* The Commission will provide technical expertise to help nine Member States welcome people fleeing the war in Ukraine. Member States that have applied for support will receive it in the coming months. These are Belgium, Cyprus, Czechia, France, Greece, Italy, Poland, Romania and Slovakia. Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms, Elisa Ferreira, said: “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine triggered an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. We have a duty to help those fleeing war and seeking safety in the EU. This means access to housing, education, healthcare and jobs. Through the Technical Support Instrument, the European Commission is supporting Member States to provide this aid smoothly and quickly”. Technical expertise shall be provided under the Technical Support Instrument (TSI) managed by the Commission. It will support Member States in: absorbing EU funds for reception and integration purposes, implementing the Temporary Protection Directive, facilitating the recognition of Ukrainian refugees’ qualifications and diplomas to facilitate their entry into the EU labour market, adapting school curricula to the needs of Ukrainian pupils, and improving inter-ministerial coordination. On 21 March 2022, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Commission launched a specific call to support Member States receiving refugees from Ukraine and phasing out their dependence on Russian fossil fuels. The applications submitted by the Member States have been assessed and approved by the Commission. Through IST 2022, the Commission is already supporting Croatia, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands and Portugal in the framework of the flagship projects “Integration of third-country nationals in EU Member States”. These projects improve the capacity of national administrations to provide inclusive and effective integration services, contribute to the retention of talent and facilitate the access of third-country nationals to the labour market. Support through IST complements the work of EU agencies, in particular the European Asylum Agency (EUAA), which is active in Malta, Italy, Greece, Spain, Cyprus, Romania, Belgium, Latvia and Lithuania, and will soon be in the Czech Republic and the Netherlands.
Police officers from the Hunedoara County Criminal Investigation Service have recovered a gold brooch that is believed to be a national cultural heritage artifact, the Romanian Police announced. According to the authorities, the item was stolen from Romania in...
MEDCITY, a real estate developer building exclusively for the healthcare sector, announced the start of the project for the first medical hub in the western Romanian city of Timișoara. The company plans to transform a commercial property into a flagship healthcare ecosystem. The investment is valued at EUR 7 million, covering the property’s conversion and […]
Romania's prime minister Marcel Ciolacu is on a working visit to the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland on November 12-13, attending the Romania-Great Britain Economic Forum. The visit is also the first of a Romanian PM to the UK in 17 years. Marcel Ciolacu is also set to meet British counterpart Keir Starmer, the Speaker […]
Orange Romania announced the reopening of the Telephone Palace (Palatul Telefoanelor), a historical monument on Calea Victoriei avenue in Bucharest built in the 1930s for telecommunications specialists. The company's goal is to bring together its teams in Bucharest in two neighboring buildings: the Tandem central office on Matei Millo Street and the Telephone Palace. The […]
Romania’s internal intelligence service SRI has confirmed the presence of troll farms, bots, and fake accounts in the country, but states that the phenomenon does not pose a threat to national security. The statement comes after a presidential candidate was accused of running such networks to his own benefit. The service also denied any foreign […]
Goldbach Grup, a holding that brings together companies with over 13 years of experience in the development and implementation of complex projects in areas such as urban development, real estate, construction, architecture, renewable energy and consulting in the field of European funds, announces the co-optation of Cristina Nuță, a strategic leader in financial management, in […]
