The European Commission has decided last week to make available over €65 million from the Asylum Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) to support Bulgaria, Czechia, Poland, and Romania in hosting people fleeing the Russian aggression against Ukraine. This decision follows a targeted call for financing of the projects aiming to alleviate the pressure on the reception capacity of these Member States and to help them ensure that beneficiaries of temporary protection receive the necessary support, services and assistance. The European Union is currently hosting more than 4.1 million people benefiting from temporary protection, which was triggered for the first time shortly after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and in September this year further extended until March 2025. The Commission continues to take measures to support people fleeing Ukraine and Member States hosting them. Bulgaria, Czechia, Poland, and Romania can now use this additional funding from the EU budget to help beneficiaries of temporary protection move out of collective accommodation towards private housing, by supporting them financially during the transition period, with language and vocational training, as well with as access to social and health services. Member States agencies, civil society organisations and international organisations can start implementing their projects already as of today. The funding will be subject to the respective monitoring and control systems of the EU financial framework.
Romania won the gold medal in the first mixed 8+1 rowing event on Sunday, September 28, on the last day of the World Rowing Championships in Shanghai, China. The crew made up of Magdalena Rusu, Maria Lehaci, Andrada Moroșanu, Florin Lehaci, Florin Arteni, Ciprian Tudosă, Ștefan Berariu, Simona Radiș, and Victoria Petreanu had the best […]
The Reșița funicular system will be reconverted through a New European Bauhaus project and turned into a space for pedestrians and cyclists, with cultural, touristic, and urban mobility purposes. The cable railway system has been inactive for 30 years. Built at the beginning of the 1960s to transport limestone, the funicular will now be transformed […]
Bucharest hosts the ninth edition of Spotlight – International Light Art Festival, Romania’s largest urban light festival, between October 10 and 12, with over 20 installations from the country and across Europe. Themed “Symbiosis,” this year’s festival is curated by scenographer Adrian Damian, known for his multimedia stage designs and integration of new media art. […]
Romania’s blind football team, representing the municipality of Bucharest, won first place at the Central European Cities Cup, held in Prague from September 26 to 28. The national team won the trophy for the first time. To get first place, Romania defeated the teams from Lodz (Poland) 4–0, Ingolstadt (Germany) 6–0, and BSC Prague (Czechia) […]
Romanian ultramarathon runner Tibi Ușeriu will embark on a symbolic journey in October from Rome to Drobeta-Turnu Severin, retracing the historic route of the Roman legions as part of a campaign to promote Via Transilvanica, Romania’s long-distance cultural trail. Tibi joins his brother, Alin Ușeriu, who set off on June 12 to walk the entire […]
Cris-Tim, a well-known cold cuts producer in Romania currently operated by founders Radu and Cristina Timiș, announced its intention to launch an initial public offering (IPO) on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB). The offering, aimed at retail investors in Romania and institutional ones outside the United States, will consist of a package of existing shares, as […]
