The Polytechnic University of Bucharest (UPB) will coordinate the implementation of a project worth approximately 3,800,000 EUR on the creation of a center of competence in the field of adaptation to climate change, the funding to be provided through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR), UPB informs in a release sent on Tuesday.A consortium coordinated by the Polytechnic University of Bucharest under the guidance of Prof. Mihai Datcu Phd, together with the Ovidius University of Constanta, the Romanian Space Agency, the National Research and Development Institute for Earth Physics and the Ion Ionescu de la Brad University of Life Sciences of Iasi submitted the proposal "Competence Center for Climate Change Digital Twin for Earth forecasts and societal redressment: DTEClimate", which won the competition for the field "Adaptation to climate change" organized within PNRR - Component 9 - Support for the private sector, Research, Development and Innovation, I5. Establishment and operationalization of Competence Centers PNRR-III-C9-2022 - I5.The project is to be carried out in the next 36 months and aims to implement the European strategy for adaptation to climate change in Romania by consolidating a national network of excellence.This network will interconnect research expertise and innovative approaches to support smart and systemic adaptation. "DTEClimate has the support of a wide community of users including central and local public authorities, organizations from the non-governmental sector that will actively support the expansion of public-private partnerships and the development of a culture of real and effective cooperation between the research environment and industry", shows the release.
Participation in cultural education activities continues to be limited, with the main barriers being difficult access, insufficient knowledge, and cost, the recently released Cultural Consumption Barometer 2024 shows. The report showed that many Romanians still associate culture with entertainment rather than with personal development or furthering their knowledge. The need for relaxation dominates in cultural […]
Roughly 84% of Romanians say that the pace of the state’s digitalization is slow or very slow, according to an Edge Institute & AtlasIntel study presented at the Digital Governance Summit 2025, which took place on Tuesday, November 25, at the presidential palace in Bucharest. The survey aims to capture the way citizens relate to […]
Romania’s Superior Council of Magistracy (CSM) issued a negative opinion on the new bill regarding magistrates’ pensions. The move is only the latest development concerning a heated issue that led to tensions between the executive and the judiciary branch. CSM’s opinion is consultative, and the government led by Ilie Bolojan can still take responsibility for […]
Romania took the presidency of the Central European Initiative (or CEI) on Wednesday, November 26, according to a press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE). The organization is a regional intergovernmental forum established in 1989, following the fall of the Berlin Wall. It gathers 17 Member States in Central, Eastern, and South-Eastern Europe […]
Trade between Romania and Poland continues to grow, with annual bilateral exchanges in goods now valued at more than EUR 12 billion, according to figures presented by the Polish-Romanian Bilateral Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PRBCC). The data was released during a reception in Bucharest marking Poland’s Independence Day and Romania’s National Day. Polish investments […]
As Romania moves closer to implementing the EU Pay Transparency Directive, local employers are preparing for one of the most consequential shifts in workplace regulation in over a decade. The directive, set for transposition by June 2026, introduces strict new rules on salary disclosure, pay reporting, and equal-pay verification, aiming to close persistent gender gaps […]
