Trains in Romania must circulate at 160 km/hour until 2030, this being a pan-European obligation, stated on Friday the European commissionaire for Transport, Adina Valean. "The European Union has a very clear plan for transport infrastructure. This is called the European transport network - TEN-T network. This plan contains precise maps for all Member States on road, rail transport infrastructure, for all Member States agreed of course with the respective countries, with obligations and opportunities, in the sense that obligations mean building this infrastructure to certain standards, including innovation, i.e. introducing intelligent transport systems for both rail and road, standards related to the use of this network. Because we are talking about rail, for example, the whole European rail network that is the main network has speed standards, for example, of 160 km per hour. We look at the infrastructure map of Romania in this network and we see which railway lines have to be 160 km/hour. Until when? By 2030, another pan-European obligation. The core network must be completed by 2030", said Adina Valean at the "Innovation in EU Transport Policies" event. According to her, there is another essential secondary or extended network with completion deadline in 2040 and the extended network which covers the rest of the infrastructure with a deadline in 2050.‘Everything is with a standard but they also mean opportunities, as there is financing for each of these offers. The projects have joint governance, as if you want to apply for regional cohesion funds and so on with a certain degree of co-financing, for the European interconnection mechanism funds, when you want to apply for PNRR funds, similarly, the projects are clearly defined. So, practically, we know what we have to do, we know the deadlines, we know the standards – and in the case of Romania we know there is approximately a sum of 12 billion euro European funds with co-financing for various projects from this infrastructure with various deadlines for absorption in this financial period’, said the European commissionaire for transport during her visit to Romania last week.
Two castles in Romania's Cluj county, namely the Rákóczi-Bánffy Castle in Gilău and Bánffy Castle in Răscruci, will reopen in the coming weeks and host events dedicated to visitors. Rákóczi-Bánffy Castle in Gilău, one of Transylvania's historical monuments, will reopen its doors after a seven-year renovation process aimed at transforming it into a multifunctional cultural […]
The second edition of the Chicago Romanian Community Summit will take place on May 25, aiming to unite the Romanian community in Chicago. Leaders from various sectors - business, education, culture, and religion - will come together during the event to celebrate their shared heritage and establish a forum for addressing challenges. The summit also […]
In a recent promotional spot, Nicola Coughlan, Claudia Jessie, and Hannah Dodd, all part of the cast for Netflix’s hit show Bridgerton, played a game of True or False, Romanian Romance Edition. The game consisted of saying whether or not a particular superstition was actually true in Romanian folklore or if it was made up. The first […]
The organizers of the Untold and Neversea festivals in Romania announced the start of the 10th edition of their blood donation campaign - Blood Network. Under this initiative, blood donors can get free one-day tickets for the two summer events. This year's Blood Network runs between May 18 and June 30. Music fans can donate […]
Romanian mountaineer Adrian Ahriţculesei reached the summit of Mount Everest, Earth's highest mountain above sea level, after a 12-hour climb. The expedition, which started on April 11, is scheduled to end on May 30. "Ahriţculesei Adrian conquered the Roof of the World. He is on Everest (8,848 m). Next comes the hardest part of this […]
Hesburger, the largest chain of fast food restaurants in Finland and the Baltic countries, has entered the Romanian market with a first restaurant in Râmnicu Vâlcea. A family business with a history of over 50 years, Hesburger currently operates in nine countries and has over 470 restaurants. The company aims to open 10 new locations […]
