The government announced that 614.297 Ukrainian citizens have entered Romania since 10 February. Of these, 4.328 requested some form of protection from the Romanian State. Romania can provide about 400.000 refugee accommodation at national level. Over the past 24 hours, 8.261 Ukrainian citizens have entered Romania, 4.523 directly from Ukraine, 1.952 from the Republic of Moldova and 1.786 from other States. To date, there have been no recorded cases of crimes involving trafficking in human beings or labor exploitation against Ukrainian citizens or committed by Ukrainian citizens. According to the Executive press release, on the fires in the Chernobyl region, the Ministry of Environment, water and forests and the national Meteorology Administration provide the following details: - simulations of the number models run within the national Meteorology Administration on the movement of the smoke cloud in the Chernobyl area, Ukraine, from 28 to 30 March 2022 estimate that the prevailing wind direction will be from the west — south-west to the east — north-east, so the trend in the cloud of smoke will be to travel to the south, then to the east of Ukraine and then to Russia. Thus, air circulation indicates that the territory of Romania will not be affected; - radioactivity values are kept to normal levels throughout Europe, including in Ukraine, according to the Joint Research Center (JRC) of the European Commission – monitoring of environmental radioactivity. As a result of the assessments of European specialists, air circulation indicates that Romania's territory will not be affected; - experts from the national Meteorology Administration and the national Environment Protection Agency are constantly monitoring developments and will present the results of the evaluations carried out at European level.
The Petrotel Lukoil refinery in Ploiești, in Romania’s Prahova county, will shut down completely for 45 days for a scheduled general overhaul, the company announced on Thursday, October 16. The maintenance work will take place between October 17 and November 30 and will cover both technological installations and auxiliary units,
Via Danubiana, an ecotourism trail following the Romanian stretch of the Danube River, reached a new stage earlier this month with the installation of its first milestone in Teleorman County. The marker, set up in the commune of Islaz, is the fourth along the route and part of efforts to link riverside communities through nature […]
The German STIHL Group has officially inaugurated its first production facility dedicated exclusively to battery-powered equipment in Oradea, western Romania, on Wednesday, October 15, after an EUR 125 million investment. Construction began in March 2024 and was completed in less than 18 months. The factory will gradually increase its production capacity, reaching an annual volume of […]
Romania is reportedly considering launching a Golden Visa program offering temporary residence permits to non-EU investors in exchange for significant financial commitments in the country, Profit.ro reported. According to the draft bill, the scheme – officially called...
Romania's Social Democratic Party (PSD) may insist on hiking the minimum wage as of January 2026, in line with the national legislation, but also to implement the Directive (EU) 2022/2041 on minimum wage as already envisaged last year. This puts at risk the government's plans for keeping the wages in the budgetary sector constant until […]
The Turceni City Hall signed on Tuesday, October 14, a financing contract with the European Investment Bank (EIB) for a project that aims to create a renewable energy hub, Economica.net reported. The project, worth a total of...
