President Klaus Iohannis had a bilateral meeting on Friday with Olaf Scholz, the German Chancellor, on the sidelines of the European Council meeting."A very good discussion with the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz regarding the further consolidation of our bilateral relations, with a focus on economic and energy cooperation, as well as on Romania's accession to Schengen. We continue to coordinate on the security situation and ways to help refugees in Ukraine," the president wrote on Twitter.President Klaus Iohannis attended the European Council meeting on Thursday and Friday.On the first day of the reunion, the president had a meeting with the Bulgarian Prime Minister, Cyril Petkov. The discussions with the Bulgarian official focused on the coordination of Romania and Bulgaria regarding the security situation in the region, the aid to the Ukrainian refugees, the deepening of the economic and energy cooperation and the acceleration of the interconnectivity between the two countries.On Thursday, Klaus Iohannis also attended the extraordinary NATO Summit.
BeeFast, the Romanian tech startup specializing in instant delivery management solutions, announces securing a USD 450,000 investment. The funds will be used to accelerate BeeFast's international expansion and further develop its SaaS (software as a service) platform, which is revolutionizing the way companies manage their ultra-fast delivery fleets. Amid a consistent and organic increase in […]
A new online tool allows the location of Romanian passenger trains, Profit.ro reported. On the Bilete.infofer.ro platform, under the heading "My train/Trenul meu," one can track the position...
Presidential candidate Ludovic Orban, now the head of a center-right political vehicle but once the leader of the Liberal Party (PNL), announced he was stepping down in favor of reformist leader Elena Lasconi (USR) in a move aimed at triggering a consolidation of the center-right forces under a single candidate, several days before the first […]
The Romanian national postal company Posta Romana will close all its post offices "in the coming years" and rent them out, announced the company's general manager, Valentin Ștefan, quoted by Economica.net. The only reason for not closing the offices...
The Romanian Parliament, by the vote of the Chamber of Deputies, adopted an amendment to the Fiscal Code to exempt from taxation, until July 31, 2025, the earnings derived by natural persons from investments in cryptocurrencies, according to Profit.ro. The timing is important since cryptocurrency...
Transfond, which operates the interbank payments automated clearing house, and the Romanian Association of Banks have officially launched the domestic payment system RoPay, which allows transfers from account to account without the intermediation of card operators such as Visa or Mastercard. "RoPay differentiates itself from other payment solutions through speed, lower costs, and 24/7 availability," […]
