Category: Uncategorized

Warm and stormy. That would describe this summer so far. Here are some of my faves for the capricious season, films set in summer and/or with a summery air: dusty, sweaty, erotic, romantic, chaotic, melancholic, dangerous. All of it. My most recent (unexpected) highlight is Sergio Leone’s Dollars trilogy. The master of the spaghetti western,…

Associates of the fugitive Moldovan oligarch Ilan Șor were urged to vote for far-right candidate George Simion in the presidential elections in Romania back in May, according to the General Inspectorate of Police of the Republic of Moldova. Moldovan police made public several messages discovered on the phones of those close to Ilan Șor as…

The month of July was nearly 2 degrees Celsius warmer than normal in Romania, with temperatures exceeding 43 degrees Celsius in the southern Oltenia region and over 40 degrees Celsius in Transylvania. Eleven new heat records were set, and there were also intense rains as well as severe hailstorms, according to the climatological summary published by…

Romania ranks last in the European Union in terms of circular material usage, with a rate of just 1.3%, according to 2023 public data analyzed by Clean Recycle experts. Comparatively, countries such as the Netherlands (30.6%), Italy (over 20%), and Malta lead the EU rankings.  A circular economy is a model of production and consumption…

A new edition of Art Safari will take place from September 5 to December 14 in Bucharest, featuring a diverse program of art exhibitions.  Highlights include “Paris Pallady,” showcasing over 70 works by Romanian artist Theodor Pallady alongside pieces by Henri Matisse, in collaboration with Paris museums Musée de l’Orangerie and Musée Henri Matisse, the…

According to a recent announcement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Romania endorsed the Joint Declaration on the Security and Resilience of Submarine Cables in a Global Digitalized World, in coordination with the United States and European Union partners. The diplomatic effort takes place as allies are concerned with sabotage incidents, cyberattacks, and other forms…

Romania’s state-owned railway company CFR announced on Thursday, August 7, that it will be installing sound-absorbing panels on routes around Bucharest for the comfort of neighboring localities. Nearly RON 11 million (EUR 2.1 million) from the state budget has been allocated for 800 meters of panels with heights between two and four meters. Panels will…

A new urban regeneration project in Codlea aims to transform Romanian fairy tales into an attractive tourist and educational destination by revitalizing unused urban spaces. The project, titled “Romanian Fairy Tales Museum in Codlea,” has a total funding request of over RON 18 million, with approximately RON 15.3 million coming from non-reimbursable European funds, according…

The Romanian state has reportedly concluded a lobbying agreement with Global Security and Innovative Strategies LLC, an American consultancy firm specializing in security and public safety, which provided assistance to Qatar before it joined the US Visa Waiver program, according to Profit.ro. The goal of the agreement is to ready Romania’s case for joining the Visa…

Medicai, a Romanian provider of software and infrastructure solutions for medical imaging and part of GapMinder Ventures’ investment portfolio, estimates that US revenues will represent 50% of its business by the end of 2025, from 30% currently and 10% at the beginning of this year.  The company was founded in 2019 by Mircea Popa (CEO),…