The Siret border customs office, the largest communication point with Ukraine, has received funds worth more than 10 million euros for rehabilitation within the Large Infrastructure Operational Programme, co-financed by the European Union, informs the Romanian Customs Authority.President of the Romanian Customs Authority Ion Cupa participated on Saturday, 16 December 2023, together with the project implementation team, in the event marked by the completion of the project "Modernisation of the Siret border customs office, in order to facilitate traffic flow at the transnational crossing point on the northern border of Romania - DN2 (E85), Suceava county.""This project is in line with the strategic objectives of Romania's General Transport Master Plan and contributes to achieving the objectives set out in the Europe 2020 strategy for sustainable growth. And the most important aspect is that, through the interventions carried out at this customs office, waiting times are expected to decrease by at least 25%," stressed the president of the Romanian Customs Authority.According to Romania's General Transport Master Plan, the Siret border crossing point is among the 10 most important border crossing points in Romania, being a key strategic point of Romania's border and consequently of the European Union.
Romanian director Cristian Mungiu will be part of the jury that will judge the films in the main competition of this year’s Venice Film Festival - Venezia 82. The jury, headed by American director Alexander Payne, includes French director and screenwriter Stéphane Brizé, Italian director and screenwriter Maura Delpero, Iranian director and writer Mohammad Rasoulof, Brazilian actress, writer, and […]
Romania continues to face significant prison overcrowding, according to the Council of Europe’s latest data, released on Friday, July 18. The 2024 Annual Penal Statistics on Prison Populations (SPACE I) show that Romania is among six countries in Europe with severe overcrowding, housing 116 inmates for every 100 available places. The report, which...
Chris Hemsworth returns to Disney+ in August with a new season of the National Geographic documentary series Limitless, this time focused not just on longevity, but on discovering how to live better. Titled Limitless: Live Better Now, the three-part season follows Hemsworth through physical, emotional, and mental challenges across six countries, with one standout episode […]
The Black Sea 200 Regatta 2025, Romania’s first non-stop offshore regatta with a 200 nautical mile route, takes place between July 21 and 27. Now in its first edition, the event brings together more than 10 boats from Romania and Bulgaria, according to the organizers. The endurance course will start and finish in the Romanian […]
The National Environmental Guard has fined an illegally operating zoo in Dâmbovița county, southern Romania, a total of RON 120,000 following a joint inspection that uncovered serious violations, including the lack of environmental authorization and inadequate conditions for wild animals kept in captivity. The zoo was reportedly charging RON 50 per person for entry and […]
The National Cybersecurity Directorate (DNSC) and engineering company Enevo Group have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to strengthen cybersecurity in Romania’s energy sector. The partnership aims to test and develop monitoring and alerting technologies for cyberattacks, and to improve national response coordination to incidents affecting critical infrastructure, the companies said. The agreement focuses on sharing […]
