* The Commission’s Joint Research Centre published on 18 July its report entitled ‘Drought in Europe — July 2022’, which presents an assessment of the drought situation in Europe, building on the work of the European Drought Observatory. Analysis of the evolution and impact of prolonged drought in the EU shows that a worrying part of the territory is currently exposed to drought at levels of warning (46 % of the EU) and alert (11 % of the EU), associated with a shortage of soil moisture causing stress on plants. Mariya Gabriel, Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth said: “Climate change increases the risk of severe drought and wildfires around the world. The Joint Research Centre puts science and technology at the service of monitoring climate change. Through this report, we better understand the situation in order to protect our forests, crops and waters.” Water and heat stress leads to a decrease in crop yield compared to previous negative forecasts for cereals and other crops. France, Romania, Spain, Portugal and Italy are likely to face this decline in crop yields. To a certain extent, Germany, Poland, Hungary, Slovenia and Croatia are also affected. In Italy, the Pad basin has the highest level of drought severity. Severe drought was declared in five regions of Italy and insufficient water available led to several restrictions on use in municipalities. Similar measures to limit water use have also been taken in France.
The Arts Hour on Tour, the BBC World Service arts and culture program that visits cities all over the world, will be in Bucharest next week to record a show on topics relating to the cultural life in the city and Romania. Television and radio broadcaster Nikki Bedi, who curates, writes, and presents the program, […]
Romanian prime minister Marcel Ciolacu recently stated during an interview that foreign minister Emil Hureaznu will be replaced if he continues to send messages to private individuals, such as those addressed to Elon Musk, without consulting him. The warning comes after Emil Hurezeanu stated on Saturday, February 22, that Elon Musk’s support for Călin Georgescu […]
Romanian state-controlled gas producer Romgaz (BVB: SNG) reported a net profit of RON 3.22 bln (EUR 647 mln) in 2024, up 14.5% compared with the previous year. The company’s revenues went down by 11.9% to RON 7.93 bln (EUR 1.6 bln) because of lower...
The Romanian Parliament rejected the no-confidence motion initiated by far-right parties AUR, SOS Romania, and POT against the government led by Social Democrat prime minister Marcel Ciolacu. The motion received 147 votes in favor and one against during the lawmakers' meeting on Friday, February 28 - a figure lower than the 155 signatures with which […]
Nuclearelectrica (BVB: SNN), the company that operates Romania’s only nuclear power plant – Cernavoda, reported a net profit of RON 1.7 bln (EUR 343 mln) in 2024, down 31% compared with the previous year. The company recorded 37.6% lower revenues from electricity sales due to lower average...
In his first press conference since becoming interim president, held on Friday, February 28, Ilie Bolojan said that discussing peacekeeping troops in Ukraine is premature, since no peace agreement was reached. He also discussed increasing Romania’s defense spending, the relationship with the United States, and the reconstruction of Ukraine. The press conference was organised after Ilie […]
