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Romania sent two aircraft to North Macedonia to help local intervention teams combat forest fires, the Ministry of Defense announced. A C-27J Spartan aircraft, configured for firefighting, and a C-130 Hercules aircraft, for logistical support, joined the firefighting efforts as of Wednesday, July 17.  According to the ministry, the missions will continue in the following…

Teams from the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca and the Bucharest University of Economic Studies are the winners of the WiDS Datathon++ University Edition 2024, organized by the Women in Data Science (WiDS) initiative at Stanford University, sponsored by Gilead Sciences.  The global competition promotes diversity in data science, allowing participants to develop their analytical skills…

The series of recitals at this year’s George Enescu Competition will be opened by Lithuanian cellist David Geringas, who heads the jury’s cello competition section. Geringas, a cellist, conductor, and founder of the Geringas Chamber Orchestra, has studied under Mstislav Rostropovich at the Moscow Conservatory and won the Gold Medal at the 1970 Tchaikovsky Competition.…

Romanian startup .lumen, which has developed glasses meant to aid the mobility of the blind, has announced a EUR 5 million funding round meant to support the EU & US commercialization of the company’s product. The European Innovation Council and Venture to Future Fund are co-investors contributing EUR 4 million, while a EUR 1 million…

Local Kogayon Association announced that the Oltenia de sub Munte region’s candidacy to obtain the UNESCO geopark status had to be put on hold after the town hall of Horezu, one of the area’s communes, decided that it doesn’t want to be part of the project. The region was already in an advanced stage of…

Romania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs recently announced that starting July 15, 2024, Romanian citizens are able to travel to Thailand without an entry visa for stays of up to 60 days. The Thai authorities’ decision is the result of sustained efforts by the MAE, the institution says, including through the Romanian Embassy in Bangkok, to…

The brilliant strike of Romania’s team captain Nicolae Stanciu in the EURO 2024 match against Ukraine was one of the best ten goals of the tournament, according to a ranking made by UEFA technical observers. The Romanian’s goal is at number 4 on the list after the strikes of Lamine Yamal, Jude Bellingham, and Xherdan…

Romanian economy, entrepreneurship, and tourism minister Radu Oprea announced that the number of foreign tourists visiting the country has increased by 12.4% compared to the January-May last year. Most tourists were from Italy, Germany, and France, he said. The government conducted tourism promotion campaigns in all three countries mentioned by the minister. Oprea also mentioned…

Romania’s flag carrier Tarom announced that it received roughly 600 compensation claims by Tuesday, July 16, for the flights canceled last week, on July 8. However, the airline also said that most of the requests don’t include all the necessary information, which means payments cannot be made. “The company reminds passengers that during this period,…

Romanian MEPs Victor Negrescu (S&D) and Nicolae Ștefănuță (Greens) were elected Vice Presidents of the European Parliament on Tuesday, July 16.  Victor Negrescu received 394 votes, and Nicolae Ștefănuță received 347 votes in the first round of voting. The European Parliament has 14 positions of vice president in total, and 11 were elected in the…