Ukrainian road building company Avtomahistral-Pivden, in partnership with Romanian firm Precon Transilvania, has signed a contract with Romania's state-owned company CNAIR to construct the first section of a motorway connecting the cities of Arad and Oradea.The contract, worth €460 million, was signed in Bucharest, https://www.pravda.com.ua/ informs. It provides for the construction of the first 33.7-km section of the road, which is part of the Via Carpathia, a strategic European transport corridor that will connect the Baltic, Black and Mediterranean seas. This section involves the construction of 32 bridges, junctions and overpasses, featuring a 727-metre overpass over a railway line, along with two car parks equipped with electric vehicle charging stations. The works are scheduled to be completed within 24 months. Mykola Tymofieiev, CEO of Avtomahistral-Pivden, described the signing of the contract as a historic event, as it marks the first time a Ukrainian company will participate in a major infrastructure project in an EU country.
Pulitzer Prize winner Junot Díaz, Tracy Chevalier, the author of the international best seller Girl with a Pearl Earring, and French author Michel Bussi, known for his widely translated thriller novels, are among the authors set to attend this year’s Iași International Literature and Translation Festival (FILIT), the largest literary festival in the country. They […]
Bucharest is about to welcome a culinary moment like no other. This September, the JW Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel will host Michelin-starred Chef Theodor Falser - a name synonymous with nature-inspired haute cuisine - for three exclusive evenings that promise to delight the senses and tell stories through food. The Chef Who Cooks Nature Theodor […]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has endorsed Romania’s latest fiscal measures, forecasting that the economy will grow by 1% in 2025 and 1.4% in 2026, the government said Friday, September 12, after talks with a visiting IMF delegation. The delegation, led by Joong Shik Kang, met prime minister Ilie Bolojan in Bucharest to discuss the […]
The George Ciprian Theater in Buzău has unveiled “E-Waste E-Motion,” the first performance in Romania in which all characters are played by small autonomous robots, blending art, technology, and sustainability in an experimental theatrical project. “E-Waste E-Motion” is part of a broader artistic research initiative supported by the National University of Theatre and Film (UNATC) […]
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Update: The woman made her first statements on Friday afternoon after being questioned. According to Digi24, she told journalists outside a police station in Bucharest that the items were family heirlooms from the Soviet era, and that she...
