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.
Romanian director Cristian Mungiu will be part of the jury that will judge the films in the main competition of this year’s Venice Film Festival - Venezia 82. The jury, headed by American director Alexander Payne, includes French director and screenwriter Stéphane Brizé, Italian director and screenwriter Maura Delpero, Iranian director and writer Mohammad Rasoulof, Brazilian actress, writer, and […]
Romania continues to face significant prison overcrowding, according to the Council of Europe’s latest data, released on Friday, July 18. The 2024 Annual Penal Statistics on Prison Populations (SPACE I) show that Romania is among six countries in Europe with severe overcrowding, housing 116 inmates for every 100 available places. The report, which...
Chris Hemsworth returns to Disney+ in August with a new season of the National Geographic documentary series Limitless, this time focused not just on longevity, but on discovering how to live better. Titled Limitless: Live Better Now, the three-part season follows Hemsworth through physical, emotional, and mental challenges across six countries, with one standout episode […]
The Black Sea 200 Regatta 2025, Romania’s first non-stop offshore regatta with a 200 nautical mile route, takes place between July 21 and 27. Now in its first edition, the event brings together more than 10 boats from Romania and Bulgaria, according to the organizers. The endurance course will start and finish in the Romanian […]
The National Environmental Guard has fined an illegally operating zoo in Dâmbovița county, southern Romania, a total of RON 120,000 following a joint inspection that uncovered serious violations, including the lack of environmental authorization and inadequate conditions for wild animals kept in captivity. The zoo was reportedly charging RON 50 per person for entry and […]
The National Cybersecurity Directorate (DNSC) and engineering company Enevo Group have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to strengthen cybersecurity in Romania’s energy sector. The partnership aims to test and develop monitoring and alerting technologies for cyberattacks, and to improve national response coordination to incidents affecting critical infrastructure, the companies said. The agreement focuses on sharing […]
