Prime Minsiter Nicolae Ciuca stated on Monday, in the context of the visit conducted to Cernavoda, that the Government offered guarantees regarding the continuation of the projects to make reactors 3 and 4 operational, as well as the small modular reactors, but that these are measures for the medium and long term."I was with the Minister of Energy, with the Minister of Agriculture to two very important objectives - the Nuclear Plant in Cernavoda, where, together with the plant's management team and, of course, that of the Energy Ministry, I confirmed, practically, the interest that the Government has in view of consolidating our energy capacity and we also offered guarantees in view of continuing projects to make operational reactors 3 and 4 and, of course, continuing projects for small modular reactors, all these activities to take place in a time frame not on the short-term, but target measures in the medium and long term," said Ciuca, at the start of the government sitting.The Prime Minister emphasized the importance of coordination between ministries, so that the Energy Ministry and the Finance Ministry establish the way in which each of the stages provided in the energy capacity development plan will be fulfilled.
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 […]
