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The recycling pilot project that allows people to leave bottles, cans, and PET containers for others to collect and reclaim the deposit has expanded to Bucharest’s District 2, RetuRO, the operator of Romania’s Deposit-Return System – SGR, announced Monday, September 8. The scheme was first launched in August in District 1’s Kiseleff and Bazilescu parks.…

On October 14–15, Bucharest will become the meeting point for some of the most influential global and regional experts in Customer Experience. CX Conference 2025, organized by Customer Experience Romania, will feature an exceptional line-up of international and local speakers, alongside the unveiling of the most relevant research on CX perception and practices at a…

Mark Twain International School (MTIS), the first private school in Romania to offer a dual curriculum, proudly inaugurates its new, space-themed campus in Cosmopolis, following an investment of over €10 million. Located at the intersection of Tunari and Ștefăneștii de Jos, the campus will accommodate over 800 students, from nursery and kindergarten to middle school…

Romania’s Astra Film Festival (AFF) announced its official selection for the 2025 edition, promising what organizers call an “essential annual dose of documentary film.” The event, held in Sibiu from October 17 to 26, will showcase more than 70 documentaries from across the world, 65 of them world, international, European or national premieres. Now in…

Eighteen people drowned in the Black Sea during this summer season, while 72 others were rescued by intervention teams, Romania’s General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations (IGSU) said on Friday, September 5. Authorities added that more than 700 people received medical assistance at first-aid points along the beaches. According to IGSU, as quoted by News.ro, over…

The new school year begins in Romania on Monday, September 8, but some of the teachers have decided to join a boycott against the austerity measures imposed by the government under the first reform package: more mandatory hours of teaching, lower pay for overtime, a larger maximum number of pupils in a class, and the merger…

The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure (MTI) issued on Friday, September 5, a building permit for the modernisation of Gara de Nord, Phase I. Thus, the most important railway station in Romania, which is also a historical monument, is finally going to be rehabilitated. The first phase of the project includes the rehabilitation of the…

Romania’s Mihail Kogălniceanu military base at the Black Sea, currently operated by Romanian and US military but under expansion to become among the largest NATO bases in Europe, may play a role in the arrangements related to the peace process in Ukraine, according to Digi24, quoting sources familiar with the talks.  The base would serve…

The government of Romania, headed by prime minister Ilie Bolojan, survived, on September 7, the four no-confidence motions filed by the opposition in response to the five draft laws promoted under accelerated legislation procedure in Parliament. They received a maximum of 121 votes compared to 233 (of 465 MPs) needed to overthrow the executive, according to…

The largest construction company with the largest turnover in Romania, RichRBT (Road Bridges and Tunnels), with a EUR 700 million turnover and 1,251 employees declared in 2023, has its headquarters in a public toilet in downtown Bucharest, investigative reporters at Recorder revealed. Despite being ranked by the tax authorities among the largest companies in the…