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.
In the context in which agri-food systems are responsible for almost one third of global greenhouse gas emissions, Auchan Romania assumes an active role in the transition of its supply chain toward a more sustainable model. At the second edition of the Climate Supplier Event, organized under the aegis of the Climate Change Summit, the […]
Janiva Magness, the winner of seven Blues Music Awards following 26 nominations, and nominated for a Grammy for a career spanning 17 albums, is set to perform at the 14th edition of the Brașov Jazz & Blues Festival, which will take place between August 14–16, 2026. Magness is one of the most valuable and influential […]
Auction house Artmark announced a major auction for this winter featuring an engraving created by Francisco Goya, the most important Spanish artist of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Romania's late communist leader Nicolae Ceaușescu received this gift from King Juan Carlos I as a gesture of diplomacy. The engraving entitled “The Engagement – Capricho […]
Authorities managing Romania's Bicaz Gorges–Hășmaș National Park has built a fish ladder system on the Bicaz River, which will allow protected species to migrate and reproduce. There are several bridges and small bridge structures in the Bicaz River that have a “bottom sill,” meaning small waterfalls. Fish that do not jump like the trout cannot […]
The far-right opposition parties in the Romanian Parliament are set to file a motion of no confidence against the government headed by prime minister Ilie Bolojan. The motion, authored by senator Ninel Peia of the Peace – Romania First group, is specifically aimed at the reformist party Save Romania Union (USR), and is entitled “Romania […]
Romania's iconic rock singer Adrian Pleșca, known as “Artan,” died on Tuesday, December 2, after a fatal stroke, at the age of 64. The artist founded the well-known band “Timpuri Noi” in 1982 and “Partizan” in 2001, and was popular on the Romanian rock scene. Over the years, he left and returned to the two bands. Several […]
