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Romania’s drone production capacity will increase rapidly in the coming years thanks to private companies and public initiatives, said interim economy minister Irineu Darău on Monday, August 17, in an interview with Euronews Romania.  The increase will be noticeable beginning with 2027, the minister said, thanks to the funds made available through the SAFE Act.…

Semifinalists in the cello, violin, and piano sections of the 2026 George Enescu International Competition will perform as both soloists and orchestra leaders in a new “play & conduct” format. Introduced for the first time in the competition’s history, the conductor-free semifinals will take place at the Romanian Athenaeum in Bucharest in September. The cello…

A famous Romanian hacker nicknamed Virus was caught in traffic in Sinaia, Prahova County, over the weekend despite the fact that his car was equipped with an ingenious system for changing license plates.  The 42-year-old man was pulled over following an alert generated by the automatic license plate recognition system installed on a police vehicle.…

Traditional craftspeople from communities around Romania’s Făgăraș Mountains can obtain nationally recognized professional certification through a new program launched by the Conservation Carpathia Foundation and Sibiu’s ASTRA Museum. Applications for the MeșterEȘTI pentru comunitate program are open until October 31, 2026. The initiative targets people who have learned and practiced traditional trades through experience but…

Nearly one in three Romanian children aged 9 to 16 has asked their parents to remove content posted about them online, according to EU Kids Online data highlighted in 2026 by Horizon Magazine, the European Commission’s research and innovation publication. Romania recorded the highest percentage in the comparison, at 29%, while Lithuania ranked at the…

Avram Iancu, a Romanian librarian turned endurance swimmer, famous for his feats, managed to swim across the English Channel on Monday, August 17, using the breaststroke style. After the crossing, he said he had faced an “absolutely exhausting” challenge, describing it as the toughest swimming experience of his entire career. “My strength is not my…

The 2027 edition of UNTOLD will take place from August 5 to 8 in Cluj-Napoca, organizers announced. More than 40,000 passes have already been sold for the festival’s upcoming Star Edition. The first 20,000 passes sold out within minutes, while sales exceeded 30,000 during the first 24 hours, the organizers said. The figure has since…

The company operating the Bucharest subway system, Metrorex, has outstanding electricity payments of over RON 11.5 million (EUR 2.2 million) to state-owned energy provider Hidroelectrica and was sent a disconnection notice, according to information published by Club Feroviar.The sum owed represents the value of the electricity supplied to Metrorex, as well as other obligations related…

Some 88% of Romanians living abroad have concrete expectations from the country’s political leaders, with easier access to official documents topping their list, according to the Diaspora Sentiment 2026 study by research company MKOR. The survey also found that distrust and a lack of political representation weigh as heavily as logistical difficulties among those who…

Employees in Romania say they need an average of ten consecutive days off, including weekends, to fully recover from work, according to an SD Worx study. The figure is below the European average of 13 days. More than half of Romanian respondents, or 52%, said they need a holiday lasting between seven and 14 days…