EduMin in U.S. dicusses evolution of Flubright program in Romania
Minister of Education Ligia Deca met on Monday in Washington D.C. with Scott Weinhold, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary with the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State, and during the meeting they discussed issues related…
Over one third of managers in Romania are women (SMEs council head)
Four out of ten entrepreneurs in Romania are female and more than one third of managers in the economy as a whole are women, president of the National Council of SMEs in Romania (CNIPMMR) Florin Jianu said on Monday at…
Successful campaign promoting Romania as tourist destination on BBC News
The campaign promoting Romania as a tourist destination on BBC News television, carried out at the end of last year, generated a 65 percent increase in viewers’ familiarity with our country, according to the Ministry of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Tourism…
116th anniversary of construction of legendary Sarmasel Well 2, which revolutionised history of natural gas in Europe
The construction of the first commercial natural gas well in Romania, originally designed for the extraction of potassium salts, began 116 years ago, on February 6, 1908, in the town of Sarmasel, Mures County, and led to at least three…
Romania’s trade deficit down by 15.1 pct in 2023, year-over-year
Romania’s FOB/CIF trade balance deficit was 28.947 billion euros, in 2023, 5.142 billion euros lower (-15.1%) than in 2022, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics published on Friday. In 2023, FOB exports totalled 93.098 billion euros, up…
Gov’t to host event on European Employers’ Association of Business Women launch
Representatives of the authorities and the business environment will participate, on Monday, in the debate “PEFA: Gender Equality. Agenda 2030,” on the occasion of the launch of the European Employers’ Business Women. “The creation of the European Employers’ Association of…
PM Ciolacu on voluntary military service: What bothers me is the context as there is no danger coming from Russia
Prime minister Marcel Ciolacu said on Wednesday at the Automobile Dacia plant in Mioveni, on the introduction of the voluntary military service, that he was bothered by the context in which the announcement about its necessity was made, as if…
Ovidius University to join implementing Black Sea algae knowledge project
Bucharest, Feb 6 /Agerpres/ – The Ovidius University of Constanta will participate, alongside five other organisations and universities from Bulgaria, Georgia, Ukraine and Greece, in the implementation of a European project of over EUR 1.4 million intended for the use…
Princely Palace in Alba Iulia, open to general public for first time
The Princely Palace in central Alba Iulia, which was built in the 15th century and where the prince Michael the Brave lived, will be open to the public from Monday following the completion of restoration work carried out with European…
Romania takes over presidency of STSC of the UN Committee for Peaceful Use of Outer Space
For the next two years, the presidency of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee (STSC) of the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) was taken over by Romania, announced cosmonaut Dumitru Prunariu, former president of the Romanian…
Over 90% of all farms in Romania are family businesses
Approximately 730,000 farms in Romania are family businesses, representing more than 90% of the total of over 800,000 farms, Nicu Vasile, the president of the League of Associations of Agricultural Producers in Romania (LAPAR) said on Tuesday. “Since I came…
Restored Danube Delta wetland area could be turned back into agricultural area (organisation)
A restored wetland area in the Danube Delta risks being transformed, once again, into agricultural area as a result of a court decision in favour of agricultural companies, WWF-Romania environmental activists report. “The controversy began in June last year, when…
