruption as being spread and much spread in Romania. Mentioned should be made that a high percentage of participants in the study connect corruption to environment crimes: 91% of them consider that it influences the import of illegal wastes in Romania, while 89% think that forest fellings are closely linked to corruption. Recently, USR European MP Vlad Gheorghe suggested the setting up of a Green European Prosecutor to fight environment crimes at the level of all EU members, similar to the Prosecution headed by former DNA chief, Laura Codruta Kovesi.
President Nicușor Dan has nominated Senate president Ilie Bolojan, a leader of the National Liberal Party (PNL) and former interim president, for the prime minister seat. Dan said Bolojan is “the best person to carry out the needed adjustments in the state administration.” He pointed to Bolojan’s track record with reducing spending, and said he has […]
Balkanik Festival – Home of World Music, set to take place at Uranus Garden between September 5 and September 7, lines up this year artists who "celebrate that form of joy that does not ignore reality, but faces it with beauty, energy, and solidarity," the organizers said. The artists performing in September in Bucharest will […]
The mayor of Timișoara, Dominic Fritz, announced on Friday, June 20, that two new bridges over the Bega River will be built in the city. The bridges will be financed with EU-backed funds worth over RON 130 million. The bridges in question are the Solventul Bridge, which will connect Gării Street to Dâmbovița Boulevard and […]
A Sarmatian necropolis nearly 2,000 years old was discovered after archaeological excavations were carried out at the Mehala II site in the municipality of Timișoara, in western Romania. Researchers discovered 15 inhumation graves, most arranged in rectangular pits with rounded corners, although some no longer retain their original outline, having been disturbed by the passage […]
The George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra will deliver on June 26 a concert marking Romania Day at the Osaka World Expo. Additionally, the Bucharest-based orchestra will present a series of other concerts and recitals, both within the Romanian Pavilion and outside, at Toyonara Hall in Osaka. The George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra's concerts will be conducted by […]
Sphera Franchise Group, the largest food service group in Romania, has opened its first Cioccolatitaliani store in the seaside resort of Riccione, in Italy’s Rimini tourist area. This marks the official launch of Sphera Group’s development plan for the premium Italian brand of coffee, gelato, and pastry. Under the plan, it will open four locations […]
