Romania and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia signed, on Thursday, a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at strengthening commercial relations between the two countries in the field of agriculture, especially in the vegetable sector, animal husbandry - raising cattle, sheep and goats, but also in the use of modern technologies in the field of agriculture."Saudi Arabia is a market for Romanian cereals and will also become a market for products from our farms. In 2023, the export of cereals to Saudi Arabia has increased considerably, due to the discussions held with the officials of the kingdom. The Memorandum of Understanding signed, today, in Riyadh, with my counterpart from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is another important step for the consolidation of commercial relations between the two countries in the field of agriculture, especially in the vegetable sector, animal husbandry - raising cattle, sheep and goats, but also the use of modern technologies in the field of agriculture. Trade exchanges will increase significantly in the next period, especially since the Saudi side is interested in Romanian cereals, but also in the fodder that we process in Romania Romania who have the opportunity to enter into dialogue with the Saudi side, thanks to this Memorandum signed today," the Minister of Agriculture, Florin Barbu, wrote on his Facebook page.He added that, as of 2019, there was no government-level agreement with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development is on an official visit to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday and Thursday, an event during which high-level meetings with the Saudi authorities, the business environment, and field visits are scheduled.The State Secretary, Sorin Moise, is part of the delegation led by the Minister of Agriculture.
Romania’s statistics office confirmed the 1.6% GDP growth (+1.2% y/y under the chain-linked volume or CLV methodology used by Eurostat) for the third quarter of the year (Q3), half of which was the result of outstanding activity reported in construction. The positive base effects in agriculture (weak crops last year) and marginal improvement in industry […]
Ciprian Ciucu, the Liberal (PNL) mayor of District 6, secured more than 36% of the votes in the December 7, 2025, partial local elections, earning him the position of Bucharest’s new general mayor. The victory marks a significant step in his political career that began 25 years ago and has steadily moved from local administration...
Update: After the counting of the almost 590,000 votes cast in Bucharest, Liberal (PNL) candidate Ciprian Ciucu won the elections for general mayor with 36.1% (over 211,000 votes), holding a lead of more than 14 percentage points over the runner-up. Anca Alexandrescu (21.94%), the candidate...
The exit polls published on Sunday, December 7, at 9 PM, give Ciprian Ciucu as the winner of the elections for Bucharest's new general mayor. The candidate backed by the center-right National Liberal Party won 32.7% of the votes, over 6% ahead of Daniel Băluță, who was backed by PNL’s coalition partner, the Social Democratic […]
Close to 1.8 million Bucharest residents are expected to cast their ballot on Sunday, December 7, to elect the city's next mayor. The post has been vacant since Nicușor Dan was elected president this May. He had secured a second mandate as mayor of Bucharest in June 2024, having won over 48% of the votes. […]
I am a bit late to the party, but I have thoughts (and concerns) on Radu Jude’s much talked-about Dracula, and even more thoughts (and compliments) on other films that I fear might have gone under the radar a bit. Let’s go! There is no more recognizable marketing asset for the local tourism (and no […]
