On Tuesday, the Ministry of National Defense kicked off the construction works of the population protection spaces in the Plauru village, Ceatalchioi commune of far eastern Tulcea county, close to the border with Ukraine, the ministry informs in a press release sent ths Tuesday."According to Decision no. 31 of September 7, 2023 regarding the adoption of protection measures on the national territory in the immediate vicinity of the conflict zone in Ukraine, issued by the National Committee for Emergency Situations, the Ministry of National Defense began on Tuesday, September 12, the works of setting up the protection spaces of the population at the level of the Plauru locality in Tulcea County," the ministry's press release reads.The works are carried out by a detachment of approximately 50 soldiers from the 10th Engineer Brigade, which operates with 20 technical means, for the installation of two shelters made of prefabricated concrete elements, as well as for the execution of the related landscaping works, the ministry states.The shelters, with dimensions of 9.6 meters long, 2 meters wide (inside) and 1.5 meters high (inside), will be handed over, after the completion of the works, to the local authorities of the Ceatalchioi commune.
Participation in cultural education activities continues to be limited, with the main barriers being difficult access, insufficient knowledge, and cost, the recently released Cultural Consumption Barometer 2024 shows. The report showed that many Romanians still associate culture with entertainment rather than with personal development or furthering their knowledge. The need for relaxation dominates in cultural […]
Roughly 84% of Romanians say that the pace of the state’s digitalization is slow or very slow, according to an Edge Institute & AtlasIntel study presented at the Digital Governance Summit 2025, which took place on Tuesday, November 25, at the presidential palace in Bucharest. The survey aims to capture the way citizens relate to […]
Romania’s Superior Council of Magistracy (CSM) issued a negative opinion on the new bill regarding magistrates’ pensions. The move is only the latest development concerning a heated issue that led to tensions between the executive and the judiciary branch. CSM’s opinion is consultative, and the government led by Ilie Bolojan can still take responsibility for […]
Romania took the presidency of the Central European Initiative (or CEI) on Wednesday, November 26, according to a press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE). The organization is a regional intergovernmental forum established in 1989, following the fall of the Berlin Wall. It gathers 17 Member States in Central, Eastern, and South-Eastern Europe […]
Trade between Romania and Poland continues to grow, with annual bilateral exchanges in goods now valued at more than EUR 12 billion, according to figures presented by the Polish-Romanian Bilateral Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PRBCC). The data was released during a reception in Bucharest marking Poland’s Independence Day and Romania’s National Day. Polish investments […]
As Romania moves closer to implementing the EU Pay Transparency Directive, local employers are preparing for one of the most consequential shifts in workplace regulation in over a decade. The directive, set for transposition by June 2026, introduces strict new rules on salary disclosure, pay reporting, and equal-pay verification, aiming to close persistent gender gaps […]
