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The Craiova International Shakespeare Festival announced its official selection for the 2026 edition and opened ticket sales for performances and access to the popular Shakespeare Village. The event will take place between May 21 and 31. Over 11 days, Craiova will host productions inspired by the works of William Shakespeare, with performances staged across multiple…

Romanian dancers Rareș Cojoc and Andreea Matei have won first place at the World Dance Sport Federation (WDSF) GrandSlam, held in Blackpool, United Kingdom, on March 27 – 28. This adds to the pair’s track record, which includes a series of wins at events in Wuxi, Stuttgart, and Rome last year. “From the delicate slow waltz, to…

This year’s edition of Classic for Kids, an educational project aiming to facilitate encounters with classical music, will cover 22 concerts and musical workshops adapted for children, in seven counties in Romania. The project will reach, in April and May of this year, schools and communities in the counties of Cluj, Alba, Sălaj, Botoșani, Suceava,…

Bucharest City Hall has launched its first comprehensive inventory of municipal assets in more than three decades, aiming to create a unified database of all buildings, land, and garages owned or administered by the city. The initiative is intended to assess their condition and identify ways to reintegrate them into the local economy, the authorities…

Sphera Franchise Group, the largest food service operator in Romania, opened the first KFC restaurant in Bălți, marking the brand’s fourth unit in the Republic of Moldova. The new location required an investment of roughly EUR 650,000 and spans around 170 sqm. The restaurant is located in the food court of the EviMall shopping center.…

Europa Royale Bucharest hotel, located in the city’s Old Town, will temporarily close its doors beginning March 31 for renovation works and rebranding, Lithuanian operator Apex Alliance Hotel Management announced.  The works will allow the property to upgrade its facilities and services, the company said, while the reopening date will be announced as the project…

In the spirit of one of spring’s most important celebrations, Radisson Blu Hotel, Bucharest invites guests to celebrate Easter through a refined gastronomic experience, set in an elegant and welcoming atmosphere. On Sunday, April 12, 2026, between 12:30 and 16:30, the hotel hosts its traditional Easter Brunch, an event dedicated to the joy of togetherness,…

Romania has been classified as a “stagnator” in a new European rule of law report, indicating no meaningful progress in addressing long-standing issues, according to findings by the Civil Liberties Union for Europe (Liberties). The country is among ten EU member states where rule of law conditions remain largely unchanged, Digi24 reported. The Liberties Rule…

The state-controlled company Hidroelectrica (BVB: H2O), the largest energy producer in Romania, has convened the ordinary general meeting of shareholders on April 28, when they will vote on the distribution of its entire 2025, RON 3.3 billion (EUR 673 million), as dividends, according to the report published on the Bucharest Stock Exchange BVB. The dividend…

Austria’s Raiffeisen Bank confirmed on March 28 that it would buy Garanti BBVA’s ​Romanian business for EUR 591 million, its ‌first significant acquisition in recent years, according to Reuters. The takeover will bring Raiffeisen to fourth place in Romania by assets, after Banca Transilvania, BCR, and UniCredit – from its sixth place before the takeover, by…