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PM Orban starts working visit to Brussels; meetings with European and NATO leaders, on agenda
Prime Minister Ludovic Orban is paying a working visit to Brussels, Tuesday through Thursday, and will meet European and NATO officials.
PM Orban: PNL, in favour of calling early elections
The National Liberal Party (PNL) is in favor of calling early elections, a context in which a commission made up of party leaders will investigate the real possibilities to carry them out and will hold exploratory discussions with all political partners to find out their stance on the matter, Prime Minister Ludovic Orban, the PNL chairperson, stated on Monday, after the Liberals' Executive Comm
Over 12.4 mln arrivals, in tourist accommodation establishments in Romania, in first eleven months of 2019
Arrivals registered in tourist accommodation establishments in Romania, in the first eleven months of 2019, totaled 12.434 million, up 3.7 pct compared to the same period last year, according to data released on Monday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).
Romania Arrests Suspected Defacer of Hungarian Road Signs
Romanian police have arrested a 30-year-old man from Bacau County in northeast Romania for defacing Hungarian-language signs in four towns in neighbouring Harghita County, the Romanian news agency Mediafax reported on Monday.
Ethnic Hungarians account for 85 per cent of the population in Harghita County, and the vandalism of the signs had caused local tensions.
IntMin Vela: Four new SMURD helicopters will be operated by experienced pilots, called in from reserve
Four new Mobile Emergency Service for Resuscitation and Extrication (SMURD) helicopters will be operated by experienced pilots, called in from reserve, Interior Minister Marcel Vela has announced on Monday, in a press statement held in the presence of chief of Emergency Situation Department Raed Arafat.
Tennis: Simona Halep advances to 3rd spot in WTA ranking
Romanian tennis player Simona Halep has climbed one spot advancing to the third position in the world ranking of professional tennis players (Women's Tennis Association - WTA), released on Monday.
Bulgarians Mark 172 Years since the Birth of Hristo Botev
On January 6, Bulgaria marks 172 years since the birth of the Bulgarian poet and revolutionary Hristo Botev. Celebrations will take place across the country, BNT reported.
Russia begins TurkStream gas flows to Greece, North Macedonia
Russia has started European gas deliveries through the new TurkStream pipeline to Turkey, Bulgaria's Bulgartransgaz said on Sunday, as Moscow looks to reduce shipments via Ukraine.
Russia is building TurkStream and doubling the capacity of NordStream across the Baltic Sea to Germany as part of plans to bypass Ukraine in its gas deliveries to Europe.
PM Orban to meet European and NATO leaders in Brussels
Prime Minister Ludovic Orban will be paying a working visit to Brussels, Tuesday through Thursday, and will meet European and NATO officials, according to a Government release.
Russian begins gas flows to Europe via TurkStream
Russia has started European gas deliveries through the new TurkStream pipeline to Turkey, Bulgaria's Bulgartransgaz said on Jan. 5, as Moscow looks to reduce shipments via Ukraine.
Russia is building TurkStream and doubling the capacity of NordStream across the Baltic Sea to Germany as part of plans to bypass Ukraine in its gas deliveries to Europe.
Typing DNA Romanian start-up gets 7-million-USD funding from several funds
TypingDNA Romanian cybersecurity start-up received a total investment worth 7 million USD in a new Series A round, led by Gradient Ventures, Google's AI investment fund, with the participation of GapMinder Ventures and Techstars Ventures, alongside other investors from previous rounds, according to a release of GapMinder fund, which invested 1.2 million USD in this new round.
3.2 Richter scale degree earthquake on Sunday morning in Vrancea County
A 3.2 Richter scale degree earthquake occurred on Sunday morning at 4:58, Romania's time, in the Vrancea seismic area, Vrancea County, according to the information released on the website of the National Institute of Research and Development for Earth Physics (INCDFP). The earthquake occurred at a 99-km depth.
Putin's Iron Lady: Genocide against Serbs committed in Kosovo and Metohija
Poklonskaya, who became famous as the first prosecutor of Crimea after returning the peninsula to Russia, points out that external intervention contributed to this.
Bulgarians Don't Eat-Out Much
In 2018, households in the European Union (EU) spent over €600 bn (equivalent to 3.8% of EU GDP) on 'catering services', i.e. restaurants, cafés, canteens, and the like, Eurostat reported.
Household expenditure on catering services represents 7.0% of their total consumption expenditure.
President Iohannis on a working visit to the land of Bavaria
President Klaus Iohannis will travel on Tuesday to the land of Bavaria for a working visit during which he is scheduled to meet with the German land's Minister-President and leader of the Christian Social Union (CSU), Markus Söder, the Presidential Administration informs.