Swimmer David Popovici and coach Adrian Radulescu were decorated on Wednesday by President Klaus Iohannis in a ceremony held at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace.The head of state awarded the Order of the Star of Romania in the rank of Knight to athlete David Popovici, and the National Order of Merit in the rank of Knight to the coach Adrian Radulescu following the results obtained at the World Swimming Championships in Budapest (June 18 - July 3).In this context, President Klaus Iohannis called on decision makers to get involved and create the framework that athletes need to perform."David Popovici and Adrian Radulescu are two young people who have reached extraordinary performances, they are the ones who honor our country and who proudly carry our flag all over the world. Romania has many young athletes with potential. However, unfortunately, in the field of sports infrastructure and concrete action plans, we are still far from talking about an essential contribution from the state. We need a clear strategy for Romanian sport, more investment and a very serious approach. The results of the athletes compel authorities to make a priority of this field. After all, sport is about education, discipline, passion, talent, fair play, about a society that develops harmoniously and healthily. Every young athlete needs to feel supported and encouraged by the authorities, and here I am openly calling upon decision makers to get involved and create the framework that our athletes need to achieve performance! Our athletes need more involvement from the central and local authorities both from a financial point of view and through the development and modernization of the sports infrastructure so that they can train to the highest standards," said the head of state.
The Romanian Ministry of Energy announced that the volume of natural gas exported from the Neptun Deep perimeter to Germany, under a contract previously reported by media, will represent less than 1% of the total estimated production of the Black Sea field, which has estimated reserves of over 100 billion cubic meters of natural gas, […]
For the Romanian IT companies, an important sector in the local economy, 2024 meant fewer new contracts, a much longer time needed to attract new business, increased labor costs amid legislative changes, and an unfavorable global context, according to a report filed at the end of last year by the management of the Employers' Association […]
German company Schieffer Industries will build a plastic components factory for the automotive industry on a plot of land at the entrance to the municipality of Hunedoara in Romania. Works on this investment are expected to be completed in the fall of this year so that production can start at the end of 2025, the […]
The Romanian state would consider the option of returning as a majority shareholder of utility group Electrica (BVB: EL) again and is analyzing ways to do this, sources told Economedia.ro. "It's a working scenario," other sources told Economedia.ro. Currently, Electrica is a listed company on the Bucharest...
Local carmaker Dacia has officially launched its Bigster model for orders in Romania on January 9, with prices starting at EUR 23,000 (VAT included) for the Essential version. The price goes up to EUR 29,500, with VAT, for the top version, Journey Hybrid 155. Deliveries to showrooms are expected to begin in spring 2025, with...
The leaders of the ruling coalition made up of the Social Democrats (PSD), Liberals (PNL), the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians (UDMR), and the minorities' group met on Wednesday evening, January 8, to decide on the new dates for the presidential elections. According to the agreed election schedule, the first round will take place on May […]
