* 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.
The George Enescu International Festival returns to Sibiu from September 2 to 21 with a lineup featuring Grammy-winning artists and top orchestras. Under the theme “Anniversaries,” the event marks 70 years since the death of George Enescu and celebrates milestones in the history of composers and ensembles that have shaped musical modernism. Sibiu will host […]
City Grill Group, the leading Romanian player in the hospitality industry, is launching “Mixtură de Lăutărie,” an original musical concept that brings to its restaurants a sound experience unlike anything seen before in HoReCa: live music based on traditional Romanian melodies, reinterpreted and mixed in real time by a DJ. The format has been created […]
More than two-thirds (68.6%) of Romanians living abroad do not have any form of insurance in Romania, not even the mandatory home insurance, according to a nationwide online survey initiated by Allianz-Țiriac. From among those who left the country, a quarter say they own a house or apartment in the country, and approximately 13% still […]
Arizona will become the first US state to open an economic representative office in Romania, following a decision by the state legislature to allocate USD 125,000 in its fiscal year 2026 budget for the establishment of the office in Bucharest. The new office will support trade and economic cooperation and will also cover Eastern Europe […]
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, is opening 7 new routes, including one from Bucharest. The new flights will directly connect the Romanian capital with Abu Dhabi, starting from March 16, 2026, with flights set to take place four times per week. In addition to Bucharest, the airline is introducing flights […]
Health minister Alexandru Rogobete said that 15 hospitals are currently under construction across Romania, financed through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR). Of these, 12 are expected to be funded through grants and three through loans, though the final allocation has not yet been confirmed, Agerpres reported. Speaking...
