April 2017

Romania is paying back EUR 35.8 million in May to the European Union (EU) and World Bank (WB), out of the stand-by loan contracted in 2009, the entire amount representing interest and fees, according to data provided by the Ministry of…

The pair made up by Romanian tennis player Florin Mergea (photo) and Pakistani player Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi has won the double event at the Barcelona ATP tournament with total prizes of EUR 2,324,905 on Sunday, after defeating the…

The Russian Federation is again one of the most important trading partners for Romania, the value of the goods purchased from this country increased in January over the same period last year by about three times. Thus, Russia climbed from…

At the beginning of this year, Swedish Skanska announced investments of EUR 37.8 million in the first building of Campus 6, the office project located in the Central-West area of Bucharest. The future offices come with a unique feature for…

by Monica Apostol East European Comic Con takes place this year between May 5 and May 7 at Romexpo in Bucharest. The event will include actors from Game of Thrones, Lord of the Rings, Vikings, The Vampire Diaries and Stargate SG-1.…

Hungarian military planes took off on Friday to intercept a passenger airliner that had entered the Hungarian airspace without notice, the Hungarian Ministry of Defence, quoted by MTI, informs. The Boeing-737passenger plane was flying…

The National Meteorology Administration (ANM) has issued on Friday a warning for heavy rainfall and high atmospheric instability as of Saturday till Sunday, valid for the entire country. During April 29, 10.00h-April 30, 18.00h the…

The Presidential Administration on Friday criticized the Government for passing an emergency ordinance that removed the Romanian President from the procedure of appointing the management of the National Authority for Management and…

Piata Sudului overpass has been opened on Friday, with traffic being available just on one lane for the moment. However, the inauguration comes amid tensions between the Bucharest City Hall and the building company Astaldi, with the city…

Over 1,100 Romanian students studying at U.S. universities. By U.S. Ambassador Hans Klemm I want to congratulate all students in Romania who have received offers of admission from one of the over 4,500 accredited institutions of higher…