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Romania in Visa Waiver - official event to mark admission to the US program

Friday, January 10, 2025

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Romania's inclusion in the U.S. Visa Waiver Program will be celebrated on Friday in Washington D.C and Bucharest.The event in Washington D.C will take place at the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, in the presence of the US Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, and Romania's Ambassador to the US, Andrei Muraru. During the ceremony, the representative of the US government will officially inform the representative of the ...

PSD:Congress this February to confirm party's presidential candidate

Friday, January 10, 2025

  Chairman of the Social Democratic Party's (PSD) National Council Mihai Tudose said on Thursday that a congress will be held in February to confirm the party's presidential candidate.Tudose was asked if Crin Antonescu should remain the ruling coalition's presidential contender or if the PSD should rather field a candidate of its own."We have decided to have a joint candidate. Also, it has been established very clearly that none of ...

Bucharest Court of Appeal issues reasoning in Georgescu case

Friday, January 10, 2025

The Bucharest Court of Appeal (CAB) on Wednesday evening published the reasoning behind the decision by which the legal action opened by former presidential candidate Calin Georgescu regarding the annulment of the presidential election was rejected on December 31.In essence, Judge Cristina Ardeleanu from the Bucharest Court of Appeal claims that the Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) implemented the Constitutional Court's (CCR) decision of December 6 to annul ...

European Commissioner for Industry tells Bucharest EU support for battery investments will continue

Friday, January 10, 2025

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  European and European Commission support for the battery sector and particularly for investments in this field will continue, visiting European Commission Executive Vice-President for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy Stephane Sejourne declared on Thursday as he visited together with Minister of Economy, Digital transformation, Entrepreneurship and Tourism Bogdan Ivan, and Romanian MEPs Dan Barna and Dan Nica the Romanian manufacturer Prime Batteries ...

Senate President Bolojan meets EC Executive Vice-President for Prosperity, Industrial Strategy Sejourne

Friday, January 10, 2025

The President of the Senate, Ilie Bolojan, on Wednesday had a meeting with Stephane Sejourne, Executive Vice-President for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy of the European Commission, on which occasion he underscored Romania's commitment to actively contribute to the strengthening of the EU, while emphasising the need to implement reforms and shape our country as a regional industrial hub.According to a press release of the Senate, the choice of Romania as ...

Development Ministry's outstanding debts on investment programs amount to RON 5.8 bln

Friday, January 10, 2025

  Minister of Development, Public Works and Administration Cseke Attila said that debts on certain investment programs carried out by the ministry amount to RON 5.8 billion, with outstanding invoices piled up mainly under the NRRP and the Anghel Saligny program."Regarding the investment programs of the Development Ministry, regrettably, the debts accrued on certain investment programs, the outstanding invoices registered with the ministry ...

RON appreciated against EUR on Thursday, but fell against USD

Friday, January 10, 2025

 The national currency appreciated on Thursday in relation to the euro, which was calculated by the National Bank of Romania (BNR) at 4.9736 RON, down 0.02 RON compared to the previous quote of 4.9738 RON.Instead, the RON lost ground against the US dollar, which was quoted at 4.8269 RON, up by 0.52 RON (0.11%), compared to Wednesday, when it stood at 4.8217 RON.The national currency also depreciated in relation to the Swiss franc, calculated ...

eJobs Report: Employers at home and abroad had nearly 300,000 jobs available in 2024

Friday, January 10, 2025

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Nearly 300,000 new jobs were registered in 2024 on one of Romania's leading online recruitment platforms and the number of applications stood at around 11 million, the data of an annual specialized report shows.According to a press release from eJobs, the past year has seen an upward trend in the number of candidates aged between 18 and 24 who want to get a job. At the same time, seasonality in recruitment is starting to disappear.According to ...

Industrial production prices down by 0.4% in November

Friday, January 10, 2025

Industrial production prices overall (domestic and foreign markets) decreased by 0.4% in November 2024, compared to November 2023, but went up by 3.3% compared to the previous month, according to data published on Thursday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).According to the cited source, at the domestic market level, the industrial production price index rose 4.5% in November compared to October 2024, but fell by 1.72% compared to November of the ...

Coalition decides dates of presidential elections - May 4 and May 18

Thursday, January 9, 2025

 The political parties in the governing coalition agreed on Wednesday evening that the first round of the presidential elections take place on May 4, and the second round on May 18.According to a PNL press release, Crin Antonescu remains the common candidate of the coalition for the position of president of Romania.The decision on the date of the elections takes into account the need for the first round of elections to take place at the same time as the ...

