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Romania has officially submitted the fourth payment request under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, or PNRR, worth EUR 2.62 billion. The request includes 62 targets and milestones exclusively from the non-repayable European funds component, according to the minister of investments and European projects, Dragoș Pîslaru, cited by Digi24. According to the minister, “the implementation of…

The Education Ministry has set new rules covering homework assigned by teachers in the pre-university system, outlining the role of assignments meant to be completed at home and the time required to complete them. The ministerial order outlining the rules distinguishes between compulsory homework, intended for all students in the class and of average difficulty,…

A Romanian woman reportedly appears in the infamous case files published by the United States Department of Justice concerning convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, December 19. Although heavily redacted, the files show a history of payments made by Epstein to various individuals with Eastern European surnames.  According to one of the documents, a…

Three quarters of Romanians believe the country is heading in the wrong direction, according to a public opinion poll conducted by CURS in December, highlighting widespread pessimism, low trust in political leaders, and growing economic anxiety. The survey, quoted by Agerpres, found that 75% of respondents say Romania is moving in the wrong direction, while…

Recently elected Bucharest mayor Ciprian Ciucu stressed that debts of over RON 2 billion accumulated over time by the City Hall and its subordinates will have to be resolved in the coming period, or else the city-wide transport company STB will go bankrupt.  A week after taking office, Ciucu publicly presented data showing that the…

Romanian president Nicușor Dan announced on Sunday, December 21, that he will initiate a referendum among magistrates in January to determine whether the Superior Council of Magistracy (CSM) acts in the public interest or in the interest of an internal group within the judicial system. He said the decision comes amid what he described as…

Romanian president Nicuşor Dan will meet US president Donald Trump in the first part of next year, foreign affairs minister Oana Ţoiu told TV station Antena 3. The Presidential Administration is working with US counterparts on topics related to economic cooperation, defense, and security in preparation for the visit. “We are working on several aspects.…

The US Senate has confirmed Darryl Nirenberg for his post as the country’s ambassador to Romania, the US Embassy announced. Nirenberg is an attorney with more than 40 years of experience working on foreign policy and international trade law issues. He began his career as a legislative aide to senator S.I. Hayakawa and as a professional staff member…

Grup EM S.A., a group of Romanian companies specializing in construction and assembly services for the energy sector, debuted on the AeRO market of the Bucharest Stock Exchange – BVB on December 19. The company’s shares are traded on the Multilateral Trading System of the Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol EM. A total of…

MVM Group’s purchase of the local assets of E.ON Group has been terminated, the Hungarian company announced on December 19. MVM Group signed last year an agreement with E.ON Group to acquire a 68% stake in energy provider E.ON Energie Romania and a 98% stake in technical services company E.ON Asist Complet, but the Energy…