The government established, on Thursday, through an emergency ordinance, the general financial framework for the use of the second non-refundable Swiss financial contribution granted to Romania through the Swiss-Romanian Cooperation Program aimed at reducing economic and social disparities within the European Union, as well as of the national contribution related to this assistance.According to a press release from the Executive, the piece of legislation establishes the general financial framework for the use of the second non-refundable Swiss contribution granted to Romania through the Swiss-Romanian Cooperation Program aimed at reducing economic and social disparities within the European Union."The second contribution from which Romania will benefit is 221.5 million Swiss francs and is available until December 3, 2029," the release states.
Romanian Border Police have seized roughly 22 kilograms of cannabis at Bucharest’s Henri Coandă International Airport (Otopeni) after discovering the drugs in the checked luggage of a 35-year-old Albanian citizen arriving from Athens, Greece. According to the official statement, officers from the Bucharest Airports...
LIBfest 2025 takes place between October 21–26 and explores how reading evolves alongside technology. LIBfest, the book and cultural experiences fair organized by Libris.ro returns with an edition that examines how reading habits are being transformed in a world shaped by speed, technology, and AI. Between October 21 and 26, LIBfest 2025 brings together authors […]
Romanian technology executive Bogdan Putinică has been appointed Executive General Manager at Wonderful, a fast-growing global company specializing in agentic AI solutions for customer service. In his new role, he will oversee operations across 29 countries in Central and South-Eastern Europe and the CIS, the company announced. Putinicǎ will lead the company’s accelerated expansion and […]
Medicana, one of Turkey’s most prominent health groups, announced its entry in the Romanian market, along with the appointment of Ana Herkmen as head of the country office. The group operates 19 hospitals across Turkey and Europe, and treats more than 5 million patients worldwide. It has centers of expertise in oncology, organ and stem […]
Cluj-Napoca-based deep-tech startup .lumen, best known for its AI-powered glasses for the visually impaired, has secured a EUR 11 million grant to develop a new generation of humanoid and quadruped robots for urban delivery. The project, called PABLO – Autonomous Robots for Urban Delivery, is funded under the EU’s Intelligent Growth, Digitalization, and Financial Instruments […]
For the first time in history, Romania’s men’s team played in the final of the European Table Tennis Championship, held from October 12 to 19 in Zadar, Croatia, winning the continental silver medal. At the same time, the women’s team won the title of European runner-up for the third consecutive time. Romania’s men’s team lost […]
