Romania will participate on May 5, in Sofia, in the first regional working group, part of the European Union's Energy Platform for natural gas procurement, in which security solutions will be discussed in the energy supply, the Minister of Energy, Virgil Popescu announced on Monday."Romania will participate in the first regional working group, as part of the EU Energy Platform for Joint Gas Procurement, which will take place in Sofia on May 5, to discuss solutions with Bulgaria and our partners in the region for security of energy supply," the minister wrote on his Facebook page.While in Brussels, the minister had a working meeting on the sidelines of the Energy Council meeting with Ditte Juul Jorgensen, Director General of DG ENER within the European Commission, with whom he discussed concrete energy infrastructure projects, prospects for putting into operation deep onshore natural gas exploitation as well as offshore in the Black Sea that can bring energy security benefits to Romania and the region.Earlier, Virgil Popescu had a working meeting with Kadri Simson, the European Commissioner for Energy. The topics addressed focused on the situation of energy security at EU level, diversification of sources and supply routes, investments planned by Romania in the sector, including from the perspective of capitalizing on the potential of offshore reserves in the Black Sea."Also, in the context of the current discussions on reducing energy dependence on Russia, we discussed concrete ways of coordinating future action at European level and, in parallel, launching regional projects aimed at identifying alternative energy supply solutions," the energy minister stressed.
Allianz-Țiriac, one of the largest insurance companies in Romania and the local subsidiary of one of the world’s strongest insurance brands, and MediHelp International, the market leader in international health insurance brokerage in Central and Eastern Europe, have entered into a strategic partnership to provide Romanians access to innovative health protection solutions and medical services […]
Leventer Medical Group announced the official opening of the private Băneasa Tumor Center Hospital, a project dedicated to the integrated treatment of tumor pathologies, on Thursday, February 12, after an investment of EUR 30 million. The hospital located in the myhive Victoria Park in the north of Bucharest was designed and built over 4 years. […]
A 51-year-old woman died after an electric car caught fire on Friday, February 13, in Bucharest’s District 6. The driver of the car, a 56-year-old man, was reportedly transported with injuries to the Bagdasar Arseni Hospital. According to initial information, the fire spread to several vehicles. "Upon the arrival of the first crews, the fire […]
The famous “Gate of the Kiss” made by Constantin Brâncuși was recreated in Bucharest as part of the “You are Brâncuși!” project to mark 150 years since the sculptor's birth. The project is a collaboration between the Constantin Brâncuși Research, Documentation and Promotion Center in Târgu Jiu and auction house Artmark, which hosts the recreated […]
Legendary theater director Eugenio Barba, founder of Odin Teatret and a pioneer of anthropological theater, will start the international “Iconic Personalities” programme at Grivița 53 Theater in Bucharest with a special two-week residency between March 7 and 22. Marking his 90th birthday, Barba chose the newly established Bucharest theater over long-standing partner venues across Europe […]
Romanian energy company OMV Petrom (BVB: SNP) will build a photovoltaic park at the Petrobrazi refinery. With an installed capacity of approximately 7 MW, the park will supply renewable electricity for the refinery’s internal consumption. “Installing the photovoltaic park within the refinery helps us cover part of the internal electricity consumption from renewable sources. It […]
