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Sixteen universities in Romania were included in the most recent RUR World University Rankings, with the highest place going to the Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Bucharest. The Carol Davila University ranks 284th in the “teaching” category in the Round University Ranking, placing it the highest spot among all universities in Romania.…

The UK’s Eton College Symphony Orchestra will come to Romania next month for three concerts in Bucharest, Brașov, and Sibiu, the Romanian Musicians’ Interpretive Creation Union (UCIMR) announced. The musical group that will tour Romania this summer comprises 70 boys between the ages of 14 and 18. Sala Radio in Bucharest will host the first concert…

Transfăgărăşan, probably Romania’s most famous high-altitude road, reopens for traffic this Friday, June 7, earlier than usual. Transalpina, the other spectacular mountain road in the country, reopened last week. Both mountain highways are usually closed from late October to late June because of the challenging weather conditions. “Transfăgărășan (DN7C) opens tomorrow starting at 07:00 (almost…

Prison overcrowding continues to be an acute problem in a significant number of European prison administrations, according to the Council of Europe’s recently released Annual Penal Statistics on Prison Populations (SPACE I) for 2023. And Romania, with a prison density of 120 inmates per 100 places available – the second-highest in Europe, faces severe overcrowding.…

A man on the Spanish Police’s “Most Wanted” list was captured in Romania, where he had been hiding for years in a house on the outskirts of Bucharest.  Daniel M.V. from Murcia, who created no less than 55 false identities to use in his criminal activities, led a criminal organization specialized in cyber fraud, generating…

Romania’s tax collection agency, ANAF, recently put up for sale half of Euro Hotels Grivița, located near the North Railway Station. The sale is part of several cases investigated by the anticorruption directorate DNA involving former tourism minister Elena Udrea. Two quarter shares of the hotel, one belonging to Elena Udrea and one to ex-husband…

The relaxation and wellness center Therme, one of the largest in Europe, registered a turnover totaling RON 241.67 million (EUR 48.5 million) in 2023, an increase of 37.8% compared to the previous year. Regarding the net result of the financial year, the company reported a doubling of its profit, from RON 10.67 million (EUR 2.1 million)…

A total of 34.9% of participants in the latest eJobs survey say they regularly use AI (artificial intelligence) tools like ChatGPT or Gemini in office tasks to reduce workload or get results faster. Of these, 18.8% say they do this daily, 13.4% weekly, and 5.7% several times a month. Meanwhile, 13.9% of employees say that…

The local and EU Parliament elections weekend brings in Bucharest a program of US-made independent films, the start of a yearly opera festival, and a festival dedicated to organ music. In Timișoara, film fans can enjoy a festival dedicated to short films, while in Brașov nature documentaries and photography are in the spotlight. In Bucharest:…

Romanian authorities inaugurated the construction site of the first subway line in Cluj-Napoca on Wednesday, June 5. According to transport minister Sorin Grindeanu, who also attended the event, the project will become fully operational in 2031. The new line, which is the first subway project outside Bucharest, will be 21 km long and include a…