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For many families in Bucharest, choosing a kindergarten is no longer only about location, facilities or the daily schedule. Language has become an equally important consideration. International and mixed-nationality families may be looking for an environment in which their children can continue learning in English while gradually becoming familiar with Romanian. Romanian families, meanwhile, increasingly…

The second auction for the sale of Romania’s bankrupt Mangalia shipyard attracted no bidders on July 29, with the EUR 184 million starting price maintained for a third auction scheduled for August 28, G4media.ro reported.  A week ago, Irineu Darău, the minister of economy, declared at the presentation of the half-year activity report that this…

A celebration of Armenian culture is on the agenda in Bucharest, while Timişoara holds its City Celebration, Sibiu hosts a local edition of TIFF, and classical music reaches towns and villages in Transylvania. In Bucharest: Armenian Street Festival July 31 – August 2 This anniversary edition of the festival celebrating Armenian culture is held at…

Ukrainian plasma-derived drugs producer Biofarma has doubled its planned investment in a pharmaceutical plant in Oradea, western Romania, with the first stage of the project now valued at EUR 85 million, Bihoreanul reported, cited by Economedia.ro. The investment is EUR 48 million above the minimum amount announced in 2024, when the construction of the pharmaceutical…

Water levels in Romania’s reservoirs have fallen to around 71%, the lowest level recorded for this period since 2018, according to data published by electricity transmission system operator Transelectrica and cited by Ziarul Financiar. The prolonged drought is also putting pressure on the country’s energy sector, with low water availability affecting both hydropower generation and…

Romania has shut down both reactors at the Cernavodă nuclear power plant after the Danube’s water level fell to exceptionally low levels due to severe drought, taking offline a facility that normally supplies around one-fifth of the country’s electricity. Interim prime minister Ilie Bolojan urged households and large industrial consumers to reduce electricity use during…

The two houses of the Romanian Parliament reunited on Wednesday, July 29, for an extraordinary plenary session and passed several projects related to the EU-funded Recovery and Resilience Plan, or PNRR, as well as the approval of the SAFE loan agreement. The session comes amid heated disagreements between the centrist parties that formed the former…

The Court of First Instance in Brussels announced that it set January 4 as the trial date for the case concerning Pfizer’s request to block the tariffs collected by the Romanian Air Traffic Services Administration (ROMATSA) to recover Romania’s debt over COVID-19 vaccines to the drugmaker.  As such, the fate of the funds that ROMATSA…

On any given day at the Romanian-American University in Bucharest, the corridors offer a snapshot of an increasingly international academic community. Students from Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East meet in classrooms, work together on projects and exchange ideas shaped by different cultures and educational backgrounds. This diversity is no longer simply an additional…

Romania’s major point of access to the Black Sea, the Port of Constanța, was subjected to a bomb alert on Wednesday, July 29. The caller reportedly encouraged port employees to flee the scene. “There are several bombs placed in the Port building and in the passenger terminal. They are disguised as various objects, so you will…