Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca and Gallina A. Vincelette, the World Bank's Country Director for the European Union, have agreed to further talks between the government and the World Bank on issues of major interest to our country, such as education and health, energy, measures for the integration of refugees, relocation of companies from the areas affected by the conflict.According to a Government press release, during the meeting with the WB Director for the EU at Victoria Palace of Government, the Prime Minister underlined the need to address in an integrated way the financial instruments available to Romania during this period, as well as the need to coordinate efforts with European and international institutions."We are committed to implementing the necessary reforms for our citizens and our economy, using the available financial resources. Our government program grants special attention to recovering development gaps between regions. In this regard, we use public resources, but we also encourage private investors to invest in areas that have a strong development potential," Ciuca stated.At the same time, the head of the Executive presented the Government's plan for achieving energy independence, through the development of renewable energy production capacities or through nuclear reactors, as well as the diversification of gas exploitation or transportation capacities.With regard to food security, the Prime Minister pointed out that Romania is among the European countries with an agricultural production with the potential to cover other markets as well."In this regard, the Government will launch a program to develop the capacity to process and store agricultural products, in order to generate added value and be able to offer solutions to other countries as well," reads the release.In its turn, the World Bank delegation expressed its readiness to come to the aid of Romania with expertise, specialists and financing programs.
The demand for logistics and industrial spaces reached 575,000 sqm during the first 9 months of this year, a decrease of 20% compared with the same period of 2023, according to a report by real estate consulting company Cushman & Wakefield Echinox. The figures for Q3 2024 reveal that 164,000 square meters were contracted, a […]
Dutch classical music star André Rieu will return to Romania for two concerts at BTarena in Cluj-Napoca on November 13 and 14, 2025. Rieu’s concerts in Romania, where he enjoys a high degree of popularity, have set multiple attendance records. In 2015 and 2016, he performed nine sold-out shows in Bucharest’s Constitution Square for over […]
Till Lindemann, the frontman of famous German rock band Rammstein, will embark on his "Meine Welt" tour across European arenas in the fall of 2025. Among his stops he is scheduled to perform in Romania on December 4, 2025, at Romexpo in Bucharest, as announced on his official website. The "Meine Welt" tour will take […]
HR Summit, one of the most important events dedicated to the human resources industry in Transylvania, will take place under the theme Shifting Priorities: Talent, Technology, and Trust, on Friday, November 22, at Radisson Blu Hotel in Cluj-Napoca. This year's edition of HR Summit focuses on leadership, employee well-being, the introduction of innovative...
Fourteen Central and Eastern European startups (CEE) have been selected for the first edition of the Impact Creators accelerator, Impact Hub Bucharest and PurposeTech announced. The application period attracted 133 proposals from 18 countries. The startups will participate in an intensive program to accelerate their businesses, which will end with a Pitch Day. The most […]
The immersive art museum MINA Cluj will host a special event featuring Dumitru Prunariu, the only Romanian who flew in space. Scheduled for November 24, the event will give the public the opportunity to hear the stories directly from the one who represented Romania in the Soyuz 40 mission in 1981, carried out as part […]
