Romania

Prosecutors from National Anti-Corruption Directorate will receive training from FBI in the US to fight corruption with courses on the use of special investigative techniques and methods, along with innovative technologies

Local non-profit association Sus Inima inaugurated a new Oncology Support Centre in Bucharest, the NGO's third office in Romania, following those opened in Sibiu and Timișoara

Auxiliary health personnel are the most disadvantaged category of personnel in the entire budget field, argues the Health Solidarity Federation

Data on illegal logging are contradictory, said the European Parliament delegation; the mission had been requested after civil society petitions highlighting 'acts of violence by loggers against environmental activists'

Ford Otosan has announced the hiring of an additional 1.300 employees at its car and engine production facilities in Craiova, southern Romania, as its plan includes the start of production of electric vehicles

Tamura Corporation, a company based in Tokyo, Japan, plans to build an electronic components factory in Ialomita County; commercial production is scheduled to start in November 2024

Search and rescue teams from Brașov Mountain Rescue in central Romania have started using Elon Musk's Starlink satellite network to transmit data and images from the field in their missions

A law to ban the use of insect flour in the preparation of products listed in the National Register of Traditional Products has been introduced by Marcel Ciolacu, leader of the ruling Romanian Social Democratic Party

Romanian lottery has launchds 'Treasure Hunt', a new scratch card with prizes of up to 200.000 lei (40.000€)

The American magazine Forbes has included seven Romanians in its European list of successful young people - Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe 2023

Seasonally adjusted industrial production in Romania increased by 2,0% in January, but the figure does not change the bigger picture of the country's industry being close to five years of decline

The Romanian Football Association has amended, according to the new international rules, the regulation of players' agents, who will need a FIFA licence to be able to carry out their activities from 1 October 2023

Public authorities and central and local institutions are obliged to include on their Internet pages, in a visible place, an electronic link to the national platform for emergency preparedness 'fiipregătit.ro'