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It’s almost impossible to think about anything not related to elections this weekend but if you should need some distraction, there are options. Happening now is the European Film Festival, screening recent productions from the continent, very varied in theme, tone, and genre. The fest is playing Bucharest, Sfântu Gheorghe and Timișoara until Sunday and…

Paris Hilton, who will be present at IntenCity Craiova, a festival organized this summer between June 26–29, sent a message to her fans in Romania. “I’m excited to perform at the IntenCity Festival on June 28. It’s going to be so much fun! See you there,” Paris Hilton told those who will come to Craiova.…

AMAIS (Association for Alternative Methods of Social Integration) has officially launched the SeeYou mobile app, an innovative platform that connects visually impaired individuals with volunteer guides who can accompany them during everyday activities – from medical appointments or shopping to park strolls or cultural events.  SeeYou is the first mobile app of its kind in…

SAI Broker, a Romanian investment management company part of BRK Financial Group, listed a new ETF on the Regulated Market of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) on May 16, under the stock symbol BKBETETF. The ETF aims to fully replicate the structure of the main index, BET. The BET index reflects the evolution of the…

Modernization work is ready to start at Bucharest’s Henri Coandă International Airport, also known as the Otopeni Airport, following an investment of over RON 112.4 million (some EUR 22 million) led by the National Company Bucharest Airports (CNAB), news agency Agerpres reported.  The company announced Friday, May 16, that it had issued the start order…

An investment of over RON 1.26 billion, approximately EUR 254 million, is set to be made in the Port of Constanța, to increase maritime transport capacity and the volume of commercial exchanges. The funds will be used for the construction of a quay and the development of a port area covering 550,000 square meters. The…

The Bucharest Tribunal has approved the National Anticorruption Directorate’s (DNA) request for the preventive detention of Vlad Oprea, the mayor of the popular mountain town of Sinaia, following alleged violations of judicial control restrictions imposed on him in the case in which he faces several charges of corruption, news agency Agerpres reported.  The decision was…

The cancellation of the elections in Romania in November 2024 was taken into account when the Trump administration excluded Romania from the Visa Waiver program, according to an internal note from the National Security Council obtained by Politico US. Back in March, the US Department of Homeland Security said that Romania had lost its chance…

Far-right leader of the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) party, George Simion, currently running for president of Romania, made the news on Thursday, May 15, when he called his centrist opponent Nicusor Dan autistic. He also made a controversial appearance on a French television channel and was featured by Politico as a danger…

The Bucharest office market recorded a significant drop in leasing activity during the first quarter of the year, with gross take-up reaching 51,300 square meters – down 44% compared to Q1 2024, according to data from Cushman & Wakefield Echinox. Despite this slowdown, the market is showing early signs of recovery, with a series of…