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The Împreună pentru Centura Verde/Together for the Green Belt civic platform has called on environment minister Diana Buzoianu to immediately halt car traffic in Bucharest’s Băneasa Forest, arguing that the move violates the country’s Forestry Code and threatens the integrity of one of the capital’s last major green areas. Representatives of the platform, backed by…

The Romanian Football Federation (FRF), in partnership with leading bookstore chain Cărturești, has launched its own publishing house, Editura FRF, with the first title in its portfolio dedicated to children – a comic book recounting Romania’s journey to UEFA EURO 2024. The debut volume, Generația de Suflet/Generation of the Soul, was created by author and…

Agora Mall, one of the first modern shopping centers in Romania’s western city of Arad, has reopened after an extensive modernization designed to restore its position in the local retail market. The project, completed in August, was supported by Colliers Romania, which coordinated the leasing strategy and attracted new tenants. The 36,000 sqm mall, originally…

The General Council of Bucharest has approved a new plan aimed at tackling noise pollution in the city, where one in five residents, or an estimated 419,000 people, are exposed daily to sound levels above legal limits. The initiative, as announced by the City Hall, will see the rollout of a monitoring and mitigation program…

The concert Angela Gheorghiu – 35 Years of Excellence scheduled for Sunday, September 7, at Bucharest’s Arenele Romane has been canceled due to low ticket sales, according to the official announcement. Despite efforts to reschedule the event, organizers said demand had not reached the level required for a concert of such scale.  “This was a…

Sibiu International Airport will also remove restrictions on carrying liquids in hand luggage starting September 5, allowing passengers to bring containers of up to two liters directly into the aircraft cabin. The move puts an end to the long-standing 100 ml limit per container that has been in place at airports across Europe for nearly…

Authorities are moving forward with a new subway line project in Bucharest that will connect Bragadiru in the southwest to Voluntari in the northeast. The estimated cost of the project stands at EUR 2.47 billion (excluding VAT), though the final figure will be determined following a feasibility study. Transport minister Ciprian Șerban announced the signing…

The International School of Bucharest (ISB) begins the new academic year with a series of remarkable achievements that reflect its mission to combine academic excellence with character, creativity, and global citizenship. With Romania’s strongest International Baccalaureate (IB) results, prestigious recognition as a School of Character, and the reintroduction of Cambridge A-Level examinations, ISB continues to…

The Romanian minister of investments and European projects, Dragos Pislaru, announced that he dismissed the head of an unnamed public institution and is investigating the institution, after the dismissed head and some of his subordinates attended “training sessions” at Larnaca in Cyprus and in Nice on Cote d’Azur, according to G4media.ro. Such training sessions have…

The Romanian main opposition party, the isolationist Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR), has filed four separate no-confidence motions against the government for four of the draft laws that the executive promoted in Parliament for accelerated legislation without debate.  The debates on the no-confidence motion and the vote would take place on Sunday, September…