Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu on Thursday welcomed a delegation of the Renault automotive group led by Denis Le Vot at the Government House to discuss Renault's plans to expand its investment in Romania."Adjusting to the green technologies of the future, concern for the launch of new models are solid arguments for the development of the automotive industry, with a significant contribution to the Romanian economy. Dacia is a national brand with a history, and also with a future. We support the Romanian economy! I assured the French investors that they will receive the government's support to consolidate their projects here in Romania," Ciolacu wrote in a social media post.He added that during the meeting Labour Minister Simona Bucura Oprescu mentioned establishing a Dacia Museum."We have all welcomed the idea of my colleague, Minister of Labour and Social Solidarity Simona Bucura Oprescu and Arges lawmake, to have a Dacia Museum at Mioveni that would reflect the strong attachment of Romanians to this national brand," said Ciolacu.
Romania was formally designated the 43rd country to join the US Visa Waiver Program (VWP) on Friday, January 10. According to the Romanian ambassador to Washington, Andrei Muraru, Romanian citizens will be able to travel to the US without the need for a visa starting March 31, 2025. "Romania becomes the first country in the […]
Cluj-Napoca, the city in Romania with some of the highest rents and a fast-growing IT industry, is closer to banning smoking in playgrounds and parks after mayor Emil Boc expressed his support for the measure. The mayor cited the prioritization of public health as the reason behind such a ban. He mentioned that he has […]
Romania's Sibiu County Emergency Clinical Hospital will receive a robotic system to prepare cytostatic drugs needed by cancer patients, along with other equipment, after the County Council obtained funds from the European Regional Development Fund. With an estimated value of EUR 1 million, the "Robotic Composition System for Sterile Preparations of Cytostatic Drugs" is among […]
Romania’s government adopted in its January 10 meeting a decision granting an extra day off to public sector employees at the beginning of May. Thus, Friday, May 2, will be an official day off for public sector workers, linking the legal holiday of May 1 (Labor Day) with the weekend (May 3-4). This...
The Ministry of Environment announced that 2024 was the hottest year in the history of Romania's meteorological records. Red alerts for heat waves began in June of 2024, with the longest consecutive periods of persistent and intense heat waves, six consecutive days, between July 13-18 and August 15-20. "The year 2024 is the hottest year...
Supporters of former presidential candidate Călin Georgescu gathered outside the Parliament Palace in Bucharest, which houses the Constitutional Court, on January 10, demanding a rerun of the second round of the presidential elections. The protest, dubbed "The Great Judicial Union," was initiated by Georgescu, who called on his supporters to challenge the election annulment, as […]
