The ambassadors of France, Germany, Italy and the UK are asking the government the compensation of the energy suppliers who compensated the bills, says G4Media. The ambassadors consider, in a letter sent to the minister of economy Virgil Popescu and premier Nicolae Ciuca the fact that the big suppliers E.ON, ENEL, ENGIE and Macquarie Asset Management (CEZ) manifested the preoccupation with regard to the fact that the biggest part of the financial burden of the support measures for the population comes to the private sector, says G4Media. The minister of work, Marius Budai announced on Wednesday in the government meeting that, starting on Monday the payments to the suppliers started, suppliers who capped and compensated energy prices. ‘Yesterday we had 18 million, today we have three suppliers with 6.5 million” said Budai, adding that the sums are updated every hour. Premier Nicolae Ciuca asked, on Wednesday, in the government meeting to be informed on the payments to these suppliers.
The Romanian interim president Ilie Bolojan will attend the funeral of Pope Francis, the Presidential Administration announced on Tuesday, April 22, as reported by local news agency Agerpres. According to the official announcement, the cardinals set the funeral mass for Saturday at 10 AM in St....
Vehicle theft is on the rise around the world, a cause of concern for car owners everywhere, according to a new study by Compare the Market Australia. However, Romania is among the least affected countries, with few stolen cars relative to the total population. Vehicle thefts leave a lasting impact not just on the direct […]
Romanian robotics teams reached the podium and secured third place at the FIRST Championship World Robotics Championship, held April 16–19, 2025 in Houston, Texas. The CSH team from Timișoara and Eastern Foxes from Ploiești formed an alliance and finished the competition in 3rd place globally, while TehnoZ from Pitești and Alphatronic from Cluj-Napoca finished 1st […]
Roberta Metsola, president of the European Parliament, has been named the 2025 laureate of the Timișoara Award for European Values, an honor established by the Municipality of Timișoara, western Romania. She will receive the award during a gala ceremony on May 22. The jury, composed of prominent Romanian professionals from various fields, recognized Metsola for […]
Romania’s interim president, Ilie Bolojan, delivered a message on Tuesday, April 22, to mark World Earth Day, emphasizing the importance of environmental care for both current and future generations. He stressed that a clean environment is essential for quality of life, public health, and the sustainable...
The leader of the Romanian reformist party USR, Elena Lasconi, a presidential candidate for the May 4 ballot with ambiguous support from her own colleagues, announced imminent thorough reforming of her party, apparently involving the replacement of the top leadership that withdrew her support recently. However, the odds for her to conduct the reforms are […]
