The US State Department has issued a 4th-level travel alert, the highest level, issued by the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC), urging US citizens to avoid travel to Romania due to the epidemiological situation caused by the increase cases of COVID-19: „The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Level 4 Travel Health Notice for Romania due to COVID-19, indicating a very high level of COVID-19 in the country. Your risk of contracting COVID-19 and developing severe symptoms may be lower if you are fully vaccinated with an FDA authorized vaccine. Before planning any international travel, please review the CDC’s specific recommendations for fully vaccinated and unvaccinated travelers. Visit the Embassy's COVID-19 page for more information on COVID-19 and related restrictions and conditions in Romania. If you decide to travel to Romania: See the U.S. Embassy's web page regarding COVID-19. Visit the CDC’s webpage on Travel and COVID-19. Enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) to receive Alerts and make it easier to locate you in an emergency. Follow the Department of State on Facebook and Twitter. Review the Crime and Safety Report for Romania. U.S. citizens who travel abroad should always have a contingency plan for emergency situations. Review the Traveler’s Checklist."
Fifty NGOs and civic groups, along with the Bucharest Environmental Platform, have drawn up an open letter calling on Romania’s Ministry of Environment, Waters, and Forests to urgently approve the Management Plan for the Văcărești Natural Park in Bucharest. They say the plan has been pending approval for nearly a year. The non-profits noted that […]
AROBS Transilvania Software (BVB: AROBS), the largest technology company listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange, reports consolidated turnover of 306.2 million lei as of September 30, 2024, with an EBITDA of 43.4 million lei and a net profit of 16.1 million lei. “If at the end of 2023 we anticipated potential stagnation in the automotive...
KingsRock Advisors, the global independent financial advisory firm, said it is expanding its European Union operations by opening an office in Stockholm and appointing top bankers to develop its EU business. Mihai Ionescu, former CEO of Deutche Bank Romania, will coordinate KingsRock’s Eastern European operations from Bucharest. With a long career in investment banking, Ionescu […]
In the first nine months of the year, MedLife recorded a consolidated pro-forma revenue of over RON 2 billion (EUR 400 mln), an increase of 24% compared to the same period in 2023. As these results confirm the upward trend from the first half of the year, MedLife is expected to become, probably, the first […]
A cultural project running between August to September 2024 saw volunteer postmen in the south of Romania discover and document over 400 old houses. The project, titled “Postmen and Houses in Codrii Vlăsiei," implemented by the National Company "Romanian Post" (CNPR), in partnership with the "Romanian Post" Foundation, and the Monumente Renăscute Association, covered more […]
Romanian companies Questo, Steepsoft AI, and Ascendia are among the fastest-growing technology startups in the region, being included in the main category of the 2024 Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Central Europe ranking. In addition, eight other local startups have also been recognized regionally. Questo,...
