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Romania’s central bank (BNR) decided, at its April 7 board meeting, to maintain the monetary policy rate at 6.5%, noting disinflationary pressures from aggregate demand following the renewed decrease in annual GDP dynamics in Q1, as well as inflationary effects from the Middle East crisis, which is expected to spur higher inflation in Q2.  The…

Marius Andruh has been elected president of the Romanian Academy, following the vote of the body’s members held on April 7, the institution said. He was elected with 84 votes from a quorum of 157 members attending. Chemist Marius Andruh became a member of the Romanian Academy in 2001, when he was 46 years old.…

Romanian football coach Mircea Lucescu died on the evening of April 7, the University Emergency Hospital in Bucharest announced. Lucescu, who was 80 years old, had been hospitalized since March 29 after fainting during training before Romania’s friendly match with Slovakia. Later, he suffered a heart attack, and his health deteriorated rapidly. He was the…

Almost half (45%) of Romanian parents working abroad will not spend the Easter holidays in the country with their children, while 38% say they will come home for Easter, most of them because of money, according to data from a survey conducted by Save the Children Romania among beneficiaries of the program dedicated to children…

Bucharest district 4 mayor Daniel Băluță announced a plan to build a new park that will be named after United States president Donald J. Trump. The new park is currently being developed next to the Tudor Arghezi park. Its name was chosen in honor of the American president and of Romania’s ties with the US,…

Three men accused of raping a 17-year-old girl at a hotel in the Neptun-Olimp resort during a summer school organized by the far-right party Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) in 2023 were sent to trial. Investigations lasted for three years. Prosecutors say the acts took place inside a hotel and that the men…

The Romanian justice system has lifted all preventive judicial control measures imposed on controversial influencer Andrew Tate regarding his charges of human trafficking, according to a statement released by his defense team and cited by The Telegraph.  Andrew Tate’s team provided journalists with the ruling of the Bucharest Tribunal, which “revokes the preventive judicial control…

Romania is set to experience a colder Easter, according to the national meteorological service ANM. Temperatures will be lower than normal from April 6 to 13, over the holidays. This will be the coldest period of the month, according to the forecast cited by Digi24. The sudden cold front and winter-type weather phenomena were brought…

With the Easter holidays just around the corner, the Boromir Collection of Romanian Easter Brioche, Pasca, is ready to bring joy and delicious flavors to your celebrations, making festive moments with your loved ones even more special. Inspired by the art of slow leavening, each Boromir Easter Brioche delights you with a soft core and…

Courier company Cargus announced a new partnership with Froo Romania aimed at expanding its SHIP & GO out-of-home delivery network across the country. This allows customers to send or collect parcels from nearby locations, offering an alternative to traditional home delivery. Under the agreement, SHIP & GO services are already available in 20 Froo stores…