Negotiations with the European Commission on the revision of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) have been concluded, with additional funding of EUR 1.4 billion included in the REPowerEU chapter, which will be an integral part of the PNRR, Minister of European Investment and Projects Adrian Caciu said on Thursday."Negotiations on the revision of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan have been concluded. Then, Romania's new National Recovery and Resilience Plan is with the European Commission. Why do I say new plan? Because this revised plan includes additional funding of EUR 1.4 billion on the REPowerEU chapter, which will be an integral part of Romania's National Recovery and Resilience Plan. We estimate that this inter-service debate within the Commission will be concluded somewhere around 21-22 November and the approval in ECOFIN (Economic and Financial Affairs Council, editor's note) will take place in early December," Adrian Caciu said at the end of the Government meeting.He explained that National Recovery and Resilience Plans are approved by the Council of Finance Ministers."On 8 or 9 December there will be this ECOFIN. The new National Recovery and Resilience Plan of Romania will no longer include that percentage of 9.4% of GDP for the public pension system," added the Minister of Investment and European Projects.
Janiva Magness, the winner of seven Blues Music Awards following 26 nominations, and nominated for a Grammy for a career spanning 17 albums, is set to perform at the 14th edition of the Brașov Jazz & Blues Festival, which will take place between August 14–16, 2026. Magness is one of the most valuable and influential […]
Auction house Artmark announced a major auction for this winter featuring an engraving created by Francisco Goya, the most important Spanish artist of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Romania's late communist leader Nicolae Ceaușescu received this gift from King Juan Carlos I as a gesture of diplomacy. The engraving entitled “The Engagement – Capricho […]
Authorities managing Romania's Bicaz Gorges–Hășmaș National Park has built a fish ladder system on the Bicaz River, which will allow protected species to migrate and reproduce. There are several bridges and small bridge structures in the Bicaz River that have a “bottom sill,” meaning small waterfalls. Fish that do not jump like the trout cannot […]
The far-right opposition parties in the Romanian Parliament are set to file a motion of no confidence against the government headed by prime minister Ilie Bolojan. The motion, authored by senator Ninel Peia of the Peace – Romania First group, is specifically aimed at the reformist party Save Romania Union (USR), and is entitled “Romania […]
Romania's iconic rock singer Adrian Pleșca, known as “Artan,” died on Tuesday, December 2, after a fatal stroke, at the age of 64. The artist founded the well-known band “Timpuri Noi” in 1982 and “Partizan” in 2001, and was popular on the Romanian rock scene. Over the years, he left and returned to the two bands. Several […]
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 […]
