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Iconic Constanța Casino to be handed over to City Hall after extensive restoration
The famous Constanța Casino on the Romanian Black Sea coast has been fully restored and will be officially handed over to the Constanța City Hall in the coming days, the Ministry of Development has announced. The final inspection for the completion of the restoration work is scheduled for March 20, marking the last step before…
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Report: Romania among five EU countries that “deliberately undermine the rule of law”
Romania is one of five countries – alongside Bulgaria, Croatia, Italy, and Slovakia – where the executive has “deliberately undermined the rule of law in almost every aspect,” according to a report by the Civil Liberties Union for Europe, or Liberties. Liberties launched its annual exercise in 2019 to track the European Commission’s rule-of-law reports,…
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Artworks by Theodor Aman, Adrian Ghenie & more on display at Noblesse Palace exhibition in Bucharest
Artiss Gallery is set to open a new exhibition, Temporal Harmonies: From Classical to Contemporary in Visual Art, at the Noblesse Palace in Bucharest on March 26. The event will feature a diverse selection of works from iconic classical painters like Theodor Aman to internationally recognized contemporary artists such as Adrian Ghenie. The exhibition highlights…
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Romania helps North Macedonia transport patients abroad after deadly nightclub fire
Romania is assisting North Macedonia after the deadly nightclub fire on Sunday, March 16, by transporting four patients to hospitals abroad. The fire that broke out at a club in Kočani claimed the lives of at least 59 people and injured 155 others. The four young people in critical condition are being flown to Lithuania…
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Romanian top court clears main presidential candidates, including far-right leader George Simion
Romania’s Constitutional Court (CCR) cleared the main candidacies for president of Romania, including that of far-right politician and leader of the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) George Simion. Former Social Democratic Party (PSD) prime minister Victor Ponta, now an independent, Bucharest mayor Nicusor Dan, also an independent, and the ruling coalition candidate Crin…
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All-female White Symphony Orchestra celebrates ‘waltz king’ Johann Strauss with special concert in Bucharest
The White Symphony Orchestra, Romania’s only all-female orchestra, will perform at Sala Palatului in Bucharest on April 29 to mark the 200th anniversary of Johann Strauss II’s birth. Under the baton of the talented conductor Donna Bianca and concertmaster Monica Calofir, the orchestra will enchant the audience with some of the most beloved waltzes, polkas,…
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Romanian tax agency uncovers RON 2.4 mln tax evasion at Ilfov ride-sharing company
Romania’s tax agency ANAF announced on Monday, March 17, that it uncovered tax evasion exceeding RON 2.41 million in the ride-sharing sector following an anti-fraud inspection at a company based in Ilfov county. The firm, which operates transport services through Uber and Bolt, generated revenues of RON 5.23 million between January 2023 and June 2024…
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Moody’s changes Romania’s outlook to negative
International rating agency Moody’s followed Fitch and S&P in changing Romania’s outlook from stable to negative, based on concerns about the fiscal situation aggravated by the political turmoil. All three major agencies rate Romania’s debt at the lowest category in the investment-grade area – Baa3 in the case of Moody’s. The decision to change the…
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Rising tensions within Romania’s far-right party AUR
Tensions are reportedly rising between the two founders of Romanian far-right party AUR (the second-largest in parliament and reportedly the largest one in the recent polls), George Simion and Claudiu Tarziu – who claims that his authoritarian colleague is pressing him to resign. MEP Tarziu currently serves as the head of the AUR leading body…
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Romania needs no European nuclear protection, presidential adviser says
“There is no question of a nuclear dome over Romania,” presidential adviser and former foreign minister Cristian Diaconescu said, commenting on the scenarios circulated about France using its nuclear umbrella to protect a larger part of the continent against the Russian threat, according to Digi24. French president Emmanuel Macron, quoted by France24, announced in early…