On the sunny side of things
Foto: Johnsey/ depositphotos.com There aren’t many significant success stories in Romania at the moment, but the current edition of the Green House program, through which the state subsidizes the installation of solar panels in people’s households, has at least the potential to be one of them. And even if it has been partly overshadowed by […]
Timeline of a confirmation
Listed in chronological order, the takeover of Dacia by Groupe Renault and the arrival of Ford in Romania through the takeover of the Craiova plant are, in my opinion, among the best things that have happened in this country since the 1989 revolution. Dacia is already the strongest link in the Renault group, but Craiova […]
AI versus vocational education
Foto: FotoArtist/ depositphotos.com Although relatively new to the consumer market, artificial intelligence is already disrupting society. Large language models (LLMs) are evolving at a speed that worries even those controlling them. But while doomsday scenarios are still to come true, LLMs are already having a palpable influence on the occupational world. Recently, the Washington Post […]
Johann Strauss Festival 20th edition 2023 Sibiu
The Johann Strauss Festival continues its series of extraordinary concerts in Sibiu, celebrating its anniversary edition with a concert performed by the Sibiu State Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Cristian Spătaru, on Saturday, May 20, starting at 18:00, at the Thalia Hall. The festival will delight its audience with lively yet nostalgic music from the vast repertoire of the Strauss family […]
The Jiu Valley in the post-mining era, an area of interest for the German entrepreneurs
AHK Romania is a reliable partner for both the authorities and companies, in the attempt to transform the Jiu Valley, from a former coal region into a region where other less polluted industries can develop and bring prosperity. That was the message sent by the general manager of the German-Romanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, […]
Budget blues
Foto: alexeynovikov/ depositphotos.com Around the Easter holidays, while people were busy planning their vacations and family dinners, a highly controversial topic emerged on the public agenda: the budget deficit seems to be out of control and needs to be reined in quickly. In order to reach a semi-even keel, the state needs to cut costs […]
The tyre, where to?
Foto: Michelin Cars have evolved and will evolve still. I kept practicing the right to look through the keyhole and to foreshadow what is to come. But the tyre, that part of a car that unfairly gets a lack of attention and respect… where is it heading, how will it look like in the future? […]
Conductor Cristian Lupeș, Manager of the State Philharmonic in Sibiu: “People always need an outlet, a magical place where everyday worries disappear. Our mission is to provide this place through music”
This summer marks four years since you took over the leadership of the State Philharmonic in Sibiu. What are the most important achievements that you and the team you lead have had during this period? Indeed, August marks 4 years since I won the competition for the Sibiu Philharmonic manager job, and in this time, […]
Conflict ricochets
Foto: vaeenma/ depositphotos.com Russia’s invasion in Ukraine is having unforeseen consequences for the internal cohesion of the European Union, affecting one of its core common policies – trade. There is widespread frustration among Eastern European farmers over the compensation they receive from Brussels after cheap Ukrainian agricultural products flooded their home markets and prices collapsed. […]
The EU economy caught between the American hammer and the Chinese anvil
Foto: Wirestock/ depositphotos.com To the East of the West, a great distance to the West from the East, and squeezed in the middle of a war between the opposite ends of the economic spectrum. This is where the European economy stands in relation to those of the United States and China, both in fierce competition […]