On Wednesday, 10.10.2018, the residence of the Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Bucharest hosted a festive meeting of Bohemianists, Romanianists and friends of the Czech Republic and of Romania, on the Czech Language Day. This day was established by the Parliament of Romania, at the initiative of House lawmaker Adrian Miroslav Merka, for September 28, the Czech Statehood Day, on which St. Vaclav is celebrated. Ambassador Vladimír Války’s opening speech was followed by the speeches of Prof. Anca Irina Ionescu, recipient of the ‘Gratias agit’ award conferred by the Czech Republic’s Foreign Affairs Ministry, Ms Helliana Ianculescu, member of the Union of Romanian Writers, Ms Alena Klimesova, Czech Language Lecturer at the University of Bucharest, and Mr Mircea Dan Duta, diplomat, poet and translator. In their turn, the guests made a brief presentation of the Romanian language translations of Karel Čapek’s ‘Talks with T. G. Masaryk,’ and Zdeněk Mlynář’s ‘Night Frost In Prague: The End Of Humane Socialism.’ Also discussed was the teaching of Czech language at the University of Bucharest and the Czech language’s influence in the world. The final discussion in which the guests and participants engaged showed that the Czech Language Day represents one of the most important connections between our two countries.
Two new investment funds active in Romania, Sparking Capital II and PCP SEE II, will receive allocations worth EUR 30 million under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, or PNRR, after an approval from the Romanian executive and the European Investment Bank. The allocations are mediated by the European Investment Fund, a European financial institution, […]
The net revenues collected by Romania’s tax agency ANAF for the state budget increased by 12.2% in the first six months of 2025 compared to the same period last year, reaching RON 245.2 billion (EUR 49 billion), said outgoing ANAF president Nicoleta-Mioara Cîrciumaru. Nevertheless, the net revenues collected by ANAF are RON 3.8 billion (EUR […]
Romanians continue to place the most trust in the Army and the Church, while Parliament remains the least trusted institution, according to the second edition of the Informat.ro – INSCOP Research Barometer conducted between June 20–26. The monthly survey was commissioned by the news platform Informat.ro in partnership with the Strategic Thinking Group think tank. […]
Romania’s National Meteorological Administration, or ANM, issued on Thursday, July 3, an Orange Code warning for heatwave and heightened thermal discomfort, valid Friday and Saturday, July 4-5, in more than half the country, including Bucharest. The parts of Romania not covered by the Orange Code warning are under a Yellow Code for extremely hot weather. […]
Best Credit IFN announces the strategic partnership with the European crowdfunding platform Bondster, becoming the first Romanian non-banking financial institution (NBFI) to attract international capital through this platform. This initial round of financing marks a milestone in the company’s strategy to diversify its capital sources and rapidly scale its lending capacity in a dynamic market […]
Another 93 searches were carried out at public institutions and private residences on Thursday, July 3, in the case of illegally-obtained Romanian identity documents for citizens of former USSR countries. Earlier this week, Romanian police completed 206 searches in the same case. Prosecutors claim that between 2023–2024, over 1,700 individuals born in the Russian Federation, […]
