June 2015

The number of green cars sold in Romania, in the first five months of 2015 reached 151 units (of which seven full electric), up 55.67 percent over the same period of the previous year, which is the equivalent to 0.4 percent of total vehicle…

European Union citizens, including Romanians and citizens with double citizenship, Romanian and Moldova, will be able to travel to the Republic of Moldova only presenting their ID cards at the border check points. The Government in…

Guided tours in several Bucharest districts are kicking off as of next week in an initiative to support the Capital’s candidature for the 2021 European Cultural Capital title. The tours are due every weekend by mid July. The project meant…

AraArt is auctioning several plastic and deco art paintings on July 15. The works are signed by some resounding names of the Romanian painting history: Gheorghe Petra?cu, Ion Andreescu, Nicolae Grigorescu, ?tefan Luchian, Nicolae N.…

Austrian FM Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) asked for the welfare state’s reforming inside the European Union,while voicing anger at Austria’s paying an EUR 160 allowance for the child of a Romanian working in Austria, although the child benefit is…

Romania has won the silver medal in the sample group on Sunday aerobics competition at the European Games in Baku, after being surpassed by Hungary in the final standings. Lavinia Panaete, Bianca Gorgovan, Dacian Barna, Gabriel Boc?er…

Simona Halep lost on Friday in the quarterfinals of the tournament in Birmingham, 6-2, 0-6, 6-7 against Kristina Mladenovic of France, and a day later she fired Victor Ionita (photo 1). The coach has returned alone to Romania on Saturday…

E.ON Energie Romania SA, one of the two largest natural gas distributors in Romania, has signed a contract worth RON 10.99 million with Romgaz state company to store the latter’s natural gas during April 16, 2015 - April 15, 2016. "The…

Romanian gymnast Andreea Iridon on Saturday won her second medal in the artistic gymnastics events of the 2015 European Games competition taking place in Baku, after the bronze one earlier for her uneven bars performance, namely the silver…

International Monetary Fund (IMF) is concerned about the reintroduction of privileges on special pension. “In the past, the special pensions were a significant fiscal burden for Romania. The removal of such regimens over four years ago…