Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu had a meeting on Thursday with NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, with talks focusing on the Romania - U.S. Strategic Partnership, as well as on the long-term outer space & atmospheric cooperation with the U.S."Romania advocates the peaceful use of extra-atmospheric space and the development of responsible behavior regulations for the space," the head of the Romanian Executive said as cited in a government release, referencing also Romania's signing on March 1, 2022 of the Artemis Accords - the principles of cooperation for the civil exploration and peaceful use of the Moon, Mars, comets and asteroids in the context of the Artemis space exploration program led by NASA.Prime minister Ciolacu affirmed the need for increased cooperation in the field of outer space security, in the current international context marked by Russia's aggression against Ukraine, adding that Romania advocates the peaceful use of outer space, as well as rules for the states' responsible conduct in this realm of essential importance in the current international environment."I believe that space as a human activity field will continue to inspire young people to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics and will motivate young researchers to work in high-tech program development projects," Ciolacu said.Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital transformation Bogdan-Gruia Ivan, head of the Prime Minister's Chancellery Alexandru-Mihai Ghigiu, president of the Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) Daniel Cruteanu, and U.S. ambassador to Romania Kathleen Kavalec also participated in the meeting at the Victoria Palace of Government. (Photo:https://gov.ro/)
The BET index, which follows the price movements of the most traded 20 companies listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB), closed 2024 up 8.78% compared with the end of 2023. The BET closed at its highest end-of-year value since launch (16,720 points) but 11% below its all-time high of 18,800 points touched at the […]
2024 is almost over, and before making any predictions, hopes or wishes for 2025, I will take this moment to look back and remember the pics that stayed with me most in the past months. I will try to go in the order that I watched each, and I also included all trailers below […]
Update: The government will pass the ordinance covering measures aimed at reducing public spending and the budget deficit, prime minister Marcel Ciolacu announced. The PM said the country was facing “a difficult year ahead” and “we must quickly adopt measures that will protect Romania from possible major financial risks.” The tax on special constructions, which […]
The Government is scheduled to meet on Monday, December 30, to discuss the emergency ordinance covering measures aimed at reducing public spending and the budget deficit. The Ministry of Finance published the draft ordinance on Sunday, December 29. It is available here. Among the measures included in the draft ordinance, also known as "the austerity […]
Romania’s Ministry of Finance (MF) raised RON 2.6 billion (EUR 523.1 million) through its sixth Fidelis government bond issuance of 2024, setting an annual record of RON 16.4 billion...
UniCredit Bank, one of Romania's leading financial institutions and a member of the UniCredit Group, has announced the listing of a new corporate bond issue worth RON 750 million (EUR 150 mln) on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB). The bonds, issued under the ticker symbol UCB29, are set to mature on November 22, 2029. The […]
