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Romania’s health minister, Alexandru Rafila, announced the initiation of a market study for the construction of the first National Proton Therapy Center in Southeast Europe at the Bucharest Oncology Institute. The project is valued at EUR 70 million. Proton therapy involves using protons to deliver a dose of radiation that kills tumor cells. “Proton therapy will…

The national paraclimbing team secured two medals at the first international competition of the 2024 season. The Romanian athletes Liviu Matei and Răzvan Nedu returned home with silver and bronze from the Paraclimbing World Cup in Salt Lake City, the US. The World Cup’s qualifications and the final were held on May 7-8, and Romania…

Prime minister Marcel Ciolacu recently said he is “firmly convinced” that Romanians will no longer need visas to go to the US by October of this year at the latest. The prime minister emphasized the need for continued mobilization on the part of Romanians to renew their expiring visas. He also noted that Poland went…

One United Properties (BVB: ONE), the leading green developer of residential, mixed-use and office real estate in Romania, posts a consolidated turnover of EUR 84.3 mln for Q1 2024, a 5% decrease compared to Q1 2023. The gross profit reached EUR 37 mln, a 2% year-over-year increase, while the net profit amounted to EUR 31.6…

Social-emotional education, one of the eight pillars of future education Richard Joannides, founder of the Verita International School and co-founder of the Verita Foundation: “Education forms a vibrant and intricate tapestry, each thread signifying distinct skills, talents and knowledge. Our conference aims to reveal such patterns, highlighting the new roles of learning, compassion and wisdom.”…

Local NGO @Romania has managed to gather more than 1 million followers on Instagram in five years, portraying Romania as a destination worth visiting. It has a total audience of over 3 million followers on all platforms, out of which 1 million on Instagram and 1.7 million on TikTok. @Romania is a non-governmental organization founded in…

The City Hall of Braşov, in central Romania, opened this past weekend the city’s “largest and greenest” public transport terminal, which features 12 platforms, fast charging stations for electric buses, photovoltaic panels, and a green roof. The new terminal, which required an investment of RON 16.4 million (some EUR 3.3 million), ensures the connection between…

The Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) said that 915 polling stations would be opened abroad for the upcoming elections for the European Parliament, scheduled for June 9. This is more than double the number of polling stations available for Romanians abroad at the 2019 European elections – 441. Most polling stations will be opened…

The Northern Lights were visible in Romania on the night of Friday, May 10, to Saturday, May 11, due to a powerful geomagnetic storm.  Last week’s episode was one of the most intense and widespread episodes of the Northern Lights ever recorded at Romania’s latitudes. Residents from several counties in the country took photographs capturing the phenomenon and how…

Mexican bakery group Bimbo informed its shareholders that a year after it took over Romania’s leading player Vel Pitar for EUR 200 million, it expanded with another deal that includes Trei Brutari and three franchisees owned by local entrepreneur Andrei Siminel, Profit.ro announced.  All companies posted aggregated revenues of around RON 300 million (EUR 60…