Category: Uncategorized
-
Central Romania: Drapers’ Bastion in Brașov to be restored with EU funding
The Drapers’ Bastion in Brașov, built between the years 1450–1455, will be restored with European funds. The urban landmark will become an interactive museum integrated into the tourist circuit. The rehabilitation of the Drapers’ Tower will support not only tourism but also the construction sector, contributing to the economic and cultural revitalization of Brașov, according…
-
Bucharest braces for sweltering weekend as code-red heat alert issued for southern Romania
The National Meteorological Administration (ANM) has issued a code-red warning for persistent and intense heat from July 26, 10:00 AM to July 27, 10:00 AM for the regions of Banat, Oltenia, most of Muntenia, and southern continental Dobrogea. Day temperatures are expected to reach between 39 and 43 degrees Celsius, while the temperature-humidity index is…
-
Jazz Bastion: Brașov landmark to host jazz concerts next month
The fifth edition of Jazz Bastion will bring three concerts to the Weavers’ Bastion in Brașov, featuring musicians from Romania, Ireland, and Switzerland. This year’s edition “highlights the cultural diversity of music, which always brings together artists and audiences alike, regardless of language, nationality or affinities,” the organizers explained. The public can attend performances by…
-
Radu Jude’s Dracula to have first screening in Romania at Anonimul Film Festival
Dracula, the latest film of Romanian director Radu Jude, will be screened at this year’s edition of Anonimul International Film Festival, which takes place between August 11 and August 17 in Sfântu Gheorghe, in the Danube Delta. The film has been added to the Locarno Film Festival’s international competition, where it will have its world…
-
Cinemascop: European films, music, gastronomy at festival held in Romanian seaside town
Award-winning films, creative and recycling workshops, community meals inspired by the cultures of the partner countries, mornings with beach sports and evenings with music and dance are part of the program of this year’s edition of Cinemascop, the festival taking place between August 1 and August 10 in the summer garden in Eforie Sud, on…
-
Data shows roughly 850,000 Moldovans received Romanian citizenship so far
Over 850,000 citizens from the Republic of Moldova had gained Romanian citizenship by 2024, according to official data cited by Radio Chișinău. The numbers are even more impressive considering that the Republic of Moldova has a population of around 2.4 million. Numerous Moldovans, including president Maia Sandu, have Romanian citizenship. Once united, the two countries…
-
Romania’s largest lender Banca Transilvania lists sustainability bonds worth RON 1.5 billion on Bucharest Stock Exchange
Banca Transilvania, listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) since 1997 and the largest bank in Romania by assets, listed its first issue of sustainability bonds in RON, amounting to RON 1.5 billion (EUR 295 million), on the BVB. The bonds, listed under the ticker TLV32, mark a record on the Romanian banking market. The…
-
Romania wins one gold, four silver medals at the 2025 International Physics Olympiad
The Romanian team won one gold medal, four silver medals, and two special prizes at the 2025 International Physics Olympiad (IPhO), held in Paris, France, between July 17 and 25. Among the Romanian medalists, Ionuț Gabriel Stan from the International Theoretical High School of Informatics in Bucharest won the gold medal. He also received two…
-
Romania sets norms for national trails
The Romanian Government issued on Thursday, July 24, a decision concerning the methodological norms regulating the hiking trails of national interest. The normative act completes the legal framework for the certification, development and administration of these trails. “Romania has incredible places, and Via Transilvanica is living proof that we can showcase them with passion and…
-
“Green Belt” and “Asprete Lives” environmental projects to continue, Romanian minister says
Recently appointed Romanian environment minister Diana Buzoianu underlined that environmental projects focused on creating more green spaces and conserving rare species, like the “Green Belts” initiative, will continue despite recent budgetary constraints. The statement comes after the official met with mountaineer and conservationist Alex Găvan, founder of the projects “Together for the Green Belt” and…