The Government on Monday approved, by memorandum, Romania's participation as a member in the European Research Infrastructure for Heritage Science Consortium (E-RIHS ERIC), a new pan-European research infrastructure that promotes knowledge of world heritage and its preservation strategies.According to a press release of the Executive, our country's participation in this pan-European consortium will provide integrated access to expertise, data and technologies within the world community of heritage science and will accelerate participation in European programmes in this field, which will allow the promotion of good practices and the development of methods that meet the specific needs of cultural heritage assets.The European Research Infrastructure for Heritage Science Consortium (E-RIHS ERIC) is just about to be established, with its headquarters in Florence, Italy."The "European Research Infrastructure for Heritage Science" (E-RIHS), which is expected to become oeprational in 2024, brings together 17 European countries. Romania announced its intention to participate in E-RIHS as early as in 2016, with the platform being included with the national roadmap of research infrastructures. For this purpose, a Romanian consortium, E-RIHS-Romania, was created, which brings together research institutes and universities. The Romanian consortium has made significant progress in what concerns the building of its own necessary infrastructure, in large part by accessing research funds through the Horizon Europe Programme," the same press release reads.
Representatives of the ruling Social Democratic Party, PSD, gathered for a congress in Bucharest on Friday, November 7, to elect new leadership and to amend the party’s Statute. The only candidate for party leader is Sorin Grindeanu, who held the interim position after Marcel Ciolacu's resignation in May. In his speech at the congress, Sorin […]
The e-commerce sector recorded strong early results on Black Friday 2025, according to real-time data released on Friday, November 7, by PayU GPO Romania from its dedicated Media Center. By 14:10, the payment processor reported successful transactions totaling RON 514 million (roughly EUR 101 million). PayU said shoppers had made roughly 889,000 purchases, with around […]
Contakt Express Logistik, one of Romania’s leading retailers of mobile phone and tablet accessories, with a network of over 235 stores, is set to launch the initial public offering (IPO) between November 12 and December 3, 2025. The company offers a wide range of products, including cases, screen protectors, chargers, and gadgets, both in physical […]
Romania attracts fewer international tourists today than it did during the communist era, making it the only country in Europe in this situation, the National Association of Travel Agencies (ANAT) warned, as reported by news agency Agerpres. According to the organization, Romania received more than 3.4...
InterCapital ETF, the first international ETF provider in Romania, will launch two new exchange-traded funds on the Bucharest Stock Exchange starting November 11, 2025. The new instruments are the InterCapital CROBEX10 TR UCITS ETF, which offers exposure to the Croatian blue-chip equity market by tracking the performance of the CROBEX10tr index, and the InterCapital EUR […]
The Competition Councils of Romania, Bulgaria, and the Republic of Moldova have granted the necessary authorizations and approvals for the completion of the transaction through which Maspex Romania takes over the majority shareholding of Purcari Wineries. The Maspex Group, which has been present in Romania for nearly 30 years, became the majority shareholder of one […]
