Europe Romania Climber Adrian Ahriţculesei has recently succeeded in conquering the Pico de Orizaba volcano (5.636 m), the highest volcano in North America; the challenge is part of his goal to be the first Romanian man to complete the "Seven Volcanos" circuit
Europe Romania Romanian startup XVision plans to take its AI-based X-ray analysis software to Western Europe and beyond after attracting €1m in a new seed funding round
Europe Romania The international airport Brasov - Ghimbav will be operational as of November 1 this year: for the first year of activity, a flow of 300.000 passengers is expected
Europe Romania The employees of the Bucharest Transport Company suspended the protest action and resumed the activity after a round of negotiations that followed 5 days in which the public transport in the capital was absent
Europe Romania The country's goal of adopting the euro has been postponed to 2029, due to the current situation of the main macro indicators that require substantial corrections and time to achieve them
Europe Romania For the first time in ten years, the money sent home by Romanian workers working in other EU countries exceeded the amount of foreign direct investment, writes business portal Ziarul Financiar
Europe Romania The Tudor Arghezi Memorial House in Bucharest opened its doors this year to host the Urban Community Orchard, a project to regenerate the orchard of the museum with the involvement of the neighborhood community
Europe Romania Employees of public institutions will receive, between 2022 and 2026, holiday vouchers worth 1.450 lei each (US$330), with an estimated impact on the budget amounting to 8,65 billion lei in total (almost US$2 billion)
Europe Romania George Enescu Bacau International Airport received the highest marks from its passengers while Henri Coanda International Airport in Bucharest was downgraded due to congestion and lack of staff
Europe Romania Romania's Anti-Corruption Directorate arrested its own investigator for taking a €6.000 bribe; the amount is more than half the average year's salary in the country
Europe Romania Wood pellets will be used as fuel in an attempt to decarbonise, after the government signed an agreement with Norwegian producer Arbaflame to convert coal-fired power plants; the transition will reduce the plants' CO2 emissions by more than 90%
Europe Romania Romanian startup Bonapp.Eco has launched a mobile application that offers consumers up to 80% savings on food, seeking to combat food waste by selling near-expiry products at a discounted price
Europe Romania The country has the largest share of population at risk of poverty or social exclusion in the EU, more than 50% larger than the EU average; according to Eurostat data, over one in three Romanians is therefore at risk of poverty