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Students who excelled in history and Romanian language received gifts from the Romanian Government
IPN
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June 18, 2025
0 All 81 winners of the national competitions in Romanian history, language, and literature were invited to the Government, where they were presented with gifts from the Romanian Department for Relations with the Republic of Moldova (DRRM), part...
Schrack Technik Romania opens EUR 15 million logistics center near Bucharest
Romania Insider
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June 18, 2025
Schrack Technik Romania, a subsidiary of the Austrian group Schrack Technik GmbH, a manufacturer and distributor of electrical installations and equipment, has finalized a EUR 15 million logistics center in Domnești, near Bucharest. The center has...
Eastern Romania: Turkey’s CCN Group wins contract to build emergency hospital in Iași
Romania Insider
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June 18, 2025
Turkish construction and infrastructure company CCN has been awarded the contract to build the Regional Emergency Hospital in Iași, following a re-evaluation of bids by Romania’s National Agency for Health Infrastructure Development (ANDIS),...
Car parts producer Forvia closes its second unit in Romania
Romania Insider
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June 18, 2025
Auto parts manufacturer Forvia, the group formed by the merger of Faurecia and Hella, is closing its development center in Iași, northeastern Romania. A number of 74 employees will be affected by voluntary layoffs, the company confirmed to...
Expert warns reverse charge VAT could reduce budget revenues in Romania
Romania Insider
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June 18, 2025
The proposal to implement a generalized reverse charge VAT mechanism as a solution to Romania’s VAT collection gap may result in lower, not higher, budget revenues and reflects a misunderstanding of how the system functions, according to tax...
Bulgaria’s Energy Network at the Core of Regional Stability, Say Experts at Green Forum
Novinite
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Deputy Energy Minister Iva Petrova emphasized at Green Transition Forum 5.0 that Bulgaria’s energy strategy hinges on modernizing grid infrastructure and securing long-term supply agreements - elements essential to lowering costs and boosting...
AGRANA, Ingredion’s US$40M joint venture secures regulatory clearance for expanded starch production in EMEA
Food Business Africa Magazine
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June 17, 2025
ROMANIA – The planned joint venture between the food and industrial goods group AGRANA and the global supplier of ingredient solutions, INGREDION, has obtained clearance for the transaction from all applicable international regulatory authorities,...
Crazy Town: Episode 106. Blinded by the Light – Facing Reality with Renewable Energy.
Resilience
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June 18, 2025
Asher Miller I'm Asher Miller. Rob Dietz I'm Rob Dietz. Jason Bradford And I'm Jason Bradford. Welcome to Crazy Town where the endangered desert tortoises can't find a damn sunny spot with 9 million solar panels shading out their habitat. Asher...
Swiss sports gear brand Mammut to open first store in Romania in Cluj-Napoca
Romania Insider
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June 18, 2025
Mammut, the Swiss brand specializing in sports gear, will open its first brand store in the country in Cluj-Napoca, in the mixed-use urban regeneration project Rivus, developed by Iulius Group in partnership with Atterbury Europe. The store will...
Porr wins contract to upgrade Romanian main line
International Railway Journal
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June 17, 2025
The five-year contract involves track doubling and upgrading, and installation of ERTMS. A section of the Romanian line to be upgraded. PORR, Germany, has been awarded a Leu 2.14bn ($US 491.7m) design and build contract by Romania’s infrastructure...
Claudiu Mitcu’s What God Thinks About Animals now in post-production
Cineuropa
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17/06/2025 - This will be the sophomore feature by the Romanian writer, director and producer who previously brought us Rusalka Director Claudiu Mitcu (© Vlad Braga/Transilvania IFF) What God Thinks About Animals, the sophomore fiction feature by...
The Romanian election reboot
Geopolitical Intelligence Services
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June 17, 2025
Nicusor Dan’s election marks the end of a protracted political crisis, but raises questions about Romania’s geopolitical alignment. Nicusor Dan before being sworn in as new president in the Romanian parliament, on May 26 in Bucharest. © Getty...
Renewable Energy Integration and Regional Challenges Explored at Green Transition Forum
Bulgarian News Agency
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Challenges and opportunities facing the renewable energy sector in Central and Eastern Europe were discussed by participants in the panel Increasing Renewable Energy – What’s Next for RES in Central and Eastern Europe during the second day of the...
Man found dead on a construction site in the Botanica sector of the capital
IPN
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June 17, 2025
0 A man was found dead on a construction site in the Botanica district of the capital. He is originally from Romania and is 53 years old. The information was confirmed for IPN by the press officer of the Capital Police, Svetlana Scripnic. The...
Vega Refinery in Ploiesti, a Pillar of Romanian Energy for 120 Years
Energy Industry Review
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June 16, 2025
This year, Vega Ploiesti, the single producer of bitumen and hexane in Romania, marks 120 years of continuous operation in the oil sector. Established during a period when oil processing was a global first, Vega is among the pioneers of the...
ING Romania warns fiscal consolidation will weigh on fragile growth and inflation outlook
Romania Insider
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June 17, 2025
The planned fiscal consolidation measures in Romania are likely to weigh heavily on already sub-optimal economic growth, ING Bank Romania economists Valentin Tătaru and Ștefan Posea warned in an analysis cited by CursDeGuvernare on June 16. They...
First Direct Flight from Bucharest to Damascus in 14 Years Marks Aviation Milestone
The Syrian Observer
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June 16, 2025
In a significant step toward reconnecting Syria with Europe, the first direct commercial flight from Bucharest to Damascus in over 14 years landed at Damascus International Airport on Sunday. Operated by Romanian airline Dan Air, the arrival of...
“The key is evolution”: Inside the making of UNTOLD, one of Europe's biggest electronic festivals
Mixmag
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July 9, 2025
With just four weeks to go until hundreds of thousands of eager music fans descend upon Cluj-Napoca, the capital of Romania's Transylvania region, final preparations for one of Europe's biggest music festivals are going full steam ahead. This is...
EU President fends off no-confidence vote over Pfizer texts
pharmaphorum
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July 10, 2025
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has survived a no-confidence vote in the European Parliament over text messages she sent to Pfizer's chief executive during the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 70 MEPs, led by Romanian MEP Gheorghe...
Exhibition Marking 30 Years of Turkmenistan’s Neutrality Opens in Bucharest
News Central Asia
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June 16, 2025
On June 16, 2025 the Dimitrie Gusti National Village Museum in Bucharest hosted the official opening of the cultural exhibition “Harmony Through Heritage: 30 Years of Turkmenistan’s Neutrality.” The event was organized in celebration of the 30th...