The Economic and Financial Committee (EFC) gave its OK for Romania's Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) second payment request, this being the last step required for the disbursement of the 2.7 billion euros, Finance Minister Marcel Bolos announced on Friday evening."The Economic and Financial Committee gave a positive opinion for Recovery and Resilience Facility payment request No. 2. This was the last necessary step for the European Commission to adopt the decision regarding the disbursement of the 2.7 billion euros. Consequently, we expect the money to arrive by the end of this month. I remind you that the submission of this request was conditioned by the settlement of certain key aspects for Romania such as decarbonization, the interoperability of databases for cutting red-tape, and implementing the government cloud," Marcel Bolos wrote on Facebook.According to him, Romania is among the first seven EU countries that submitted the second payment request, although it has the most complex plan, with over 500 targets and milestones to fulfill.
Elon Musk's mother, Maye Musk, re-shared a post about the Craiova Christmas Market on X on Monday, December 1. She described the event as "beautiful" and included three emojis in her caption. The original post highlighted that the Craiova Christmas Market was taking place in a safe environment. "No concrete barriers. No armed guards. No […]
Real estate developer Globalworth has begun construction on Green Court D, the fourth building in its Green Court office complex in Bucharest’s Aurel Vlaicu area. Scheduled for completion in 2027, the project is now in its preliminary phase, which includes enclosure works and excavation for the basement structure, the company said. The new building will […]
Romania’s National Committee for Emergency Situations decided to distribute drinking water from the state reserves to 13 localities in the counties of Prahova and Dâmboviţa. The area was severely impacted by a drop in water levels at the Paltinu Dam, leading to problems in the water distribution system and affecting over 100,000 people, local hospitals, […]
Rock star Marilyn Manson will return to Romania next summer to perform at Rockstadt Extreme Fest, organizers announced on Tuesday, December 2. He is among the headliners confirmed for the local rock and metal festival, which will take place from July 27 to 31 in Ghimbav, Brașov county. “For the first time ever, Marilyn Manson […]
Romania’s government has assumed responsibility in Parliament for legislation reforming magistrates’ pensions, prime minister Ilie Bolojan announced on December 2. He said the draft law had received the opinion of the High Court of Cassation and Justice, noting that the court’s assessment was negative. It is the government’s second attempt to have the bill promulgated, […]
Romania Education Alliance (REA), the first private school network in the country, announced it has exceeded the milestone of 1,000 students enrolled across its member schools just one year after launch. "The fact that we surpassed 1,000 students in our very first year of activity shows that the REA model addresses a real need in […]
