The Secretary General of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Mathias Cormann, will pay a visit to Romania next week, during which he will have meetings with the authorities in Bucharest.On Monday, Mathias Cormann will have a meeting with Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan.According to the agenda announced by the Government, the two officials will discuss at Victoria Palace, and later will participate in the meeting of the National Committee for Romania's accession to the OECD.The program also includes joint press statements by the Prime Minister and the Secretary General of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).The OECD official will also meet with the President of the Senate, Mircea Abrudean.Romania began, in June 2022, accession talks with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, which requires alignment with the highest standards in economic, fiscal, decision-making and sectoral policies.The accession discussions are taking place on the basis of the Roadmap adopted by the OECD, a document based on which Romania is assessed by 25 sectoral Committees. The completion of the technical assessment in each committee involves the adoption of a formal Opinion, which certifies the degree of internal readiness of Romania in terms of alignment with OECD standards, principles and policies. Romania will join the organization after completing these stages and adopting a Decision of the OECD Council.Currently, the OECD has 38 member states, including the world's main economies. Along with Romania, seven other states have candidate status: Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Croatia, Indonesia, Peru, Thailand, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. (Photo:https://x.com/mathiascormann)
The third edition of Taifas Balkan Film and Culture Festival, set to take place in Timișoara between October 13 and October 19, will include a retrospective dedicated to Romanian director Radu Jude. The public will be able to see the director's short films, in addition to a preview of his latest production, Dracula, presented at […]
Sursa International Light Art Festival, an event featuring immersive installations, projections, and light structures, will take place at the National Library of Romania from October 13 to October 19. The event brings together international and Romanian artists “in a visual dialogue about technology, architecture and sensitivity,” the organizers announced. “We wanted to build the opportunity […]
Romania’s Defense Ministry has signed a contract worth RON 50.4 million with Rheinnmetall Automecanica, a subsidiary of the German defense industry giant Rheinmetall, for the delivery of drone detection systems, Economedia.ro reported. The radar system will be delivered within 18 months at most and will reportedly be...
The former Steaua Roșie cinema in Cluj-Napoca will reopen as Edison-House of Music, a cultural hub dedicated to music and community, the organizers of the Jazz in the Park festival announced. Built in the early 1900s, the Edison building became, after World War II, the Steaua Roșie cinema. After 1989, the venue underwent several changes […]
Unprecedented amounts of precipitation have been recorded in Romania as cyclone Barbara hit the country on October 5-8, according to the authorities. At the same time, Bucharest exceeded the absolute maximum levels of rain for October. “Between October 5–8, 2025, Romania was affected by the Mediterranean cyclone Barbara, which formed over the Ionian Sea and […]
Romania is one of six European countries recently selected to develop a new artificial intelligence and supercomputing center under the EuroHPC – AI Factories program. The project, known as the AI Factory, will be Romania’s first national AI infrastructure, marking a major step toward strengthening its digital and research capabilities. The initiative will be led […]
