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Climate Change Summit, the largest event in Central and Eastern Europe dedicated exclusively to addressing climate challenges, will hold its third edition in October. Expanded this year to include multiple days and locations, the Summit will be held October 15-17 at the National Opera in Bucharest and other venues across the capital and the country. …

Deep tech company Agora Robotics recently announced the launch of Sweep – the first autonomous industrial robot developed and produced in Romania. Sweep is intended to clean hard floors in warehouses, factories, hotels, commercial spaces, railway stations, airports, hospitals, and more, the company said. The 115 kg industrial robot can clean large areas of roughly…

Merchants everywhere in Romania, including at markets, must now accept card payments according to a new regulation.  Starting from June 16, companies, authorized individuals, and other legal entities are required to offer customers the option to pay online for goods and services purchased. This means that customers can pay by card. The law does not…

Romanian MEP Siegfried Mureşan, representing the National Liberal Party (PNL), was re-elected vice-chair of the EPP Group in the European Parliament on Wednesday, June 19, with 151 votes out of 170. At the same time, Manfred Weber was re-elected chairman of the EPP Group for the fourth time. The EPP Group is the largest political…

Romanian minister of defense Angel Tîlvăr met on Wednesday, June 19, with the minister of defense of the Republic of Korea, Won-sik Shin, stating that he welcomed South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace being chosen as the winner of the acquisition contract for three Battalion-level 155 mm howitzer systems.  The three howitzer systems include 54 K9 Thunder…

Swimming star David Popovici took Romania to the podium once again on June 19, claiming gold in the men’s 100m freestyle competition at the European Aquatics Championships in Belgrade. He clocked 46.88 seconds, marking the third-fastest 100m freestyle swim in history, according to Len.eu. The Romanian was followed by Hungarian Nandor Nemeth, who was first…

Romania’s Supreme Council of National Defense/CSAT is meeting on June 20 to decide on a possible transfer of a Patriot missile system to Ukraine. The Defence Ministry reportedly opposes the transfer. Last week, Romania’s second Patriot air defense system was declared ready for combat following its successful intercept of a target simulating a cruise missile…

With an eight-month delay, the construction works at the power storage devices factory developed by Czech group Tesla at Braila in Romania will begin in July and be ready by mid-2025, investor’s representatives said, quoted by Ziarul Financiar. However, the delay seems to be longer. In the summer of 2022, Dusan Lichardus, co-founder and chairman…

The Bucharest public can attend this weekend two outdoor concerts at the Athenaeum or celebrate the Sânziene at a dedicated fair, while theater fans are headed for Sibiu, where the international theater festival brings an ample program of events. In Bucharest: Athenaeum Summer Festival June 20 – June 29 The program, which brings together classical,…

Damen Shipyards Mangalia, operating a Black Sea shipyard employing 1,500, 51% controlled by the Romanian state but managed by Dutch group Damen under a contract signed in 2018, has entered insolvency at its own request. Transilvania Insolvency House (CITR) Bucharest Branch was appointed as the provisional judicial administrator and will have to find the best…