The French Embassy in Bucharest launched on Monday the fourth edition of the competition for good practices on sustainable cities.According to the initiators, the competition aims to support the actions taken by local authorities in Romania that are part of the dynamics of sustainable development and ecological transition in terms of waste management, energy efficiency and circular economy, urban mobility, water and sewerage, urban reconversion and heritage rehabilitation."The project competition is addressed to the administrative-territorial units in Romania (counties, municipalities, cities, communes), which have made or will initiate an innovative project related to the sustainable development of their territory. Within this competition, the interested administrative-territorial units can submits projects that have actually been completed (in the period 2018-2022), are in progress or that are mature enough to benefit from European co-financing", reads a press release sent on Monday.The competition rules and the registration form are available on the website of the French Embassy in Romania, and the files must be submitted by Friday, June 17.The jury will select two administrative-territorial units, one for each of the two categories: "Small and medium-sized cities" (cities and communes) and "Large cities and counties" (counties and municipalities).The awards ceremony will take place on the occasion of the "Sustainable City" Conference, which will be organized on July 4 and 5 by the French Embassy, the French Institute in Romania, the French Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture in Romania (CCIFER) and Business France.
Romania was formally designated the 43rd country to join the US Visa Waiver Program (VWP) on Friday, January 10. According to the Romanian ambassador to Washington, Andrei Muraru, Romanian citizens will be able to travel to the US without the need for a visa starting March 31, 2025. "Romania becomes the first country in the […]
Cluj-Napoca, the city in Romania with some of the highest rents and a fast-growing IT industry, is closer to banning smoking in playgrounds and parks after mayor Emil Boc expressed his support for the measure. The mayor cited the prioritization of public health as the reason behind such a ban. He mentioned that he has […]
Romania's Sibiu County Emergency Clinical Hospital will receive a robotic system to prepare cytostatic drugs needed by cancer patients, along with other equipment, after the County Council obtained funds from the European Regional Development Fund. With an estimated value of EUR 1 million, the "Robotic Composition System for Sterile Preparations of Cytostatic Drugs" is among […]
Romania’s government adopted in its January 10 meeting a decision granting an extra day off to public sector employees at the beginning of May. Thus, Friday, May 2, will be an official day off for public sector workers, linking the legal holiday of May 1 (Labor Day) with the weekend (May 3-4). This...
The Ministry of Environment announced that 2024 was the hottest year in the history of Romania's meteorological records. Red alerts for heat waves began in June of 2024, with the longest consecutive periods of persistent and intense heat waves, six consecutive days, between July 13-18 and August 15-20. "The year 2024 is the hottest year...
Supporters of former presidential candidate Călin Georgescu gathered outside the Parliament Palace in Bucharest, which houses the Constitutional Court, on January 10, demanding a rerun of the second round of the presidential elections. The protest, dubbed "The Great Judicial Union," was initiated by Georgescu, who called on his supporters to challenge the election annulment, as […]
