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€20 million in EU grants to support innovative businesses in Bulgaria, Latvia and Romania

October 30, 2018
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Romanian-Bulgarian association wins RON 4.7 bln tender for A8 highway section

An association of construction companies from Romania and Bulgaria has won the contract for building the first section of the A8 Târgu Neamț – Iași – Ungheni highway, with a bid of 4.76 billion (EUR 936 million).  The contract for the 27-kilometer road can be signed within ten days if no appeals are filed.  “The […]

Romanian gendarmes fine organizer of march commemorating 10 years since Colectiv club tragedy

The organizer of the march commemorating 10 years since the Colectiv club fire tragedy, Marian Rădună, was fined RON 3,000 (EUR 600) by the gendarmes because the demonstration exceeded 11:00 PM, the time set in the authorization.  Approximately 200 people participated on Thursday, October 30, in the march commemorating 10 years since the tragedy at […]

Council of Europe recommends that Romania implement system to monitor racist, anti-LGBTI incidents

Council of Europe, a continent-wide humanitarian organization, recommends that Romania put in place a national system of monitoring racist and anti-LGBTI incidents in schools. The recommendations come as the Council of Europe’s anti-racism body, the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance, published several reports, including on Romania, regarding policies and practices to prevent and combat […]

France restates commitment to defend Romania after US decreases military presence

France’s minister for armed forces and veterans, Catherine Vautrin, declared on Thursday, October 30, during a press conference, that the French troops in Romania will not be downsized.  The French minister was in Romania to meet with Romanian counterpart Ionuț Moșteanu. The two officials analyzed the security situation in the Black Sea region, France’s contribution […]

Greenpeace maps oil and fuel pollution in the Romanian waters of the Black Sea

On the International Black Sea Day - October 31, Greenpeace Romania, in partnership with SkyTruth, launched an interactive satellite-based

Romanian gambling authority bans Polymarket platform

The National Office for Gambling (ONJN) has added the Polymarket platform to its blacklist of unlicensed gambling operators in Romania, Ziarul Financiar announced. The decision follows a sharp increase in the platform’s activity during the recent election period. According to data published by Polymarket,...