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A Romanian Company Develops a Solution to Reduce Extreme Urban Temperatures
Mid East Information
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August 19, 2025
In the face of increasingly frequent and intense heatwaves, Green Parking Solutions, a Romanian company, has developed a practical solution designed to help cities cope with rising urban temperatures. What started as an architectural concept has...
Climb Again sports therapy hub for children with disabilities in Romania powered by green energy
Romania Insider
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August 19, 2025
The Climb Again Center in Nucșoara, Argeș County, Romania’s first facility dedicated entirely to therapy through sport and paralympic training for children and young people with disabilities, is now powered by renewable energy. The project was...
RetuRO pilot in Bucharest parks allows people to leave bottles for others to reclaim deposit
Romania Insider
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August 19, 2025
RetuRO, the operator of Romania’s Deposit-Return System - SGR, has launched a pilot project in two of the capital’s parks that lets people leave their bottles, PET containers, and cans in special compartments attached to public trash bins so...
Alternative getaways (9): Romania – welcome to Count Dracula's?!
RTL Today
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August 19, 2025
Long associated with Dracula and dark legends, Romania today reveals another story – of vibrant cities, rich traditions, and landscapes teeming with life. Romania, nestled between the Carpathians, the Danube Delta, and medieval towns, is often...
Swimmers eye Olympic path in Romania
Windhoek Observer
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Erasmus Shalihaxwe Seven Namibian swimmers are competing at the World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships in Otopeni, Romania, this week. The event is seen as a step in preparing for upcoming regional, continental, and world tournaments....
Romanian Environmental Guard inspectors to use bodycams and drones in field operations
Romania Insider
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August 18, 2025
Romania’s National Environmental Guard will begin using body cameras and drones in field operations after the government approved new regulations making the equipment operational, the Ministry of Environment announced. The devices, purchased...
Romania's Labor Ministry publishes law on magistrates' pensions
Romania Insider
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August 18, 2025
The magistrates recipients of the so-called "special pensions" or technically "service pensions" not entirely based on past contributions will have to retire at the standard age (65 years currently) and have a minimum length of service of at least...
Ahold Delhaize to Divest 87 stores in Romania
Progressive Grocer
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August 18, 2025
The New York Association of Grocery Stores (NYAGS), a coalition representing New York City's grocery landscape, opposes mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani's proposal to open government-owned and operated grocery stores across the city. According to...
Five Indonesian swimmers ready for World Junior Aquatics in Romania
Antara
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August 18, 2025
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Five Indonesian young swimmers are set to compete in the 2025 World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships, taking place at the Otopeni Aquatics Complex, Romania, from August 19 to 24. The team arrived in Romania on Sunday (Aug....
City Grill Foundation supports education and social inclusion. Strategic Partnerships with the Royal Margareta of Romania Foundation and the Metropolis Foundation
Romania Insider
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August 18, 2025
Established in May 2024, coinciding with the 20th anniversary of City Grill Group, the City Grill Foundation strengthens its mission to support projects with a real impact on the community through partnerships with organizations recognized for...
Green Parking Develops A Solution To Reduce Extreme Urban Temperatures
MENAFN
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August 19, 2025
(MENAFN- Asdaf News) Bucharest – Asdaf News: In the face of increasingly frequent and intense heatwaves, Green Parking Solutions , a Romanian company, has developed a practical solution designed to help cities cope with rising urban temperatures....
Romanian Producer Ada Solomon Has 3 Films in Locarno’s Competition and Likes Cinema to Cause Debate: “We Need Dialogue More Than Ever”
The Hollywood Reporter - California
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August 16, 2025
Dracula, the new film from Romanian provocateur Radu Jadu (Kontinental ’25, Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World), world premiered in the competition program of the 78th edition of the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland. Among the...
Wizz Air announces fifteen new routes from Romania
Travel & Tourism News Middle East
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Travel, Tourism & Hospitality August 2025 139 Hungarian low-cost carrier Wizz Air has expanded its winter schedule by introducing fifteen new routes from Romania, marking its largest expansion to date for the 2025 winter schedule, connecting the...
DRS International launches as world’s largest Deposit Return Scheme consultancy
Environment Journal
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August 19, 2025
With two years until the UK introduces its national system for more efficient and effective bottle and can recycling, a Scottish startup is already a global leader. DRS International has been launched to advise on and develop solutions tied to...
The EU’s Latest Plan to Stifle Online Privacy Is Terrifying
naked capitalism
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August 19, 2025
The “Chat Control” law threatens to transform the Internet into an even more centrally controlled, surveilled environment. And it could be a legal reality by October. Regular readers are by now familiar with the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA),...
Romania issues heat alerts for 24 counties
Xinhua News Agency
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BUCHAREST, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- More than half of Romania will be under a yellow heat alert on Friday, with temperatures forecast to reach 37 degrees Celsius, the National Meteorological Administration (ANM) said. The warning, in effect from 12...
Constanta Becomes Romania’s Energy Hub
Energy Industry Review
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August 15, 2025
Constanta is becoming the energy hub of Romania and the Black Sea, Energy Minister Bogdan Ivan announced. Constanta County is consolidating its position as a regional energy leader through integrated investments in clean energy production and...
The Societal Impacts of Climate Change: The Phenomenon and Prevalence of Climate Anxiety
Hungarian Conservative
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August 15, 2025
The future, long a symbol of opportunity, is increasingly perceived by many young people as a realm of threat and uncertainty, directly fueling the spread of climate anxiety. According to a 2021 international study, 59 per cent of young people...
Alstom to deliver electrification and ERTMS upgrades on historic Bucharest–Giurgiu railway line
Global Railway Review
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August 15, 2025
Alstom and Arcada will modernise 93 kilometres of Romania’s oldest railway, boosting speed, efficiency, and cross-border connectivity with Bulgaria via the Friendship Bridge. Alstom, a global leader in smart and sustainable mobility, has secured a...
TRUTHS mission: Building the world’s first metrology laboratory in space
Innovation News Network
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August 19, 2025
Led by the UK Space Agency (UKSA) in partnership with several European states, the Traceable Radiometry Underpinning Terrestrial- and Helio-Studies (TRUTHS) satellite mission is designed to improve climate change modelling. Delivered by the...