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Romanian Govt. plans more spending under budget revision despite record trade gap
The leaders of the ruling coalition sketched a budget revision draft in their meeting on September 16, distributing among ministries what they estimated to be RON 10.4 billion revenues above target, according to Agerpres quoting sources familiar with the negotiations, Economica.net reported. Although sources failed to explain this, the government will also cut the allocations…
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IMF plans to visit Romania this autumn
A delegation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is coming to Romania this autumn, representatives of the institution told Ziarul Financiar without providing additional details. “We will issue a press release this month announcing the dates on which we will make a short visit to Romania this fall,” said the institution’s representatives. According to some…
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Fitch warns Romania risks debt surge that could impact its fragile rating
Romania should take rapid measures to limit the surge in a budget deficit that’s become the largest in the European Union to avoid losing its investment-grade score, according to analysts at Fitch Ratings quoted by Bloomberg. The country, which has the lowest investment grade from all three major rating companies, may need to freeze spending…
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DokStation Music Documentary Film Festival kicks off in Bucharest
DokStation Music Documentary Film Festival, the only festival in Romania dedicated to music documentaries, will take place from September 18-22 in various venues in Bucharest: Control Club, Apollo111, Expirat, and Grădina cu Filme. The eighth edition of the festival brings 29 documentaries to the public, most of them national premieres, featuring and about music legends…
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Security incident at Romania’s Parliament Palace as man starts fire in visitors’ access area
A security incident was reported at the Palace of the Parliament in Bucharest on Tuesday, September 17, after a person threw gasoline and started a fire inside the visitors’ access area, Digi24 reported. Rescue teams evacuated roughly 300 people from the building while the firefighters put out the fire. An employee inside the palace had…
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Western Romania: Citizenit Association unveils 10 new murals about AI in Arad
Ten new murals about the relationship between humans and artificial intelligence (AI) have been completed in the Romanian city of Arad as part of the project ‘Urban Stories on Gable Walls.’ The main theme of the artworks is ‘Humans vs AI,’ proposing a debate on the role of artificial intelligence in contemporary society. Artists were…
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Go-to-market accelerator Startup Reaktor targets early-stage tech startups from Romania, SEE
Founders of early-stage tech startups from Romania and South-Eastern Europe (SEE) can apply until November 11 in Startup Reaktor, a go-to-market accelerator dedicated to startups targeting rapid international expansion, in particular in ten countries in Western Europe, the UK, and the Scandinavian area. The new Startup Reaktor edition starts in the second half of November…
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Former center-right Romanian prime minister Ludovic Orban to run for president
The president of Forța Dreptei party, former prime minister Ludovic Orban, announced his candidacy for this year’s presidential elections on Monday, September 16, representing the political alliance formed by PMP and Forța Dreptei. Orban heads Forța Dreptei (Right Force), a breakaway party from the center-right National Liberal Party (PNL). The former prime minister headed PNL until…
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Romanian MEP Roxana Mînzatu appointed Vice-President of the European Commission
The Romanian Social Democratic MEP Roxana Mînzatu will serve as Executive Vice-President of the European Commission in its new structure, following appointments made by the Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, on Tuesday, September 17. She will also handle one of the most important portfolios – People, Skills and Preparedness. The Commission has appointed six…
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Top retail is coming to European Digital Commerce, the fall trade event, on November 18th, 2024
The European Digital Commerce (EDC) event, organized by VTEX and Amazon Web Services, will attract the most important retailers in the industry on November 18th, at Nord Events. Hundreds of attendees and dozens of speakers, from India to the US, will be present at the fall trade event. EDC has become a landmark event for…