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Romania’s busy DN1 national road was blocked again on Monday, July 20, after torrential rain triggered flooding and landslides in the Prahova Valley. The disruption came one day after a powerful flash flood swept through the mountain resort of Bușteni, inundating homes and carrying cars and debris through the streets. Traffic was initially brought to…

Romanian-American University and MONZA Hospital have signed a cooperation agreement aimed at strengthening the partnership between academia and the healthcare sector and supporting the education of future healthcare professionals. A key component of this partnership is the granting of a scholarship to a student enrolled in the Bachelor’s degree programme in General Nursing, offered by…

The European Union’s new digital border control system EES mistakenly identified two identical twin sisters in Romania back in May of this year, highlighting some of the platform’s operational problems, according to Politico Europe. The EES, launched on April 10, replaced passport stamps with a European database that uses biometric data, including facial recognition and…

More than one in three employees in Romania (35%) use AI at least once a week to support their work, above the European average of 29%, according to a survey conducted by the European HR service provider SD Worx among 5,936 HR managers and 16,500 employees in sixteen European countries. Similarly, some 37% of employees…

One of the medium-sized banks in Romania, tbi bank, announced that it provided developer REDESIGN with financing worth EUR 7.85 million over 24 months to complete the first buildings in the second phase of the Stejeriș project in Brașov. The loan, with the principal repayable in full at maturity, will support the continuation of construction…

Romania’s National Agency for Cadastre and Land Registration (ANCPI) was targeted by a cyberattack that took the e-Terra system offline and blocked real estate transactions nationwide starting on July 14. Many such transactions would have taken place, since VAT for new homes increases from 9% to 21% from August 1 onwards. However, the institution said…

The famous Tatra trams that transported Bucharest residents for 53 years have been taken out of service, according to statements made by Bucharest mayor Ciprian Ciucu on Sunday, July 19. The mayor marked the moment by meeting with senior employees of the Militari Depot who worked under extremely difficult conditions in the 1970s and 1980s…

Dolce far niente, the film written and directed by Romanian filmmaker Nae Caranfil, will be released in local cinemas nearly three decades after it was made. The film premiered internationally in 1998 and has been screened at festivals over the years, but it never had a theatrical release in Romania. Restored and remastered in 4K by…

The Oradea City Hall Tower, one of the city’s tourist attractions, has reopened to the public following the rehabilitation works on the building of the Oradea City Hall. The tower stands nearly 50 meters tall and features four main levels, three of which offer panoramic views. The tower’s first level houses the tower clock’s mechanism,…

Oscar-winning actor Russell Crowe will perform in Romania for the first time in 2027. He will take the stage as a musician alongside his band, The Gentlemen Barbers, for two concerts as part of the Indoor Garden Party international tour. The famous actor and musician is scheduled to perform on May 26, 2027, at Parcul…