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Bucharest mayor Nicușor Dan is projected to win 45% of the votes cast in the local elections on June 9, according to an exit poll conducted by CURS-Avantgarde quoted by Digi24. Former Bucharest mayor Gabriela Firea is on the second place, with 24% of the votes. Firea entered the race for the Bucharest mayor job…

Automotive sales in Romania will end 2024 with a 1.7% increase compared to last year for passenger cars and a 0.6% increase for light commercial vehicles, according to the PwC Autofacts report conducted on five markets in Central Europe.  Dacia remains the best-selling brand in the country. Tesla doubled its sales during the same period…

The local campaign for the EU Parliament elections was largely overshadowed by that for the local elections, overlapping as the two election rounds take place on the same day, June 9. Below, we outline the candidates of the main parties and political alliances, and the themes of their programs. Voters in Romania will elect 33…

Moldovan airline HiSky operated on Friday, June 7, the first direct flight from Bucharest to the United States in over 20 years. Tarom’s flights to New York were halted in 2003.  The HiSky aircraft flying to New York is configured with two aisles and a total of 275 seats, divided into business and economy classes.…

Romanian bookstore chain Cărturești announced a campaign aimed at encouraging voting in the local and European elections held in Romania this Sunday, June 9. Those who vote will be gifted a free book or a magazine. “Show the ID card with the VOTAT 2024 stamp at the cash register in any Cărturesti bookstore, and your civic…

British journalist and filmmaker Charley Ottley recently launched the film “Discover Oltenia” at the National Peasant’s Museum in Bucharest. The new documentary promotes the Oltenia de sub Munte region in Romania – an aspiring UNESCO geopark that stands out with its rich cultural and natural wealth. The journalist is also currently filming in Maramureş for the…

Romania is set to meet Kazakhstan in the European Minifootball Championship semifinals today. To reach this stage, the Romanian team bested the host country, Bosnia and Herzegovina, in an emphatic 4-1 victory, watched on by a mammoth home crowd. Romania is the current world champion. Kazakhstan knocked out the reigning European champions, Azerbaijan, in a…

Update: The Ministry of Health officially announced 13 victims with second-degree burns, of which 4 were in serious condition, two of them intubated. Two of the patients in serious condition will be transported to the Saint Spiridon County Emergency Clinical Hospital in Iași, and two to the Bucharest Emergency Clinical Hospital (Floreasca) by air. Initial…

The main candidates for the office of mayor of Bucharest responded to ten questions posed by the initiators of the Environmental Platform for Bucharest and the Civic Platform Together for the Green Belt on the most important environmental issues in the capital city.  The candidates are incumbent mayor Nicușor Dan, running as an independent backed…

A new survey conducted nationwide says that Brașov ranks first among the cities most Romanians would like to move to, followed by Cluj-Napoca and Sibiu. The study was conducted by AHA Moments for Destinații Vizionare and presented by the City Hall of Brașov. Oradea is the fourth city on the list, followed by Timișoara, Constanța,…