President Klaus Iohannis promulgated on Thursday a law on the purchase of 32 F-16 airplanes, as part of the program “Multi-role Air Force planes”. The law stipulates the purchase of 32 F-16 airplanes by the Government of Romania from the Norwegian Government, together with logistic support and technical - engineering staff training, while observing provisions of article 22, letter f) from government emergency order no 114/2011 on public purchase contracts in the fields of defense and security, approved with amendments through law 195/2012, with later amendments and completions. The Finance Ministry is authorized, upon the suggestion of the Defense Ministry to ensure additional credit, representing the equivalent in lei of 494 million euros, needed for signing the contracts. Budget credits needed to carry out contracts provided at art. 1, and engagement credits supplemented in conditions of paragraph 2, are ensured by the state budget, through the Defense Ministry budget, in the limit of budget credits allocated by annual budget laws.
The second stage of the international Grand Chess Tour, one of the most important chess tournaments in the world, will take place in Bucharest from May 7 to May 16. The first stage of will take place in Warsaw, Poland. However, the event’s opening will take place on May 6. In addition to these two, […]
Voxxed Days Bucharest 2025 concluded the 2025 edition on 27th March, after two days of successful workshops and conferences. "I'm grateful we managed to bring together 300 developers and tech team leaders again this year, in a conference dedicated to a passionate developer community. It was a significantly bigger effort than in previous years, given […]
Romania’s civil shelters, which are to be used to protect people in the event of armed conflict, are few, unsanitary, and largely obsolete in terms of equipment, according to a report by the Court of Accounts. The audit conducted by the Court of Accounts on the situation of civil...
The organizers of music festivals Untold and Neversea have signed an agreement with the Bucharest City Hall to organize a "mega-festival" in the capital this year. The large-scale project is set for a pilot edition this year, with plans to have it "grow year by year." It will take place at Arena Naţională. The talks […]
Around 61% of Romanians say they have been the target of online fraud attempts, the most common consequences being the infection of the device with malware or viruses (42%) and the loss of money (30%), according to the latest study conducted by Reveal Marketing Research. Of those who have been targeted, 39% have experienced such […]
Showpad, active in AI-driven revenue enablement technology, announced the official launch of its Research and Development center in Bucharest. With headquarters in Ghent (Belgium) and Chicago (US), Showpad is "strategically positioning its new R&D center to tap into the rich talent pool and burgeoning technology ecosystem of Romania." It also underscores Showpad's dedication to accelerating […]
