Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca received on Tuesday, at Victoria Palace of Government, Tilman Kuban, Member of the German Federal Parliament, Katja Christina Plate, Director of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation for Romania and the Republic of Moldova, and Peer Gebauer, the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany, with discussions tackling bilateral economic cooperation, stimulating German investment in Romania and managing the impact of military aggression in Ukraine, the Executive informs in a press release."The government encourages foreign companies, including German ones, to invest in Romania. A central point of the 'Support for Romania' package, launched last night, is the support of domestic and foreign investment, the engine of economic growth," the prime minister was quoted as saying in the press release.The head of the Executive mentioned Romania's objective of ensuring energy independence, by supporting investments and promoting energy from alternative sources.In this context, the Prime Minister appreciated the bilateral relationship, especially in economic terms, given that Germany is Romania's most important trading partner and one of the main investors in the Romanian economy.The representative of the German delegation, Tilman Kuban, congratulated the Romanian authorities for their involvement in the management of the humanitarian crisis and for the assistance provided to the refugees and gave assurances that Germany will remain involved in defending the Eastern Flank.
Romania was formally designated the 43rd country to join the US Visa Waiver Program (VWP) on Friday, January 10. According to the Romanian ambassador to Washington, Andrei Muraru, Romanian citizens will be able to travel to the US without the need for a visa starting March 31, 2025. "Romania becomes the first country in the […]
Cluj-Napoca, the city in Romania with some of the highest rents and a fast-growing IT industry, is closer to banning smoking in playgrounds and parks after mayor Emil Boc expressed his support for the measure. The mayor cited the prioritization of public health as the reason behind such a ban. He mentioned that he has […]
Romania's Sibiu County Emergency Clinical Hospital will receive a robotic system to prepare cytostatic drugs needed by cancer patients, along with other equipment, after the County Council obtained funds from the European Regional Development Fund. With an estimated value of EUR 1 million, the "Robotic Composition System for Sterile Preparations of Cytostatic Drugs" is among […]
Romania’s government adopted in its January 10 meeting a decision granting an extra day off to public sector employees at the beginning of May. Thus, Friday, May 2, will be an official day off for public sector workers, linking the legal holiday of May 1 (Labor Day) with the weekend (May 3-4). This...
The Ministry of Environment announced that 2024 was the hottest year in the history of Romania's meteorological records. Red alerts for heat waves began in June of 2024, with the longest consecutive periods of persistent and intense heat waves, six consecutive days, between July 13-18 and August 15-20. "The year 2024 is the hottest year...
Supporters of former presidential candidate Călin Georgescu gathered outside the Parliament Palace in Bucharest, which houses the Constitutional Court, on January 10, demanding a rerun of the second round of the presidential elections. The protest, dubbed "The Great Judicial Union," was initiated by Georgescu, who called on his supporters to challenge the election annulment, as […]
