Valdis Dombrovskis, the executive vice-president of the European Commission announced on Twitter today that Romania’s and other two countries’ national recovery and resilience plans had got the final nods from the EU finance ministers :“Excellent news: EU finance ministers approved #RRF recovery plans from Estonia, Finland and Romania. Total number of approved plans = 22. And money is starting to flow to where it is needed. Focus now: put the plans into effect as soon as possible.” Romania should receive the first money from National Recovery and Resilience Program (PNRR) in December, said the interim prime minister Florin Citu, specifying that everything related to the European Commission on this topic has been achieved, and now a series of normative acts for the implementation of the plan must be adopted in the country. He said a government could be voted on next week. After the EU’s Finance ministers gave their green light to the RFF, Romania can ask for EUR 3.7 billion in advance, meaning 13% of the total sum allotted to Romania. "It was a shorter ECOFIN meeting than usual. The good part is that there were no questions or remarks on the Romanian PNRR. It was a presentation made by the Minister of Finance, I had a very short intervention. Everything related to the European Commission has been done and now it is on our shoulders. The implementation of PNRR is next and we should have the first money from PNRR in December. Of course, we will see how. The ordinance is already given, we have to give a Government Decision. Everything related to the European Commission is over," said Florin Citu on Thursday at the end of the online participation in the ECOFIN Council meeting.Asked if the interim government can adopt the normative acts related to PNRR or a full government is needed, he explained: "Some acts can be done in the Romanian Parliament, if we do not have a government, through a bill, so there is no kind of problem, but we already have the ordinance."He specified, in the context, that Romania should have a government next week.
The Hanwha Group, a major South Korean arms manufacturer, intends to build an arms factory in Romania's southern Dâmbovița county within two years, with the prospect of it becoming a regional hub for systems, maintenance, and repairs. The announcement was made by Michael Coulter, CEO of Hanwha Global Defense, during a meeting with Romanian journalists. "In […]
The 10th edition of the Jazz in the Church festival will be held at the Lutheran Church in Bucharest from May 8 to 11, 2025, featuring a mix of artists recognized for their contributions to European jazz, as well as new artists. Among the major names on the lineup are Swiss artist Nik Bärtsch and […]
The famous Constanța Casino on the Romanian Black Sea coast has been fully restored and will be officially handed over to the Constanța City Hall in the coming days, the Ministry of Development has announced. The final inspection for the completion of the restoration work is scheduled for March 20, marking the last step before […]
Romania is one of five countries - alongside Bulgaria, Croatia, Italy, and Slovakia - where the executive has "deliberately undermined the rule of law in almost every aspect," according to a report by the Civil Liberties Union for Europe, or Liberties. Liberties launched its annual exercise in 2019 to track the European Commission’s rule-of-law reports, […]
Artiss Gallery is set to open a new exhibition, Temporal Harmonies: From Classical to Contemporary in Visual Art, at the Noblesse Palace in Bucharest on March 26. The event will feature a diverse selection of works from iconic classical painters like Theodor Aman to internationally recognized contemporary artists such as Adrian Ghenie. The exhibition highlights […]
Romania is assisting North Macedonia after the deadly nightclub fire on Sunday, March 16, by transporting four patients to hospitals abroad. The fire that broke out at a club in Kočani claimed the lives of at least 59 people and injured 155 others. The four young people in critical condition are being flown to Lithuania […]
