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Emil Boc, longtime mayor of Cluj-Napoca who is currently running for a new term, stated that work on the city’s subway system will begin in roughly a month. The contract for the construction of the first subway line was signed a year ago with builder Gulermark. Cluj’s new subway line would be the second one…

Romania’s flag carrier Tarom said parents can get free flight tickets for their kids on the International Children’s Day on June 1. On the same day, the company will hold a special Open Doors event, offering children the chance to visit one of its aircraft, including the cockpit. The Open Doors Day will be held…

MerchantPro, a SaaS solutions platform for e-Commerce, is organizing the second edition of the dotCommerce Digital Forum on June 11, 2024. The event, dedicated to innovation and performance, will take place at Terra Events Hall and bring together important names in Romanian online commerce. Among the speakers at the event are Iulian Stanciu (Executive President…

Trei kilometri până la capătul lumii/Three kilometers to the end of the world, the feature directed by Romanian Emanuel Pârvu, received the Queer Palm 2024 Award at Cannes. The prize rewards films selected at the Cannes festival and in its parallel sections that are dealing with LGBT+ or feminist themes or characters or challenging gender norms.  The award was handed to director Emanuel…

We outline some of the exhibitions open or scheduled to, where themes range from the ecological crisis and the myth of the tortured artist to forgotten inventions and the daily life of seasonal workers in agriculture. Touch Nature Until June 29 at SAC @ Berthelot and SAC @ Malmaison  The project initiated by the Austrian Cultural…

Romanian fuel distribution firm JT Grup Oil, controlled by local businessman Jean Paul Tucan (90%), estimates its business at EUR 37 million and seeks to raise EUR 11 million-13 million in exchange for 28.5% with an IPO designed to capitalise on a highly optimistic growth story that relies mostly on the development of a EUR 25…

A list of online resources – from the authorities and non-profits – to check before the upcoming elections, with information ranging from the rules governing the electoral campaign to the steps to be followed on the day of the polls. Think tank Expert Forum (EFOR), which brings together experts in public policies and administration reform,…

The grocery chain Penny, operated by major German group Rewe, will open the first autonomous store in Romania, which will showcase the company’s latest advancements in digital retail technology, in the western part of Bucharest on May 29. The launch takes place just before the Romanian launch of the Polish retailer Zabka, the largest operator of…

The intelligence services (SRI) in Bucharest announced that a diplomat of the Russian Embassy was expelled after a Romanian citizen was spotted providing him with information of a military nature collected while monitoring national and NATO military objectives. Russia will respond to Romania’s decision to declare a diplomat of the Russian embassy in Bucharest persona…

Several Romanian companies attending the Bucharest Show for Defense and Aerospace (BSDA) have signed on May 23-24 agreements with foreign partners for projects ranging from the manufacturing of light weapons to large-caliber ammunition to the manufacturing of the first locally-produced drone, Digi24 announced. The memorandum of UM Cugir and Hekler & Koch GmbH aims to…