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Romania’s population is projected to decline significantly over the coming decades, falling to around 14.4 million by 2100, according to the latest forecasts published by Eurostat and quoted by local news agency Agerpres. The estimates pointed to a drop of roughly 24% compared to the current population. Romania’s population stood at approximately 19 million at…

Radu Jude’s Diary of a Chambermaid, which will premiere in this year’s Cannes Directors’ Fortnight, and Pedro Almodóvar’s Bitter Christmas, selected in Cannes Film Festival’s main competition, will be presented as previews at the 25th edition of the Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF), the largest film festival in the country. The festival will also screen…

Romanian economy minister Irineu Darău announced the launch in public consultation of a draft law aimed at simplifying the insolvency procedure for individuals on Thursday, April 16. Among the main proposed measures are the reduction of the access threshold to the insolvency procedure and the protection of the family home. “We reduce the access threshold…

SCOR, a leading global reinsurer headquartered in Paris, announced that it will move its local headquarters to the Timpuri Noi Square Phase 2 development operated by Vastint in Bucharest. The move will take place in the summer of next year. Before the announcement, the company had decided to establish its first office in Romania in…

The sounds of the Vânători Neamț Natural Park, as recorded by sound designer George Vlad, have been included in two playlists dedicated to Romania on the Earth FM platform, a global streaming service for natural soundscapes. Vlad, whose past work can be found in productions such as “Dune: Part II”, “Planet Earth III”, or “Horizon…

The 30th edition of the European Film Festival, the event showcasing the diversity of European cinema, runs this year a program of more than 50 films questioning the limits of cinema and the freedoms allowed to filmmakers. “Limits come in many forms, and only some of them are helpful to us. In the best-case scenario,…

The Romanian Ministry of Culture announced the repatriation of the ancient golden Helmet of Coțofenești and two of the three Dacian bracelets that were stolen from the Drents Museum in the Netherlands more than a year ago. The artifacts will be presented to the public for the first time since their return during a special…

Timișoara City Hall, in western Romania, has launched a program for the rehabilitation and arrangement of public civil protection shelters. The measure is intended to increase the safety level of the population in emergencies. The municipality has 89 civil shelters on record. These are mainly located in apartment buildings constructed during the communist period, with…

Synevo Romania appointed Adrian Tudoscă as its new general manager, while longtime leader Laurențiu Luca takes on a broader regional role overseeing operations across 11 Southeast European markets. The move signals a shift aimed at strengthening Romania’s position as a regional hub within the group, the company said. Tudoscă succeeds Luca, who led the company…

The Council of Europe Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, or CPT, presented its annual report for 2025 on Wednesday, April 15. The document includes the conclusions of an ad-hoc visit carried out in Romania, which signals persistent problems in forensic psychiatric hospitals.  The Committee regularly visits places…