Premier Nicolae Ciuca ranks first in point of visibility in the month of May. He was followed by education minister Sorin Campeanu and energy minister Virgil Popescu, both of them having a spectacular advance compared to the previous month. In exchange, health minister Alexandru Rafila, who ranked second in top, goes down to the 11th position, accord9ing to the Barometer of ministers' visibility, an analysis made by News.ro and Klarmedia monitoring agency, based on the monitoring of the written and online press. Transport minister Sorin Grindeanu ranks 4th with 3,655 mentioning in the written and online press, the same position as in April. The next minister in the top is defense minister Vasile Dincu, who also keeps the same position as in the previous month. His visibility was marked by statements referring to the situation of the defense industry and those about the Ukraine war. Foreign minister Bogdan Aurescu ranks 6th, after being 3rd in April, the significant presence in the written and online press being given by the announcement about the Romanian Embassy in Kiev resuming activity and the participation in the meeting of NATO foreign ministers. Marcel Bolos, the minister of European Projects climbs to 7th position, a change due to his presence in the written and online press following his nomination in the position, the PNRR renegotiation and reorganization of the ministry he is head of. Interior minister Lucian Bode goes down to 8th from 6th position. Although he has the same number of mentions as in April, labor minister Marius Budai goes down to 9th from 5th position. Environment minister Tanczos Barna, goes down one position, the 10th, and health minister Alexandru Rafila goes down from second position in April to 11th in May, while the 12th position belongs to agriculture minister Adrian Chesnoiu. The last positions are held by culture minister Lucian Romascanu, digitization minister Sebastian Burduja, justice minister Catalin Predoiu and the minister of tourism Daniel Cadariu.
Pulitzer Prize winner Junot Díaz, Tracy Chevalier, the author of the international best seller Girl with a Pearl Earring, and French author Michel Bussi, known for his widely translated thriller novels, are among the authors set to attend this year’s Iași International Literature and Translation Festival (FILIT), the largest literary festival in the country. They […]
Bucharest is about to welcome a culinary moment like no other. This September, the JW Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel will host Michelin-starred Chef Theodor Falser - a name synonymous with nature-inspired haute cuisine - for three exclusive evenings that promise to delight the senses and tell stories through food. The Chef Who Cooks Nature Theodor […]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has endorsed Romania’s latest fiscal measures, forecasting that the economy will grow by 1% in 2025 and 1.4% in 2026, the government said Friday, September 12, after talks with a visiting IMF delegation. The delegation, led by Joong Shik Kang, met prime minister Ilie Bolojan in Bucharest to discuss the […]
The George Ciprian Theater in Buzău has unveiled “E-Waste E-Motion,” the first performance in Romania in which all characters are played by small autonomous robots, blending art, technology, and sustainability in an experimental theatrical project. “E-Waste E-Motion” is part of a broader artistic research initiative supported by the National University of Theatre and Film (UNATC) […]
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Update: The woman made her first statements on Friday afternoon after being questioned. According to Digi24, she told journalists outside a police station in Bucharest that the items were family heirlooms from the Soviet era, and that she...
