The University of Cambridge has established a new Romanian Lectorate within its Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics (MMLL), according to the official announcement. Fully funded by the Romanian government through the Institutul Limbii Române (ILR), it will offer open courses in Romanian language and a series of cultural events accessible to all members of the university.
The initiative makes Cambridge the second UK university to host an ILR-supported Romanian lectorate,...
Brașov City Hall announced that the Christmas lights will be switched on November 30, marking the official opening of the 2025 Christmas Market. The event is planned to take place across three main areas, namely Sfatului and Sfântul Ioan squares, plus the area of the Transilvania University Rectorate. The market will run from November 30, […]
SolarToday Eastern Europe commissioned a 10.32 MWh utility-scale battery energy storage system - BESS in Vaslui county, Romania. In addition, the company announced plans to expand its local presence further. The 10.32 MWh system stores solar power from a 6 MW photovoltaic park in Zorleni and delivers it during peak demand to help balance the […]
The Commander of the Central Military Hospital in Bucharest, Major General Florentina Ioniță-Radu, was brought to the headquarters of the National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) on Thursday, October 16. She was questioned in a case investigating crimes of abuse of office, complicity in abuse of office, and usurpation of official positions. After the questioning, Ioniță-Radu was […]
Romania’s general prosecutor, Alex Florenţa, stated that thousands of refugees from Ukraine, who arrived in Romania after the start of the war in 2022, were interviewed by prosecutors as part of the international case investigating accusations of genocide. Alex Florenţa said on Thursday evening, October 16, on Radio...
A draft law approved by Parliament after a negative vote in the Senate was overruled by the Chamber of Deputies, clearing the hydropower projects in the environmentally-protected areas that held the necessary permits as of mid-2007, when the environmental protection was instated, received harsh criticism from environment minister Diana Busoianu (Save Romania Union - USR). […]
Romania's minimum wage may remain unchanged in 2026, despite mounting pressure from within the ruling coalition. Government spokeswoman Ioana Dogioiu said on Thursday, October 16, that prime minister Ilie Bolojan is "in principle" against raising incomes next year. "The subject is under the prime minister's analysis. When I asked him, he replied: 'In principle - […]
