President Klaus Iohannis called for talks in the European Council, "as soon as possible", on the rise of energy prices, the Presidential Administration reported on Thursday, after the head of state attended a meeting in video conferencing format with European Council President Charles Michel and other European leaders.The meeting was organized in preparation for the informal meeting of the European Council and the EU-Western Balkans Summit to be held on 5 and 6 October in Brdo, Slovenia.At the meeting, Klaus Iohannis drew attention to the need for a joint effort by all EU Member States to identify measures aimed primarily at protecting the population affected by rising energy prices as well as the economic environment.According to the Presidential Administration, the President stressed "the need to identify common, well-prepared European solutions, based on proposals to be made by the European Commission and the contribution of specialized ministers from the Member States of the European Union, so that the effects of energy price hikes for European citizens can be mitigated".
Interim president Ilie Bolojan has convened the Supreme Council of National Defense on Wednesday, April 30, to discuss essential defense topics such as Romania’s participation in the ReArm Europe Plan/Readiness 2030, the draft Law on National Defense of Romania, and the National Plan on Military Mobility. Other topics concern the draft Law on certain measures […]
The photography exhibition World Unseen, which allows both blind and sighted visitors to experience images through touch and sound, is opening its doors in Iași after attracting over 100,000 visitors in Bucharest. Hosted at the Palace of Culture, the exhibition will be on display from April 29 to July 29. Organized by Canon Romania in […]
Brașov-Ghimbav International Airport in central Romania recorded a total of 56,897 passengers in the first quarter of this year, more than double the number from the same period in 2024, when 27,885 travelers were registered. According to statistics published by the Romanian Airports Association, the Brașov-Ghimbav Airport has returned to 9th place in the national […]
DAAS Epta Romania, part of the international Epta group, is set to open the first Training Center for refrigeration technicians in the country with an EUR 500,000 investment. The company also announced the accelerated expansion of the remote monitoring service center, or TLM. The Training Center is a pilot project developed based on the model […]
Knauf Insulation, part of the Knauf Group, has invested EUR 140 mln in state-of-the-art production facilities and brought together world-class expertise to transform the Târnăveni plant in Romania into the most technologically advanced facility in Central Eastern Europe. Industrial services provider Bilfinger has played a significant role in the project by undertaking a comprehensive range […]
The seventh edition of Neversea, one of Europe’s largest beach music festivals, will not take place in 2025, the organizers announced. The event is now scheduled to return in 2026 in Constanța, Romania, after challenges in securing a suitable beach venue. Organizers from Untold Universe explained in a press release that they were unable to […]