 Birchall: I request the CCR to declare the position of President of Romania vacant

Thursday, January 9, 2025

Ana Birchall requested, on Wednesday, the Constitutional Court to declare the position of President of Romania vacant and the interim of this position.   Ana Birchall announced, on Facebook, thet she would run in the presidential elections of 2025 again.   ' Romania is currently a country arrested and transformed into a casino by the backstage games and arrangements of some or others! Give us back what it belongs to ...

ForMin:Romanians to be able to travel visa-free to the U.S. starting this March

Thursday, January 9, 2025

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Starting in March, Romanians will be able to travel visa-free to the U.S., with just a notification required in the Electronic System for Travel Authorization, Foreign Minister Emil Hurezeanu said on Wednesday.The Romanian top diplomat explained that after an official event to be held in Washington on Friday, Romania will become the 43rd country in the world to join the Visa Waiver Program. Up until now, obtaining a U.S. travel visa for Romanians included an interview at ...

MApN: Approximately 15,000 military will take part in international exercises in the first half of the year

Thursday, January 9, 2025

Approximately 15,000 Romanian and allied military will take part, in the first half of the year in the multinational training events planned to happen in military training ranges and faciliites in our country as part of the Dacia 25 and Dacian Spring 25 exercises, the ministry of national defence reported on Wednesday.   Dacian Spring Exercise 25 (DASP 25) planned and led by the South East Multinational Division between May 5 and 26 represents a ...

European Commissioner for Industrial Strategy Stephane Sejourne travels to Bucharest on Wednesday

Thursday, January 9, 2025

Stephane Sejourne, European Commission Executive Vice-President for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy, will travel to Bucharest on January 8 to 9, where he will have meetings with a number of government officials, including Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu, informs the European Commission Representation in Romania."Ahead of the official presentation of the European Commission's Clean Industry Pact and a few weeks after the launch of the strategic dialogue on the automotive ...

Public administration sector's financial assets up 1.3 pct in Q3 2024

Thursday, January 9, 2025

  The public administration sector's financial assets, expressed as a share of GDP, increased in Q3 2024 by 1.3 percentage points compared to the year-ago period, to 27.9%, shows data released on Wednesday by the National Bank of Romania (BNR).According to the cited source, this upward trend was mainly the effect of the 19.3% increase in cash and deposits, which hit 8.4% of GDP, against the backdrop of the collection of amounts resulting from the ...

EnergyMin Burduja: Romania is not affected by suspension of natural gas transit through Ukraine

Thursday, January 9, 2025

  Romania is not affected by the suspension of natural gas transit through Ukraine, because it is practically independent in the natural gas sector and covers its consumption demand from its own production, the Minister of Energy Sebastian Burduja said."Romania is not affected by the suspension of natural gas transit through Ukraine, because our country is not in the situation of being an importer of Russian gas. Romania does not have direct natural gas supply ...

Energy Ministry defends OMV Petrom's plans to supply Neptun Deep gas to Germany

Thursday, January 9, 2025

  The amount of natural gas that will be exported from the Neptun Deep offshore perimeter to Germany represents less than 1% of the total estimated output of the Black Sea deposit, as its estimated gas reserves are over 100 billion cubic meters, the Energy Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday, noting that "Romania has taken up the role of leader in the European energy sector.   OMV Petrom's future export plans to deliver natural gas ...

Court orders expert assessment of OMV Petrom offshore platform's safety standards compliance

Thursday, January 9, 2025

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   The Bucharest Sector 1 Court has accepted the request for an authorized technical expert to go to one of the Black Sea oil and gas platforms operated by OMV Petrom (specifically the Pescarus platform) to verify compliance with safety standards, the Greenpeace organization announced on Wednesday."The Bucharest Sector 1 Court has ordered an expert assessment of the conditions of offshore installations, with focus on their structural, mechanical and ...

Official Saudi Arabia delegation to discuss resumption of Romanian sheep exports

Thursday, January 9, 2025

An official Saudi Arabia delegation tasked with discussing the resumption of Romanian sheep exports is on a working visit to Romania January 8 - 12, the National Veterinary and Food Safety Authority (ANSVSA) announced on Wednesday, adding that the visit is part of an ongoing effort to open foreign markets and resume trade, which was temporarily suspended due to the peste des petits ruminants (PPR) outbreak.The delegation will travel to the counties of Calarasi, Constanta ...

Slight decrease in unemployment rate in November 2024 compared to October

Thursday, January 9, 2025

The unemployment rate in Romania reached 5.3% in November 2024, down 0.1 percentage points compared to October 2024, according to the data published on Wednesday by the National Statistics Institute (INS).The unemployment rate for men was 0.5 percentage points higher than for women.The number of unemployed (aged 15-74) estimated for the month of November 2024 was 435,600 people, down compared to the previous month (441,100 people) and compared to the same period ...

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