National leader of Romania's Social Democratic Party (PSD) Marcel Ciolacu, in Rome to attend the Congress of the Party of European Socialists (PES), said on Friday that the future candidate of this political family for head of the European Commission, Luxembourg's Nicolas Schmit, incumbent commissioner for labour, is a "friend of Romania.""The European Social Democratic family has gathered in Rome to unveil its joint candidate for the European Commission, Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights Nicolas Schmit. Nicolas is a friend of Romania who has supported us in removing the cap on pensions under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) and in attracting additional European funds," Ciolacu said in a social media post on FridayHe added that he discussed with PES President Stefan Lofven the Social Democratic Party's strategy for winning the election. "I was glad that we have benefitted from the consistent support of the European social-democratic family," said the PSD leader.Marcel Ciolacu says that Europe needs more social policies, humanisation, "the energy and ideas that European social-democracy supports.""When we say that no one should be left behind, we must also take action. And, I humbly say it, we have always been the ones who have done it. Whether we are talking about Pedro Sanchez in Spain, Antonio Costa in Portugal, Stefan Lofven in Sweden, Mette Frederiksen in Denmark, Olaf Scholz in Germany or the Social Democratic Party in Romania, we were the ones who increased the minimum wage, increased pensions, created jobs, supported young people and developed our countries. And another example is Nicolas Schmit, the incumbent commissioner for jobs and social rights, the man who developed the SURE programme under which we've saved millions of jobs. Under SURE, Romania has benefitted from over EUR 3 billion," Ciolacu wrote in a social media post on Saturday.Ciolacu on Friday and Saturday attended the Congress of the Party of European Socialists (PES) in Rome ahead of the June 2024 European Parliament election.
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 […]
