Romania's President Klaus Iohannis on Saturday was welcomed by his counterpart from Zanzibar to discuss strengthening bilateral relationships, including in the areas of education and tourism."In my conversation today with the president of Zanzibar, Hussein Mwinyi, I expressed the need for increased political and economic co-operation, including in the sectoral areas with unexplored potential, which could bring added value to the bilateral relationships between Romania and the United Republic of Tanzania. We can strengthen our co-operation in areas such as education, tourism, agriculture, forestry, biodiversity, IT&C, culture and emergency management. Romania will continue to support the growing number of Romanian investors and businesses, including in Zanzibar," Iohanis said in a social media post on Saturday.The president is on tour in Africa.Iohannis' visit to Tanzania continued on Sunday, and on Monday he was scheduled to be welcomed by his counterpart from Cabo Verde José Maria Neves.
The National Political Council of Romania's Social Democratic Party (PSD) approved on Tuesday, January 21, the candidacy of former Liberal (PNL) leader Crin Antonescu for the presidency. He is to join the race with the support of PSD, PNL, and the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians (UDMR). The PSD Congress has been scheduled for February 2 […]
Romania celebrates 166 years since the Union of the Romanian Principalities under Alexandru Ioan Cuza on Friday, January 24, which is a national holiday. To mark the special day, the railway passenger carrier CFR Călători will introduce the special Union Train "to carry the national message" from Bucharest to Iași and back. Departing from Bucharest's Gara de […]
More than half of young people in Romania express a desire to emigrate for more than six months to another country, with 8% having a very strong desire, 11% a strong desire, and 32% a moderate desire to emigrate, according to the Youth Study. Southeast Europe 2024 conducted by the Friedrich-Ebert Foundation. The data was […]
Romanian startup .lumen, which has developed glasses enhancing the mobility of the blind and visually impaired, has successfully closed a EUR 5 million investment round led by Catalyst Romania. The investment includes participation from the European Innovation Council (EIC) Fund, Sweden's Tigrim Capital, and a EUR 1 million crowdfunding component facilitated by SeedBlink, raised in […]
Ultranationalist independent candidate Calin Georgescu would mark a clear win in the first round of the presidential elections (38%) but would not significantly improve his score in the second round against the candidate of the ruling coalition Crin Antonescu whom he might defeat with 39% to 38%, according to a poll conducted by Avangarde. The […]
Stanleybet Capital, the holding company overseeing one of the main sports betting and gambling operators in Romania – Game World Group – has announced a public bond offering to raise between EUR 3 and 5 million. The funds will be allocated to marketing and promotion efforts for its online and retail divisions, as well as […]
