Romania's President Nicusor Dan will pay an official visit to Salzburg, Austria, July 25-26, at the invitation of his Austrian counterpart Alexander Van der Bellen.According to the Romanian Presidential Administration, Dan will also meet Austrian Chanceller Christian Stocker and deliver a speech to businesspeople attending the Salzburg 2025 summit.Also, Dan is Van der Bellen's guest of honour at the Salzburg Festival, a cultural event of reference."The visit to Austria offers the opportunity to boost bilateral dialogue at political level, and also economically, and will focus on increasing mutual investment, in order to better meet the current needs of economic development. Austria is currently one of the main foreign investors in Romania, with a significant presences in key areas such as energy, banking services, infrastructure, agriculture and is also an important trading partner," according to the Presidential Administration.Other items on the agenda of the visit regard the Romanian community in Austria, well integrated into the local society, home affairs cooperation, education and culture."The European Union Strategy for the Danube Region remains a pillar of coordination between the two nations at regional level, with objectives set to deepen cohesion between riparian states and promoting more sustained joint projects of cross-border interest, including in terms of connectivity, environmental protection and sustainable development,"Discussions will also focus on current issues on the European agenda, mainly the European Commission's proposals on the post-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework, migration and support for the enlargement process, both with the Western Balkan states and with the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine.
Full Moon, the festival showcasing horror and fantasy films, will hold its tenth edition next month in Biertan, a village in Sibiu county known for its UNESCO-listed fortified church. The festival will present this year a program of 16 films, six of which are national premieres. The edition's headliner is Radu Jude's Dracula, an international […]
Rheinmetall is expanding both its presence in Romania and its status as a manufacturer and service provider for the Romanian armed forces, according to a statement from the company. The new facilities will focus on the local production of ammunition and Lynx infantry fighting vehicles. The expansion initiative focuses on local production of the Lynx […]
PPC blue, part of Public Power Corporation (PPC) Group, will install 60 EV charging points on European routes in Romania and Greece using EU funding. The company will receive up to EUR 2.76 million as part of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) 's Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Facility (AFIF) program. The "East Europe Electric Route" project […]
Ukraine's Naftogaz Group has signed the first agreement with the company SOCAR Energy Ukraine, part of the Azerbaijani SOCAR group, for the purchase of natural gas from Azerbaijan. The gas will come through the Bulgaria-Romania-Ukraine corridor to alleviate Ukraine's energy consumption. In anticipation of the gas deliveries, a test delivery of natural gas was carried […]
Localities in six counties were affected by floods and storms on Sunday, July 27, but the hardest-hit were those in north-east Romania, specifically in the Suceava and Neamț counties, where precipitation caused rivers to swell out of control. On Sunday, the National Institute of Hydrology and Water Management (INHGA) issued a red alert for rivers […]
Hoghilag - Land of Tuberoses, an event highlighting the tuberose gardens in the commune of Hoghilag, in Sibiu county, will take place on the weekend of August 9 – August 10. Besides exploring the tuberose gardens during guided tours, visitors can also attend a fair of traditional local products and a truffle hunt in the […]
