Romania and Kazakhstan have started talks over a 10-year agreement between KazAtomProm and Nuclearelectrica on uranium supply, according to senior official with the Ministry of Energy Casian Nitulescu.He led, April 28-29, 2025, a team of the Ministry of Energy to a meeting of the Kazakhstan-Romania Energy Working Group in Astana, Kazakhstan."We had constructive talks with Energy Minister Erlan Akkenzhenov, Deputy Energy Minister Ilyas Bakytzhan, Deputy Foreign Minister Roman Vassilenko and Chairman of the Agency for Nuclear Development Almassadam Satkaliyev. We also had important meetings with the management of KazAtomProm. We discussed strengthening energy collaboration, supply security, tax policies with an impact on companies running on Kazakh capital in Romania and possible new business projects. A key point: the opening of discussions for a 10-year agreement between KazAtomProm and Nuclearelectrica on the supply of uranium,"Nitulescu writes in a social media post.He adds that Romania is also interested in the transfer of technology for beryllium processing, and KazAtomProm invited the Romanian side to visit the metallurgical plant in Ulba in July."An important step toward strengthening the Romanian-Kazakh energy cooperation," according to the official of the Ministry of Energy.The Romanian team also included Gelu Maracineanu, general manager of the Feldioara Uranium Concentrate Processing Plant - Nuclearelectrica, as well as the Romanian ambassador to Kazakhstan, Madalina Lupu.
Romanian president Nicușor Dan is scheduled to be in the United Kingdom on Tuesday and Wednesday, December 16-17, to meet with representatives of the business environment and the Romanian community. On the first day, the head of state will hold meetings with Romanian representatives from the business environment in the UK, as well as with […]
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Romanian farmers are set to benefit from improved access to financing following a EUR 25 million loan granted by the European Investment Bank (EIB) to Agricover Credit IFN SA, aimed at supporting micro agricultural businesses across the country. The funding will be provided under the InvestEU mandate and is intended to boost productivity and promote […]
Romanians rank among the most satisfied homeowners in Europe, but rising housing-related costs continue to put significant pressure on household budgets, according to the RE/MAX European Housing Trend Report 2025. The study showed that 81% of Romanians are happy with their living situation, above the European average of 77%, while 83% live in owner-occupied properties, […]
The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on December 15 ruled in favor of judge Cristi Danileţ in his case against Romania and ruled that the Romanian authorities had violated Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights that guarantees freedom of expression, which includes the right to hold opinions […]
