The Social Democrat (PSD), Liberal (PNL), and Hungarian (UDMR) parties announced on December 17 that they agreed on a set of reforms to be implemented by their future government. Notably, the reformist Save Romania Union (USR) did not attend the meeting and is not among the signatories of the document.
The three other parties backed by the MPs of the other ethnic minorities hold a fragile majority in each of the two chambers of the Parliament. Leaving USR out of the alliance remains...
Violinist Diana Jipa and pianist Ștefan Doniga have made history as the first Romanian musicians to perform in Antarctica. Their special concert, held at the Julio Escudero Scientific Base on December 14, is now awaiting recognition from Guinness World Records. Their remarkable achievement also marks them as the first musicians in the world to hold […]
Romanian tennis player and women’s former world no. 1 Simona Halep has received a wild card for the qualifiers of the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam tournament of 2025, the competition's organizers announced. Simona Halep, currently ranked 877, has not participated in a tournament in Australia in three years due to her August 2022 […]
Poiana Brașov, one of the most popular winter destinations in Romania, kicked off its ski season on Wednesday, December 18. At first, skiing will be available on all slopes in the upper area of the Postăvarul massif, on the beginner's slope Stadion, and, depending on weather conditions and slope preparations, on the slope Bradul. In […]
Romania is set to become a key player in advanced optical technology with the creation of a High-Power Optics Center at Măgurele, within the Extreme Light Infrastructure - Nuclear Physics (ELI-NP) research facility. The investment, worth RON 193 million, will enable the production of optical components valued at EUR 1 million each, according to the […]
Russia launched cyberattacks “aimed at influencing the fairness of the electoral process” and “the public agenda through the use of artificial intelligence and aggressive online promotion,” according to Mihai Weber, head of the parliamentary committee for the oversight of the Foreign Intelligence Service, or SIE. The statements were made on Tuesday, December 17, following a […]
Distributie Energie Electrica Romania (DEER), the distribution operator within the Electrica Group, has taken a loan worth EUR 200 million from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to upgrade its electricity distribution network covering 40% of Romania and serving approximately 4 million households and businesses. The loan, which can be disbursed in euro or lei, will […]
