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 2025 edition of the year’s first major film fest in Europe (and one of the biggest worldwide), the Berlin International Film Festival, took place between 13 and 23 February. My notes come with a bit of delay, as I was also hit by the festival flu that got so many of us sniffling and […]
In the absence of current negative influences, Romania’s economy could have an annual growth potential of 3-4%. Political instability and global geopolitical risks are dampening growth. Economic growth in 2024 was driven by wage increases and accelerating consumption, satisfied however largely through imports. Due to a decline in domestic economic competitiveness, net exports contributed negatively […]
The Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) announced on Thursday, March 13, the launch of a new financial education section on the BVB Research Hub platform, dedicated to retail investors. The capital market operator said that it started this project out of the need to increase the level of financial education and promote the investment culture. It […]
The Romanian governing coalition's presidential candidate, Crin Antonescu, announced on Thursday, March 13, that he is launching a podcast designed to popularize his candidacy before the May elections. Antonescu, who is backed by the alliance made up of the Liberals (PNL), Social Democrats (PSD), the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians (UDMR), and the minorities, stated that he will […]
Some 4,500 teachers will learn about rights and responsibilities online, accessibility, inclusion, online well-being, and ethics as part of Incubatorul Civic Digital (ICD - The Civic Digital Incubator), a digital citizenship and democratic culture project implemented by Institutul Intercultural Timișoara, Asociația TechSoup and Școala de Valori. The project, which offers free training, is aimed at […]
Mihaela Murariu, Attorney at Law at Grecu Partners Business Law Firm, analyzes the impact of Artificial Intelligence on personal data protection. Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a ubiquitous technology, used in more and more fields, from marketing and healthcare to recruitment and financial services. However, the widespread use of AI raises numerous questions about privacy […]
