Over 207 million euro will be invested in the development of the regions on the two sides of the Bulgaria-Romania border in the 2021-2027 period under the Interreg VI-A programme between the two countries. This transpired in remarks by Deputy Regional Development Minister Delyana Ivanova as she chaired an online meeting of the joint working group for strategic planning for the programme, BTA informs.The meeting approved the final version of the programme before submitting it for approval to the European Commission.Among the key priorities are environmental protection, climate change, improving connectivity by developing the rail networks and navigation on the Danube, tourism and financial support for small and mid-sized businesses.The biggest share of the programme funding, close to 93 million euro, will go towards Green Deal activities.The strategic investment and calls to proposals will seek to attract projects between the two countries for preventing disasters, building green infrastructure and reducing pollution in the settlements on the Danube.Over 70 million euro will be invested in an integrated strategy for supporting the local communities in the border regions to define their own investment priorities in tourism and related sectors. Among the strategic priorities here is completing the Eurovello route in Bulgaria and Romania.Funding will also be available for improving the competitiveness of micro-, small and medium-sized businesses as they deal with the aftermath of the COVID crisis.Deputy Minister Ivanova believes that if work on the programme makes good progress, investment in the region can start before the end of 2022.
Rescuers part of the Brașov County Salvamont Service spent the night in the Bucegi Mountains on Wednesday to Thursday, December 3-4, to continue searches for missing 18-year-old British citizen George Smyth. In the morning, the team of 17 mountain rescuers who slept in a chalet resumed the search in the Țigănești area despite difficult conditions […]
Roughly nine in ten Romanian employers plan to award Christmas benefits to their staff this year, according to a new survey conducted by leading online recruitment platform eJobs. The findings show that 89.7% of employers have prepared holiday perks for December, while 10.3% reported having no budget available for this purpose. As in previous years, […]
Authorities in Romania, such as the Environment Ministry, the Romanian Waters, and the Prahova local water authority Exploatare Sistem Zonal Prahova, have passed responsibility to each other for the ongoing water crisis that has left over 100,000 people without clean drinking water in the counties of Prahova and Dâmboviţa, as well as schools and hospitals in […]
Google has released its annual report on Romania’s most popular search trends, showing how politics and pop culture shaped online behaviour in 2025. Queries about Nicușor Dan, Ion Iliescu, and the viral toy Labubu stood out among the fastest-rising searches of the year, alongside major entertainment moments and high-profile public events. The spring presidential election […]
Romanians celebrate Saint Nicholas (Sfântul Nicolae) on December 6, a tradition that has grown far beyond its religious roots and signals the official start of the holiday season. The day is especially beloved by children, who eagerly prepare their freshly polished boots in hopes of finding small gifts in the morning. Many Romanians also celebrate […]
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