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Serbian-Romanian filmmaker Ivana Mladenović received the Heart of Sarajevo for Best Director on Friday night at the 31st Sarajevo Film Festival for her feature film Sorella di Clausura. The Romanian-Serbian-Italian-Spanish co-production competed in the festival’s international fiction section. “I am grateful for this award and for the way the film was received. I was very…

Open-top tourist buses returned to the streets of the Romanian capital on Monday, August 25, as the “Bucharest City Tour” line resumed operation. The service, operated by the capital’s transport company STB, offers visitors and locals a chance to rediscover the city, taking passengers past some of its most iconic landmarks. The hop-on, hop-off buses…

Thailand is quite a popular destination in Southeast Asia. It is renowned for its stunning beaches, ancient temples, and friendly locals. However, behind the smiles lies a culture rooted in tradition, respect, and subtle social rules. While most people are friendly and forgiving of mistakes, it’s still essential for visitors to understand basic etiquette. A…

The ratio between the market capitalization of companies listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange and Romania’s GDP was 20.7% as of December 31, 2024, below the levels recorded in other regional markets, such as Greece (43.7%), Croatia (33.8%), and Hungary (21%).  The figure can be disappointing as Romania’s BVB has significantly more listed companies (346)…

OVES Enterprise, a Romanian software development company based in Cluj-Napoca, announced an expansion to the United States market through a strategic partnership with Adler Aerospace. The company will be developing large military drones based on the company’s artificial intelligence solution, Nemesis AI.  The agreement provides for the integration of the Nemesis AI platform into the…

Homeowners in Bucharest are finding buyers for their apartments faster than anywhere else in Romania, while sellers in Cluj-Napoca face the longest waits, according to a new real estate market report published by Imobiliare.ro and quoted by Agerpres. The study, titled Market 360: Residential Real Estate, Q2 2025, shows that transactions in the capital are…

Work has begun on restoring the alleys in Bucharest’s Herăstrău Park, as some were severely affected by the collapse of the bank and were facing a real risk of falling. The restorations will be complete in 2026. Herăstrău Park is nearly 100 years old and has been worn down by weather events and other phenomena. …

Fires have devastated over 1 million hectares (over 10,000 square kilometers) in the European Union in 2025, a record area since these statistics began in 2006, according to an AFP analysis of data from the European Forest Fire Information System. Romania ranks third in this classification, after Spain and Portugal. The estimation takes into account only…

Romania will introduce new security features for temporary passports starting September 15, the government announced, as quoted by news agency Agerpres. The documents, issued by local community passport services, will include a digitally signed QR code that can be verified through optical scanning. The new provisions will apply only to documents issued after September 15.…

The British School of Bucharest (BSB) is celebrating another year of outstanding academic success as its graduating Year 13 students achieved a 100% pass rate in the 2025 A-Level examinations. According to the school, 17% of grades awarded to the Class of 2025 were A*, 38% were A*-A, with 69% from A*-B and 85% being…