The Bulgarian vice-minister of transport and communications, Nikolai Naidenov and the first collaborator with the Romanian Embassy to Bulgaria, Bogdan Tebrean reached an agreement on easing cross-border traffic, announced on Thursday the Bulgarian ministry, quoted by BTA.The officials discussed ways to facilitate the crossing through the Bulgarian-Romanian border crossing points, especially in the summer, analyzed the technical state of the infrastructure and considered setting up a ferry service between Ruse and Giurgiu. The meeting took place at the initiative of Minister of Transport and Communications Nikolai Sabev. Naidenov proposed that only the Bulgarian party get border control for the future ferry line Ruse-Giurgiu, so that the service be launched immediately.Tebrean attributed bottlenecks in cross-border traffic to a 250% increase in heavy truck traffic compared to last year and a stricter control of migrants.Discussing about the construction of several bridges between Bulgaria and Romania to cross the Danube, Naidenov said that this is an option to minimize the concentration of trucks at cross-border points. He reiterated the Bulgarian opinion that feasibility studies for new bridges should be made simultaneously in five localities.At present, the Bulgarian and Romanian Danube banks are connected through two bridges and three ferry lines.
A special ‘Silent Day’ event will be held at the Bucharest Christmas Market in Constituției Square on Wednesday, December 3, aimed at creating a quieter and more accessible environment for children with sensory disabilities. The initiative is designed to make the festive market manageable for children who may struggle with loud noise, bright lights, and […]
Romanians have the highest level of trust in others in the European Union, according to the most recent Eurostat data for the year 2024, ahead of the usual leader of the ranking, Finland. The indicator ‘trust in others’ measures a person’s trust in people they do not know on a scale from 0 (‘I...
Inter Computer Romania, part of Inter Computer Group (ICG), one of the largest IBM Platinum partners in Central and Eastern Europe, announces reaching €5 million in signed projects for 2025, an indicator of the accelerating demand for digitalization, data security, and AI-ready infrastructure initiatives. The company continues the development strategy announced at the beginning of […]
Former MEP Vlad Gheorghe has withdrawn from the race for the Bucharest City Hall and urged people to support the candidate of the National Liberal Party (PNL), district 6 mayor Ciprian Ciucu. The announcement was made in a press conference on Tuesday, December 2, alongside the latter. To motivate his decision, Gheorghe pointed at the […]
IT Genetics, a Romanian technology company specialized in digital automation and operational efficiency solutions for businesses, announced this week its intention to list on the AeRO market of the Bucharest Stock Exchange in Q1 2026. Upon admission to trading, the company’s shares are expected to be listed on the AeRO market under the ticker “ITG”. […]
Romania’s population could reach 14.36 million people in 2080, down from slightly over 19 million in 2025, which would mean a reduction of 4.6 million people, or almost a quarter of the population, according to an analysis carried out by the National Institute of Statistics (INS) in the study ‘Projection of Romania’s active population by […]
