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The Romanian Cultural Institute (ICR) in New York will organize on October 4 a special event dedicated to Mircea Cărtărescu, one of the most important contemporary writers, recent laureate of the prestigious Dublin Literary Award (2024) and The Los Angeles Times Book Prize (2023) for his novel Solenoid.  Sean Cotter, the masterful translator of Romanian…

The former head of the oncology department at the Suceava County Hospital, Anca Dumitrovici Ababneh, was sentenced to three years in prison in a bribery case. The decision of the Suceava Court of Appeal is final, according to Digi24. She was sent to court in November 2023 after the prosecutors determined she received bribes 280…

President Klaus Iohannis heads the Romanian delegation to the high-level meeting of the 79th session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN), which takes place in New York, the US, this week.  The central theme of the current session is Unity in diversity, for the advancement of peace, sustainable development, and human dignity…

The households affected by the recent severe floods would benefit from a voucher of RON 15,000 (EUR 3,000) each for purchasing household appliances, Social Democrat (PSD) spokesman Lucian Romaşcanu announced on September 23, quoted by Agerpres and Bursa.ro. He said that in the coalition’s last meeting on September 23, the PSD and PNL leaders established…

Belgian company Avesta Battery and Energy Engineering (ABEE) has decided to end its collaboration for the project in Romania but continues to explore other promising locations to support strategic growth, according to a company’s statement dating from June surfaced in local media (Economica.net, Ziarul Financiar) on September 23. ABEE officially unveiled its EUR 1.4 billion project for the…

The European Commission (EC) proposes a EUR 120 million allocation from its reserves for direct payments to farmers in Bulgaria, Germany, Estonia, Italy, and Romania who were impacted by adverse weather events in the spring and early summer, the EC’s Representation in Romania said in a press release. Of this grant, EUR 10.9 million is…

The European Commission will operate the third disbursement under the Resilience Facility to Romania by the end of the year, but the disbursement will be “partial” as only 38 reforms out of the total of 55 were met, Romanian minister of investments and European funds Adrian Caciu said on September 23. Earlier this month, MEP…

Based on the first budget revision endorsed by the government on September 23, the Fiscal Council estimates that the full-year cash deficit will reach 8% of GDP instead of the 6.9% targeted by the Executive, according to a Council’s opinion. The ongoing negotiations with the European Commission ahead of an expected medium-term fiscal consolidation plan may…

The government of Romania approved on September 23 the budget revision that brings the deficit to 6.9% of GDP from 5% previously and revises the economic growth assumption down to 2.8% of the GDP from 3.4%.  Prime minister Marcel Ciolacu said this is “a positive budget correction” because “additional resources are allocated for all major…

Non-profit Romanian United Foundation (RUF) plans to expand the Romanian-language courses it currently offers in Chicago to five additional communities in the United States and Canada. “By expanding the Romanian language courses and applying the successful model in Chicago, we hope to offer valuable educational opportunities and strengthen the ties between Romanians in North America,”…