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English 30-09-2026 09:56

Invictus Veterans Relay 13th edition to take place between 1 and 25 October

The Ministry of National Defence (MApN) announced on Wednesday the start of the 13th edition of the Invictus Veterans Relay, which will take place between 1 and 25 October. 'On Thursday, the Invictus Veterans Relay sets off for its 13th edition. Initiated in 2014 by Invictus Romania volunteers, the project has grown year after year, bringing together commu

English 30-09-2026 09:21

Parliament convenes to vote on investiture of Muresan Government

The Senate and the Chamber of Deputies will convene in a joint sitting on Wednesday to vote on the governing programme and the list of ministers proposed by Prime Minister-designate Siegfried Muresan. The joint sitting is scheduled for 13:00. In the joint plenary sitting, the candidate designated for the prime minister office will have 30 minute

English 30-09-2026 09:21

Tennis: Gabriela Ruse opens Beijing WTA tournament with a win

Romanian tennis player Gabriela Ruse defeated Austria's Lilli Tagger 6-4, 6-2 on Wednesday in the first round of the WTA 1000 tournament in Beijing (China), which offers total prize money of 9,415,725 US dollars. Ruse (28, world No. 62) secured victory in one hour and 24 minutes in her first-ever meeting with Tagger (18, world No. 61). The R

English 30-09-2026 08:42

PM-designate Muresan:The institution of Parliament must be respected, not marginalised; I will go to Parliament to present our vision

The institution of Parliament must be respected, not marginalised, PM-designate Siegfried Muresan said on Wednesday, ahead of the vote on the investiture of the Government he has proposed, reiterating that he will not resign his mandate. 'President of the Chamber of Deputies Sorin Grindeanu has repeatedly asked me to turn my back on Parliament by resigning

English 30-09-2026 08:06

President Dan pays official visit to the Czech Republic on Wednesday

President Nicusor Dan is making an official visit to Prague on Wednesday, at the invitation of his Czech counterpart, the Presidential Administration informs. According to the same source, the head of state will hold meetings with President Petr Pavel, Prime Minister Andrej Babis and the presidents of the two chambers of the Czech Parliament, as well as a meet

English 29-09-2026 20:33

PM-designate counters President Dan: Early elections not desirable, but neither keeping Romania in crisis

Prime minister-designate Siegfried Muresan, responding on Tuesday to remarks made by President Nicusor Dan just one day ahead of the parliamentary investiture vote, said that early elections are not desirable, but keeping Romania in a prolonged political crisis out of fear of snap polls 'does not offer stability to citizens or confidence to investors who want to create j

English 29-09-2026 19:45

Court orders 30-day pre-trial detention for Calin Georgescu

The Bucharest Court of Appeal on Tuesday ordered former presidential candidate Calin Georgescu into 30-day pre-trial detention, admitting a challenge by the Directorate for Investigating Organised Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) in the case in which he is accused of defrauding a businessman of €1.1 million. The same measure was imposed on businessman Ionel Rusen.

English 29-09-2026 18:11

CES president: Francophone Economic and Social Councils serve as stability and crisis-prevention platforms

Economic and Social Councils and similar institutions across the Francophone world are genuine platforms for stability and crisis prevention, President of Romania's Economic and Social Council (CES) Sterica Fudulea said on Tuesday at the Francophone Social Dialogue Forum, dedicated to the role of representative social and civic dialogue partners in social, economic and c

English 29-09-2026 17:47

Mures County's investor offer showcased at EXPO REAL Munich under joint 'Why Mures' identity

In a bid to present an integrated investment offer for Mures County to global investors, local and county authorities, the business community and academia will, for the first time, take part under a joint identity - 'Why Mures' in EXPO REAL Munich 2026, held between 5-7 October. According to the Targu Mures Municipality, Mures County is participating u

English 29-09-2026 17:10

President Dan: It is time for this crisis to end; early elections are not a solution

President Nicusor Dan said on Tuesday that it is time for the current political crisis to end, adding that early elections are not a solution.

English 29-09-2026 17:00

Photographs, installations, sculpture, fashion design at Romanian Creative Week

Romanian Creative Week, the largest event dedicated to the creative industries in the European Union, returns between October 2 and 8 with the second edition of RCW X Bucharest, the autumn capsule of RCW. The event continues in Bucharest a consistent part of the projects presented in May in Iasi, reconfigured for other spaces and contexts, along with projects

English 29-09-2026 15:56

INTERVIEW/Moldova's Economic Development Minister Nasui: There are many things where Chisinau surpasses Bucharest

AGERPRES special correspondent to Chisinau, Moldova, Cristian Lupascu reports: There are areas of activity, such as digitalisation, where Moldova surpasses Romania, according to Moldova's Minister of Economic Development and Digitalisation Claudiu Nasui, a former economy ministry of Romania. In an interview to AGERPRES he says that the debureaucratiza

English 29-09-2026 15:37

Japanese student explores Romania's iele, healing incantations and ancient superstitions in Buzau

The evil eye, the iele and the Dragaice, superstitions surrounding death, birth and marriage, curses and healing incantations - all part of Buzau's living intangible heritage - have been the focus of research by a Japanese student seeking to explore the differences and similarities between Romanian and Japanese culture, as well as the lives of people whose traditions are

English 29-09-2026 14:54

INTERVIEW/Siegfried Muresan: All my ministerial picks meet competence, ethics and integrity requirements

All the ministers I have nominated meet all the requirements of competence, ethics and integrity to implement the governing agenda and to contribute to Romania's reform, Prime Minister-designate Siegfried Muresan said on Tuesday in an interview to AGERPRES. Muresan presented the main measures he will take if his government wins the confidence of the parlia

English 29-09-2026 14:15

OECD report: Romania lags behind in higher education graduates and education spending

Romania has one of the lowest shares of higher education graduates among OECD countries, while public investment in education remains below the organisation's average, according to the main findings of the Education at a Glance 2026 report, released on Tuesday by the Ministry of Education and Research and published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Develo