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Romania’s interim Minister of Labor, Dragoș Pîslaru, has said the government is moving towards assuming responsibility for the full legislative package linked to the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR), including the draft wage law, in an extraordinary parliamentary session, Mediafax reported on June 21. The tight deadline requires such a solution, he implied. Last…

Carlos Saiz’s Lionel, a Spain-France co-production, won the Transilvania Trophy at this year’s edition of the Transilvania International Film Festival. The film follows a young man who embarks on a journey with his father, attempting to repair a relationship marked by years of absence and misunderstanding. “This is a film about family and second chances,…

The PM-designate Adrian Veștea has submitted the governing program and the list of ministers to Parliament, he announced on June 21. The program lists as priorities restoring normal institutional functioning; accelerating the absorption of funds under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR); maintaining the confidence of partners and preserving Romania’s sovereign credit rating; unlocking…

Romania and Slovakia have submitted a common position requesting the European Commission to initiate a process for evaluating increased flexibility in the strict protection regime applicable to brown bear populations that have reached and maintain a favorable conservation status over the long term, according to the Romanian Ministry of Agriculture.  Effectively, the two countries asked…

The PAOK Thessaloniki football club officially announced the termination of its collaboration with Romanian coach Răzvan Lucescu on Friday, June 19. According to a club statement, the collaboration ended “by mutual agreement.” Lucescu coached the Greek team since 2021, after another period as head coach between 2017 and 2019. Under his leadership, the team won…

The auction round for the Liberty Galați steel mill and the tubular section ended on Friday, June 19, without any result, despite the lowered price of EUR 463 million, down from EUR 709 million, according to the concordat administrators, the consortium Euro Insol and CITR. According to the consortium, the steps for the sale of…

The High Court of Cassation and Justice ruled on Thursday, June 18, that the mayor of Timișoara and president of reformist center-right Save Romania Union Party (USR), Dominic Fritz, is in a conflict of interest, upholding the initial ruling of the Timișoara Court of Appeal from February 10. The decision is final. In a press…

This year’s edition of Timișoara City Celebration, the event that invites the public to discover the city through music, heritage, gastronomy, communities, art, and urban experiences, is scheduled to take place between July 31 and August 3. The theme of this year’s edition is Diversity, “one of the values that defines Timișoara’s identity and the…

ECO H2O, the nature-based wastewater treatment system in the village of Viscri, in Brașov county, is among the finalists of the New European Bauhaus Prizes 2026 in the Enhancing Circularity, Sustainability and Innovation category, New European Bauhaus Champions strand. The system, which involves constructed ponds and natural filtration by aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, was implemented…

The Bucharest subway fares will not go up on July 1 as the Transport minister canceled the order allowing for the increase in the ticket price. Acting Transport minister Radu Miruță made the announcement on June 19. The price for one subway trip was due to increase from RON 5 to RON 7. “I suspended…