The European Commission has wired 1.942 billion euro to the account of the Finance Ministry (FM) open at the National Bank of Romania (BNR), the sum representing pre-financing worth 13 percent of the loan of approximately 14.94 billion euro contracted by Romania as part of the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the Finance Ministry announced on Thursday."On January 13, 2022, with the entry into force of the Loan Agreement [the Recovery and Resilience Facility] between the European Commission and Romania, the sum afferent to the pre-financing in the loan component will be wired, totaling 1,942,479,890 euro, representing 13 percent of the total loan value. This amount comes to complete the first tranche of the pre-financing, on the grant component, paid by the European Commission on December 2, 2021, worth 1.85 billion euro. Thus, up to this moment, a total sum of 3.79 billion euro was granted to Romania, since the moment of approval and start of implementation of the PNRR [National Recovery and Resilience Plan] on November 3, 2021," the quoted source mentions.The sum for the implementation of the PNRR is 29,181,842,750 euro. Romania has requested non-returnable financial support worth 14,239,689,750 euro and loans of 14,942,153,000 euro as part of the Recovery and Resilience Facility. All of these represent 13.09 percent of the GDP reported in 2019.The plan contains 171 measures, of which 64 reforms and 107 investments, structured around six pillars and 15 components.The main objectives of the plan are to accomplish the green transition and the digital transition, consolidating, at the same time, medical assistance, education, social cohesion and inclusion.
President Nicușor Dan has nominated Senate president Ilie Bolojan, a leader of the National Liberal Party (PNL) and former interim president, for the prime minister seat. Dan said Bolojan is “the best person to carry out the needed adjustments in the state administration.” He pointed to Bolojan’s track record with reducing spending, and said he has […]
Balkanik Festival – Home of World Music, set to take place at Uranus Garden between September 5 and September 7, lines up this year artists who "celebrate that form of joy that does not ignore reality, but faces it with beauty, energy, and solidarity," the organizers said. The artists performing in September in Bucharest will […]
The mayor of Timișoara, Dominic Fritz, announced on Friday, June 20, that two new bridges over the Bega River will be built in the city. The bridges will be financed with EU-backed funds worth over RON 130 million. The bridges in question are the Solventul Bridge, which will connect Gării Street to Dâmbovița Boulevard and […]
A Sarmatian necropolis nearly 2,000 years old was discovered after archaeological excavations were carried out at the Mehala II site in the municipality of Timișoara, in western Romania. Researchers discovered 15 inhumation graves, most arranged in rectangular pits with rounded corners, although some no longer retain their original outline, having been disturbed by the passage […]
The George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra will deliver on June 26 a concert marking Romania Day at the Osaka World Expo. Additionally, the Bucharest-based orchestra will present a series of other concerts and recitals, both within the Romanian Pavilion and outside, at Toyonara Hall in Osaka. The George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra's concerts will be conducted by […]
Sphera Franchise Group, the largest food service group in Romania, has opened its first Cioccolatitaliani store in the seaside resort of Riccione, in Italy’s Rimini tourist area. This marks the official launch of Sphera Group’s development plan for the premium Italian brand of coffee, gelato, and pastry. Under the plan, it will open four locations […]
