Constructions exhibition soon to open at the Romanian Peasant’s museum in Bucharest

The Business Incubator in Soroca (BIS) has already confirmed the initial prospects - that it will become a prototype for future business development initiatives, similar incubators in other parts of Moldova and even larger scale projects such as industrial parks.

July 1, 2010 marked the first day of the Norwegian Presidency of the Council of the Baltic Sea States which will last for a year. Norway will continue to prioritize the fight against human trafficking, in which the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) is already heavily involved. Other priorities include environment and energy.

Between 21 – 23 June, Ambassador Øystein Hovdkinn was present in the northern eastern part of Romania in an official visit to assess the progress of several projects supported under the EEA Financial Mechanism (EEA Grants) and the Norwegian Cooperation Programme with Romania (Norway Grants), and met with the regional and local authorities in Iasi, Piatra Neamt and Suceava.

On June 30th the Norwegian Embassy’s representatives participated in the launch of the first Parenting Services Center in Bucharest and conveyed ambassador’s Hovdkinn support message for the project “Towards Positive Healthy Parenting in Romanian Families”, promoted by Save the Children Romania and funded under the EEA Financial Mechanism. Four other similar centers have been opened in Iasi, Su...

The Best Combat project combines biology, sociology and tourism with the aim of conserving the Danube beluga sturgeon by supporting and educating local communities to develop new livelihoods, focussing on community based tourism, as an alternative to the unsustainable fishing of the endangered beluga.