Romania's stand at Leipzig Book Fair - a hub of book professionals from Central and South-Eastern Europe
Bucharest, Mar 20 /Agerpres/ - The Ministry of Culture is organizing, as it does every year, Romania's participation in the Leipzig Book Fair, 'a place where Romanian literature and the local book market always have the chance of a more than consistent presence.' According to a press release of the Ministry of Culture, the Romanian stand at the eve
MARCH IN THE FEMININE/ Dora Baba, blue-haired teacher who opens door to arts for children
Scenica Club in Bistrita has become, in recent years, one of the most frequented non-formal education places locally, where a blue-haired teacher opens the door to the arts for children through painting and theater classes. The non-conformist, raised in a traditional teaching family, is Dora Baba and her declared mission is to help children discover the best i
Interim President Bolojan, ahead of European Council meeting: We need a competitive economy
AGERPRES special correspondent Florentina Peia reports: Interim President Ilie Bolojan on Thursday, ahead of the European Council meeting, said that a competitive economy is needed. He pointed out that the European Council will discuss two topics: one related to competitiveness and the other related to European defence. 'We need a competitiv
PM Ciolacu: We allocate 440 million euro for the fourth edition of Start-Up Nation programme
Bucharest, March 20 /Agerpres/ - The government will allocate on Thursday 440 million EUR for the fourth edition of the Start-Up Nation programme, Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu said. 'We are allocating 440 million EUR for the fourth edition of the Start-Up Nation program. It is the largest funding for this programme so far and, for the first time, we are u
PresidentialElection2025/ 11 for Cotroceni, four independents and seven representatives of parties and alliances - in final race
Eleven candidates out of the 26 who filed their candidacies for the Cotroceni Presidential Palace will compete for the highest office at the May presidential elections. As of Thursday, the candidacies are final, after all the stages and deadlines provided for by the election calendar have been completed, so that the 11 names will be on the ballot paper.
Seven Palestinian patients from Gaza Strip to receive specialist treatment at several hospitals in Bucharest
Seven Palestinian patients from the Gaza Strip - 6 children aged between 4 months and 11 years and one 18-year-old young man - will receive specialist treatment at several hospitals in Bucharest. On Wednesday, a Romanian Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft carried out a medical evacuation mission for 13 Palestinian patients from the Gaza Strip, severely affected
Interim President Ilie Bolojan to participate in European Council meeting, inclusive Euro Summit
Interim President Ilie Bolojan will participate, on Thursday and Friday, in the European Council meeting and the Euro Summit held in an inclusive format, which will take place in Brussels, the Presidential Administration announced. According to the source, on the sidelines of the European Council meeting, a working meeting will be held on Thursday with UN Secr
European Parliament's CONT Committee backs Romania's choice Romascanu as EU auditor
Bucharest, March 19 /Agerpres/ - The European Parliament's Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT) has delivered a favourable opinion on the nomination of Lucian Romascanu as a member of the European Court of Auditors on behalf of Romania, 22 to 2 and five abstentions, according to an announcement on the committee's X account. Romascanu was heard on Tues
MApN: Romanian military aicraft carries four patients from North Macedonia to Brussels
A C-27J Spartan aircraft of the Romanian Air Force, configured for medical missions, departed from Otopeni on Tuesday to carry out a humanitarian mission transporting four burn patients from Skopje, North Macedonia, to a hospital in Brussels, Belgium. During the flight, the patients were monitored by a mixed medical team provided by the Ministry of National De
IntMin Predoiu, Bulgarian counterpart Mitov discuss managing illegal migration
Managing illegal migration, securing the common Romanian-Bulgarian border area and EU's external border, as well as dismantling transborder organised crime networks, were among the topics addressed by Romanian Interior Minister Catalin Predoiu and his Bulgarian counterpart Daniel Mitov, during a meeting on home affairs in the new capacity as Schengen member states.
Romanian Sports Gala/Simona Halep: I am enjoying not feeling the pressure of training and tournaments
Former tennis player Simona Halep, who received the Excellence Award for her entire career at the 2024 Romanian Sports Gala on Tuesday evening, said she is happy that she no longer has the pressure of training and tournaments. 'I am feeling very well, I am very excited to be here tonight and I am enjoying everything that is happening. Now I am happy that I
Romanian Sports Gala/David Popovici: I am now an Olympic champion but my objectives stay the same
Swimmer David Popovici on Tuesday stated, at the Romanian Sports Gala 2024, organized by the National Agency for Sports, that his objectives at the world and European championships have remained unchanged after winning the two medals at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. 'Every year, we swimmers have an important competition, whether they are European or world
Tennis: Sorana Cirstea qualifies for Miami Open second round
Romanian tennis player Sorana Cirstea qualified for the second round of the Miami Open (WTA 1,000), with a total prize pool of USD 8,963,700, on Tuesday, after defeating Italian Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6-3, 7-6 (7/5). Cirstea (34 years old, WTA's 101st) won in 1 hour and 47 minutes, coming back in the second set from 4-2 down to Cocciaretto (24 years old, W
Romanian tennis player Gabriela Ruse qualifies for the second round of Miami Open (WTA)
Romanian tennis player Gabriela Ruse qualified for the second round of the Miami Open tournament (WTA 1,000), which has a total prize pool of 8,963,700 US dollars, after defeating Russian Polina Kudermetova, 6-1, 6-7 (5/7), 6-2. Ruse (27 years old, 102 WTA), who came from the qualifiers, sealed her victory after almost two hours of playing (1 h 58 min).
Nazare (NBR): Romania remains a fantastic investment destination, foreign direct investment shows it
Bucharest, March 18 /Agerpres/ - Romania remains a fantastic investment destination, which is shown by the balance of foreign direct investment, said on Tuesday Alexandru Nazare, chairman of the PanEuropa Romania Pan-European International Union and member on the Board of Directors of the National Bank of Romania (BNR). 'Maybe we shouldn't look so much