The government approved at its Thursday's meeting, at the proposal of the Ministry of Public Works, Development and Administration (MDLPA), the negotiation and signing by Romania of the financing programs for transnational investments between Romania and Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova, and Black Sea countries, respectively.Between 2021 - 2027, the three programs will fund cooperation projects in areas such as emergencies, education, health, innovation, research, environmental protection, climate change, risk prevention, culture, tourism, safety, security and good governance, the Ministry said in a release.The Romania - Ukraine program has 54,050,004 euros assigned for investments in the border counties of Satu Mare, Maramures, Suceava, Botosani, Tulcea and the Zakarpattia, Chernivtsi, Odessa and Ivano-Frankivsk oblasts.The Romania - Republic of Moldova program has a budget of 77,298,439 euros, with the eligible area including the counties of Botosani, Iasi, Vaslui, Galati and the entire Moldovan territory, MDLPA said.The total budget of the 2021 - 2027 Interreg VI-B NEXT Black Sea Basin Program is 72,275,137 euros, the eligible area including Armenia, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, the Republic of Moldova, Romania (SE region), Turkey and Ukraine.Between 2021 - 2027, Romania participates in the three programs as Managing Authority, Joint Secretariat and Audit Authority, the cited source said.In order to ensure a transparent framework for institutional cooperation, the Ministry of Development, Public Works and Administration organized debates and posted all the documents related to the programming process on the websites www.blacksea-cbc.net, www.ro-md.net and www.ro-ua.net, for public consultation.The programs will be next submitted to the European Commission for approval.
Representatives of the “Agrippa Ionescu” hospital in Bucharest confirmed on Monday, June 16, that former president Ion Iliescu has lung cancer. Earlier this month, former president Traian Băsescu also underwent a planned heart surgery at a hospital in Paris. Iliescu, who is 95 and was president of Romania from 1989 until 1996 and from 2000 […]
The phenomenon of violence against women perpetrated by their partners is more prevalent in Romania compared to other EU states, according to Eurostat data processed by Monitorul Social, a project of Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Romania, or FES. Almost half of the women in Romania (45.5%) have suffered psychological violence from their intimate partner, compared to the EU […]
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, or EBRD, is set to invest EUR 40 million in the company behind the region’s Burger King franchise, the Polish holding company Rex Concepts. The money will go toward supporting the chain's expansion by opening new quick-service restaurants in Poland, Romania, and the Czech Republic. Rex Concepts, backed […]
Via Transilvanica, the long-distance trail that crosses the country, has unveiled a kilometer milestone on Șimian Island, an island on the Danube located downstream of Drobeta-Turnu Severin. It is a symbolic extension for the trail, which stretches from Putna, in northern Romania, to Drobeta Turnu Severin, marking seven years since the Via Transilvanica project began […]
In 1905, the first Siemens company was established in our country. Siemens S.R.L. has consistently invested in education and human capital development, providing scholarships worth nearly €1,900,000 to undergraduate, Master's, and PhD students, for over 10 years. The company maintains long-term collaborations with prestigious technical universities in Bucharest, Brașov, Cluj-Napoca, and Iași. In 2025, Siemens […]
The organizers of Bucharest's Neversea Kapital festival, scheduled for July 4–6, announced the names of two more guests that will complete the lineup, namely house sensation John Summit and techno star Paul Kalkbrenner. John Summit is a big name in the house and electronic dance genres. Recognized by Rolling Stone as “The Hottest Name in […]
