R.Power launches divestment process for a ready-to-build BESS in Romania

R.Power has launched the divestment process of one of its Romanian ready-to-build battery energy storage system (BESS) projects – a 200 MW/400 MWh facility. The sale is part of R.Power’s strategy of asset rotation and portfolio diversification...

From guiding the blind to delivering goods: Romania’s .lumen expands into urban robotics with €11 million grant

Cluj-Napoca-based DeepTech startup .lumen, known for its AI-powered glasses for the blind, has secured an €11 million grant for the project “PABLO – Autonomous Robots for Urban Delivery”, funded under the Intelligent Growth, Digitalization, and...

Ukraine has resumed the transfer of grain cargo through railway border crossings with Romania

Ukraine has resumed the transfer of grain cargo through railway border crossings with Romania, although the volumes remain low for now. This was stated by Valerii Tkachev, Deputy Director of the Department of Transportation Technology and...

Review: Madeline Potter’s ‘The Roma’ blends memoir and research to look at a marginalized group

THE ROMA: A Travelling History. By Madeline Potter. The Bodley Head. 272 pages. $31.50. “The Roma: A Travelling History” is a fascinating look at a marginalized and misunderstood group of people who have encountered hostility for centuries....

AI could help global economies reduce illicit flows, recover more than $3.3T USD annually

Tuesday, October 21, 2025 — 16:10:46 (UTC) DELAWARE, 21 October– Money laundering is draining economies worldwide, with an estimated $5.5 trillion USD lost each year across global markets, according to new research from Napier AI. This equates to...

You only need to work out twice a week, according to new research. Here's how to maximize those two sessions

With the pressures of social media, it's easy to feel like you need to be exercising at least four or five times a week to get fit. But the reality is, any amount of exercise, no matter how small or infrequent, is good for you. And setting...

DA lifts poultry ban on 3 countries; halts cattle imports from Spain

The Department of Agriculture (DA) has lifted its import ban on poultry products from Turkey, Romania and Argentina after veterinary authorities confirmed that recent avian-flu outbreaks in those countries had been contained. In a series of orders...

Romanian-Austrian memorandum to develop political dialogue signed in Bucharest

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 A Romanian-Austrian memorandum of understanding to deepen and develop political dialogue was signed on Monday in Bucharest by Foreign Affairs Minister Oana Toiu and Federal Minister for European and International Affairs...

Romania's industrial and logistics stock nears 8 mln sqm in H1

Thursday, October 2, 2025 Romania's stock of industrial and logistics space reached nearly 8 million square meters in the first half of this year, with more than 60% located in projects within an hour's drive of Bucharest, while Moldavia and...

Romania returns to Board of Governors of International Atomic Energy Agency

Thursday, September 25, 2025 Romania becomes a member of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for a two-year term, during 2025-2027, after the election on Friday, the last day of the IAEA General Conference....

This is how happy you need to be to have a lower risk of disease

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Romanian SMR project developer announces contract with global nuclear software leader

RoPower Nuclear, the developer of the SMR (small modular reactor) project in Doiceşti, Romania, announced the signing of a contract with Studsvik Scandpower, one of the global leaders in software dedicated to nuclear fuel analysis, on Friday,...

Romanian Lectorate at University of Cambridge offers open courses and cultural events

The University of Cambridge has established a new Romanian Lectorate within its Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics (MMLL), according to the official announcement. Fully funded by the Romanian government through the Institutul...

Global Economies Could Recover More Than $3.3 Trillion USD Annually by Using AI to Reduce Illicit Flows

Money laundering is draining economies worldwide, with an estimated $5.5 trillion USD lost each year across global markets, according to new research from Napier AI. This equates to 5 per cent of global gross domestic product (GDP) laundered...

New Index Reveals Depth of Child Poverty in Greece

Child poverty remains alarmingly high in Greece, according to new findings from the Center of Planning and Economic Research (KEPE). The data show that more than one in ten children experience significant economic or social deprivation, with...

I am a human performance scientist and these are the best exercises for strength and mobility

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Bucharest is becoming the epicenter of climate action. Ten reasons to attend the Climate Change Summit 2025

Between October 21-25, Bucharest hosts the Climate Change Summit, the most important event in Central and Eastern Europe dedicated to climate action. The main event will take place on October 21 at the Palace of Parliament, featuring the...

Romanian engineering company Simtel to open factory for industrial cleaning robots

The Romanian engineering and technology company Simtel (BVB: SMTL) announced on Tuesday, October 14, that one of its companies will open a factory in Băicoi, Prahova, to produce industrial cleaning robots. Simtel has a 51% stake in Agora Robotics,...

When does happiness start positively impacting your health?

From: Frontiers This is how happy we need to be to have lower chronic disease mortality risk Researchers used data from 123 countries to identify a ‘happiness threshold’ beyond which nations’ non-communicable disease mortality rate decreases,...

Romania’s industrial output plunges 3.3% y/y to new record low in August

Romania’s industrial output volume index contracted by 3.3% y/y in August, after it boosted positive annual growth rates over the previous three months, according to data published by the statistics office INS. The negative annual growth rate came...