The development of partnership for energy transition between the government of Romania and the Romanian economic sectors, under the aegis of the Interministerial Committee regarding climatic changes (milestone 414 target of the National Plan for Recovery and Resilience) was approved, through memorandum by the executive in the last meeting in December 2023.According to a press release, this memorandum approved the framework for the establishment of partnerships for energy transition that the Government has committed, through milestones 413 and 414 of the PNRR, to launch with the economic sectors in Romania in order to establish together the ways to achieve the goal of climate neutrality assumed at the country level. "In order to meet the climate change priorities for 2023 and 2024 related to the development of an Industrial Plan for Romania and partnerships for energy transition, the memorandum provides for the conclusion of cooperation protocols with the Ministry of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Tourism, the Ministry of Energy, the National Agency for Mineral Resources, the Ministry of Environment, Water and Forests and the Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitisation," the release said. It is also planned to adopt a public policy document, under the coordination of the Prime Minister's Chancellery, to create the necessary basis for the development of a medium- and long-term Industrial Plan for Romania in the context of the European Green Deal, as well as to develop a methodological framework for developing, monitoring and evaluating energy transition partnerships.
June is the richest month. The most awaited two weeks in my annual festival pilgrimage. The route starts with Romania’s Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF), followed by Italy’s (and the world’s) most comprehensive festival for restored and archival film: Il Cinema Ritrovato. To shake up the traditional article on the two, I’ll start with the […]
Different Beauty, a recently opened exhibition of works by Czech photographer David Těšínský, offers a glimpse into everyday life in the war-torn region of Donbas in 2017. The photos were taken within the span of only a few days, as Těšínský traveled to eastern Ukraine to document the lives of women impacted by war. In […]
Different Beauty, a recently opened exhibition of works by Czech photographer David Těšínský, offers a glimpse into everyday life in the war-torn region of Donbas in 2017. The photos were taken within the span of only a few days, as Těšínský traveled to eastern Ukraine to document the lives of women impacted by war. In […]
Roughly 70% of Romanians are “very” or “moderately” concerned about how AI accesses and uses their data, according to the latest survey conducted by RoCoach in partnership with Novel Research between May and June 2025. Distrust in automated decision-making and the demand for regulation are becoming more pronounced, as Romania rolls out major digitalization projects […]
The Armenian Street Festival returns for a 9th edition between August 1 and 3, 2025, in the “Dimitrie Brândză” Botanical Garden in Bucharest. The festival brings into focus the living heritage of the Armenian community in Romania and the diaspora. According to the organizers, this year’s edition aims to strengthen the Bucharest–Chișinău–Yerevan cultural axis, articulated […]
The Romanian mergers and acquisitions market registered a total of 122 announced transactions in the first half of 2025, with a value exceeding EUR 2.7 billion, marking a slight increase of 6% in volume and 4% in value compared to the same period last year, according to an analysis by George Ureche, partner at PwC Romania. […]
