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CFR Călători, the state railway operator in Romania, will launch its seasonal Trenurile Soarelui (Sun Trains) program on June 13/14, providing direct daily rail connections between major Romanian cities and the Black Sea resorts. Running through September 6/7, the program includes 54 direct trains, 32 of which are additional summer services introduced to support increased…

Romania marked a major milestone in its nuclear energy sector on Monday, June 2, with the launch of construction on Europe’s first tritium removal facility at the Cernavodă nuclear power plant. The facility, only the third of its kind in the world after those in Canada and South Korea, is set to place Romania among…

The network of clinics founded by Dr. Daniela Ionescu will open its fourth unit, the Suvenir Clinic, a multidisciplinary center specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of respiratory problems. The clinic, set to open in September of this year in Bucharest, adds to a network that already includes units in Brașov and Constanța. The total…

Directors Lina Vdovîi and Radu Ciorniciuc were awarded the Krakow International Film Festival’s Silver Horn Award for a socially relevant film for their documentary Dad/ Tata. This is the duo’s second win at the festival. In 2020, they took home the Golden Horn for best documentary film for Acasă – My Home, directed by Radu…

The president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, invited Romanian counterpart Nicușor Dan to Ukraine ahead a bilateral meeting during the Bucharest 9 Summit in Vilnius on Monday, June 2. Zelensky made brief statements to the press upon arrival at the summit, saying that “Romania is very important” to Ukraine. He indicated that he will talk with…

Romania’s “Regele Ferdinand” (King Ferdinand) frigate is currently on rescue mission in the Mediterranean Sea, looking into the disappearance of a military master technician part of its crew. Master Sergeant Class II Viorel Culea, 46, an electromechanical specialist, was last seen on board the ship on the morning of June 1, around 04:30. The Romanian…

Local authorities in Târgovişte, southern Romania, inaugurated the restored building of the former Cavalry School at the end of last week. The building is also where the trial and execution of the former communist leader Nicoale Ceaușescu and his wife took place in December 1989. Built between 1907–1910 in Neo-Romanian style, the former Cavalry School…

The Dutch government expects to reimburse Romania for the golden helmet of Coțofenești and the three gold bracelets stolen from the Drents Museum in Assen in January of this year. The value of the reimbursement stands at around EUR 5.7 million, and the reimbursement was confirmed by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science for…

The fifth edition of the Jazz Cave Festival will take place in Vâlcea County, southern Romania, between August 14 and 17, bringing over 22 bands from Europe, Africa, and South America to perform on four stages. This year, the event will be held in three concept-zones. The underground stages INNERLAND and KIDS CORNER, the latter…

A new national poll conducted by INSCOP Research between May 26–30 shows newly elected president Nicușor Dan leading the trust rankings among Romanian political figures, followed by former interim president Ilie Bolojan and far-right leader George Simion (AUR). According to the survey, 47% of respondents expressed a high or very high level of trust in…