Europe Romania A revision of this year’s budget is scheduled in the first half of August; it would need to include a 10% cut to each ministry’s budget, but also the support measures to mitigate the impact of inflation and increasing energy prices
Europe Romania An operations centre has been inaugurated in Constanța to improve surveillance of the county and its seaside resorts with 36 monitors to access all the cameras installed
Europe Romania EFdeN, the only team representing Romania at the Solar Decathlon Europe 21/22, won three prizes with its solar house prototype, VATRA
Europe Romania The government adopted a bill to purchase 32 used F-16 fighters from Norway; the aircraft will be upgraded in a Romanian factory and should be used for at least 10 years as a transition period to the acquisition of fifth-generation fighters
Europe Romania The Constitutional Court has ruled that plagiarists can keep their doctorate title, which can only be withdrawn by the Ministry of Education in very specific circumstances
Europe Romania Nuclear power producer Nuclearelectrica has chosen the site of an old coal-fired power plant in Doiceşti, 90 km north-west of the capital, for the installation of a first small modular nuclear reactor; it could be the first small modular reactor in Europe
Europe Romania Over 100 traditional houses in rural Romania are to be rehabilitated thanks to an EU-funded project that is part of the PNRR to create a tourist route that allows people to observe traditional architecture in its natural environment
Europe Romania According to a new government bill, public institutions and authorities will no longer be allowed to use IT security software and services produced by Russian companies or controlled by Russian companies or persons for the duration of the war in Ukraine
Europe Romania The threats, intimidations and insults directed at Emilia Sercan, who specialises in uncovering plagiarism by Romanian public officials, show how costly it is for journalists to continue this investigative work
Europe Romania Mastercard, in partnership with OTP Bank Romania and Radcom, has implemented an innovative solution that redefines payments for travel on local public transport
Europe Romania Romania is the first country in Europe for the number of cash payments, over 78%, according to statistics from 'Global Findex'
Europe Romania Electricity producers in Romania have until 31 May to apply for a total of €457,7 million in state support for the construction of wind and solar power plants with or without storage - the new announcement has been done by the Bucharest Energy Ministry
Europe Romania Romanian company Re.flex has developed a digital assistant for physical therapy, allowing users to run rehabilitation exercise programmes before or after knee and hip surgery anytime, anywhere