Vice premier Sorin Grindeanu, on a visit to Turkey, was received by the president of the country, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, with whom he discussed about the Strategic Partnership between the two countries and told him that Romania wants to get to top 10 import markets of Turkey. Sorin Grindeanu announced on Thursday night, on his Facebook page, that he discussed with president Recep Tayyip Erdogan about the mediation the country offers in resolving the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. ‘I have discussed today with the president of the Republic of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, about the priorities of the Strategic Partnership between Romania and Turkey. I have appreciated both the mediation that Turkey offers, as a NATO member state in the resolving of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, as well as the intention of Turkey to act as a country guarantee for the security of Ukraine’ Grindeanu said. The discussions between the two focused on economic matters. ‘As regards the economic domain, as vice premier and minister of transports I confirmed that our activity and projects we develop at the level of the Romanian government are destined to offer a beneficial economic climate to business and to foreign investments. Moreover, from a commercial point of view, the government in Bucharest has as an ambitious target on medium term: Romania should advance from position 17 in top 10 import markets of Turkey’ Grindeanu wrote.
“Catane,” a dark comedy inspired by real events and directed by Ioana Mischie, is set to have its first special screenings in Romania after a successful festival circuit. The film had its world premiere at the IFFI Goa festival in India and was nominated this year at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards for Best […]
Romania is among the European countries where water reserves are decreasing at an alarming rate, according to an analysis carried out by researchers from University College London in collaboration with The Guardian and Watershed Investigations. Scientists analyzed data from the period 2002–2024 provided by satellites that monitor changes in the Earth's...
George Smyth, 18, went missing on a hike near Romania’s famous Bran Castle more than a week ago. On November 23, the British citizen started to suffer from hypothermia and exhaustion and called the emergency services. Trying to locate him, mountain rescue services conducted searches over the next few days but were only able to […]
Over 107,000 people in Prahova and Dâmbovița counties, in southern Romania, have been without drinking water since Friday, November 28, due to problems at the Paltinu Dam. According to local authorities, the problems are set to persist until next week. The dam registered a drop in water levels, leading to problems in the water distribution system. […]
A special ‘Silent Day’ event will be held at the Bucharest Christmas Market in Constituției Square on Wednesday, December 3, aimed at creating a quieter and more accessible environment for children with sensory disabilities. The initiative is designed to make the festive market manageable for children who may struggle with loud noise, bright lights, and […]
Romanians have the highest level of trust in others in the European Union, according to the most recent Eurostat data for the year 2024, ahead of the usual leader of the ranking, Finland. The indicator ‘trust in others’ measures a person’s trust in people they do not know on a scale from 0 (‘I...
