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The most well-off regions of Romania also have the most electric cars on the streets. Unsurprisingly, the most electric cars are in Bucharest, one for every 75 residents.  In Ilfov county, the ratio is one electric car for 173 residents. The capital and its surrounding Ilfov area are followed by Cluj (with 189 residents for…

Agnes Ullmann, a microbiology specialist of Romanian origin, is among the 72 female researchers whose names are to be engraved on a frieze displayed in the Eiffel Tower in Paris, local news agency Agerpres reported. The Eiffel Tower currently hosts a frieze on which the names of 72 men, French researchers, engineers, and industrialists, are…

A former military facility in Giroc, in Timiș County, is set to be transformed into a community hub for cultural and educational activities, Express de Banat reported. The project, known as FORUM 01115, will include educational spaces, exhibition areas, and an outdoor amphitheater. It is part of a wider development plan in Giroc, which will…

SCOR, one of the global leaders in reinsurance, said that it appointed Andrei Romanescu as General Manager of SCOR Bucharest, its newly established strategic transformation office in Romania. The new GM will oversee the development of the company’s local operations.  SCOR Bucharest will bring together expertise in technology and data, finance, and property and casualty…

Six projects in Bucharest will receive combined funding of over RON 830,000 in 2026 through the Environmental Platform for Bucharest, as the Bucharest Community Foundation and ING Bank Romania said they doubled their support for long-term green initiatives in the capital city. The new funding round complements a first investment of nearly RON 770,000 and…

In a report on online censorship, the Legal Committee of the US House of Representatives rejected the existence of evidence of Russian interference in Romania’s cancelled 2024 presidential elections. Instead, the report accuses the European Union of interfering in elections in several European states. According to the Republican-authored report, the EU meddled in Romania’s elections…

Exciting is not my usual adjective for the month of February, but oh boy, is it now! Film-wise it’s such a fiercely fantastic month I had to restrain myself from raving too much about everything, otherwise this column would have turned into a novel. Il Cinema Ritrovato is arriving to Romania for the third time…

DAN AIR said it will expand its regular flight network from Bucharest and Bacău starting in April, adding six new destinations in Spain, Italy, France, and Cyprus. The privately owned Romanian carrier will launch new routes to Valencia, Larnaca, Madrid, Barcelona, Paris (Beauvais), and Treviso, operated throughout the summer season, between April 1 and October…

Ananda Group, one of the most active residential developers in the south of the Bucharest-Ilfov Region, announces its consolidated results for 2025, a year that confirms the maturity of the business model, the operational efficiency and the strategic positioning of the company in the middle-market segment. Consolidating the Ananda brand in the south of the…

Two men, a 37-year-old Romanian and a 54-year-old Greek citizen, have been arrested in Germany and Greece, respectively, suspected of attempted sabotage of several ships belonging to the German Navy, News.ro reported. They allegedly introduced “over 20 kilograms of abrasive gravel into a ship’s engine, perforated freshwater supply pipes, removed fuel tank caps, and deactivated…