Oana Popescu

An outdoor exhibition dedicated to Polish and Romanian women who had the courage to change the world will be inaugurated on Thursday at the southern Pitesti Prison Memorial. The event is organized in collaboration with the Polish Institute in Romania.

A waste container, arrived by ship in southeastern Constanta Port from Norway, was found by the authorities, and it will be returned to the sender, the Coast Guard informed on Friday. The waste container had been brought to our country for a company in (southeastern ) Braila County.

Eight foreign nationals from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Morocco, who were trying to cross the border into Hungary illegally, were found by border police at Nadlac hiding in two lorries carrying polystyrene and metal profiles for companies in Germany and France.

Trucks exiting Romania through the Giurgiu-Ruse Border Crossing Point to Bulgaria have to wait 60 minutes, the waiting line reaching about eight kilometres on the first lane of Giurgiu - Bucharest National Road 5. According to the Giurgiu Border Police, the number of lorries crossing the border at Giurgiu has increased, which led to an increase in the waiting time devoted to these vehicles.

The seafarers rescued after the cargo ship 'Volgo Balt 179' sank in the Black Sea were brought, on Friday morning, in the Constanta port passenger berth, several Mobile Emergency Service for Resuscitation and Extrication (SMURD) crews and the County Ambulance Service were present at the site. . The medical staff are checking the crew members' health status.

Automobile manufacturer Dacia announced on Wednesday that it ill open, starting with March 20, preorders for its first electric model, which will be sold in Romania with prices between 16,800 and 18,100 Euro. "Starting with March 20, Dacia will open online preorders for its "Comfort Plus" version of its first electric model.

Ford Craiova suspends the production of vehicles and engines for eight days, starting with February 26, due to problems related to the supply of semiconductors that affect a large part of the global automotive industry, company's representatives announced on Wednesday. According to Ford Romania spokeswoman Ana Maria Timis, the company's current plan is for production to resume on March 10.

The western Arad border police have found, within the last 24 hours, 28 immigrants who were trying to illegally get out of Romania, hidden in trucks or walking in the field, all being from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Somalia. In a truck driven by a Romanian, verified at the Nadlac II Border Crossing, there were six immigrants found.

The national exhibition of pencil and charcoal drawings "Meeting with Brancusi," which includes works belonging to pupils from several counties in the country, but also from the diaspora, will be organized on Friday in the "Endless Column" Park, on the occasion of the 145th anniversary of the sculptor's birth.

Vaccination with AstraZeneca vaccine kicks off on Monday in centres across the country. More than 142,000 people are scheduled to be vaccinated with this serum, according to the COVID-19 vaccination information platform's Facebook page. According to the same source, 142,100 people are scheduled for a vaccination with AstraZeneca - 69,671 women and 72,429 men.