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Bucharest events: New Year’s Concert and launch of SoNoRo Strings Orchestra
The SoNoRo Strings Orchestra, made up of holders of the SoNoRo Interferenţe scholarship, is set to launch this month at a New Year’s Concert scheduled for December 28 at the Romanian Athenaeum. Violinist Valentin Şerban will lead the orchestra as concertmaster and will bring together several former SoNoRo Interferenţe scholars such as violinists Francesco Ionaşcu,…
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Romania’s Peleș Castle limits visiting to ground floor due to water system failure
Visitors to Romania’s famous Peleș Castle in the mountain town of Sinaia can only see the main exhibition on the ground floor from December 4 onwards due to a major water system failure that has been affecting the castle for over a year. Documents provided to Agerpres indicate that the evaluation report on the water…
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Pro-European parties eye parliamentary majority to counter far-right surge in Romania
Romania’s mainstream centrist parties, namely the Social Democratic Party (PSD), the National Liberal Party (PNL), the reformist Union Save Romania (USR), and the party of the ethnic Hungarian minority, UDMR, are set to establish a pro-European majority in Parliament. The deal leaves out far-right parties which surged to about 33% in the recent parliamentary elections…
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Ahold Delhaize’s Profi acquisition in Romania gets Competition Council OK, closing expected in January 2025
The Romanian Competition Council conditionally approved on December 4 the deal through which the Dutch-Belgian group Ahold Delhaize takes over 100% of the shares of Romanian grocery retailer Profi from MidEuropa. As this was the last condition to be met, the parties said they would now proceed to closing, which is planned for early January…
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IWA Charity Christmas Bazaar 2024 united through generosity: The diplomatic community in Romania comes together to make a difference on December 8
On Sunday, December 8, 2024, starting at 10:00 AM, at the ground floor of the National Library of Romania, the International Women’s Association (IWA) will host the 32nd edition of the Diplomatic Bazaar, an event dedicated to charity and cultural diversity. Organized under the patronage of the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, this edition also…
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Rewilding Romania advances river restoration project in Southern Carpathians
Rewilding Romania has successfully completed the first phase of its river restoration project in the Southern Carpathians, an effort backed by a EUR 74,700 grant from the European Open Rivers Programme. Moving forward, the organization plans to apply for new grants starting next year to continue its long-term efforts to improve river connectivity and restore…
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Bucharest Christmas Market hosts “Silent Day” for children with special needs
Between 12:00 PM and 5:00 PM on Wednesday, December 11, the organizers of the Bucharest Christmas Market will minimize noise/ambient music and dim the festive lighting so that children with sensory impairments can also enjoy the fair, the City Hall announced. The initiative is called “Silent Day” and aims to make the city’s main winter…
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Romanian telco Digi launches low-cost television service in Spain
Romanian telco operator Digi launched its television service, DIGI TV, in Spain, offering over 100 channels at just EUR 7 per month, in what analysts see as a challenge to the country’s major television providers, Profit.ro reported. The latest study by consulting firm Oliver Wyman revealed that 40% of Spanish customers surveyed would be willing…
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Companies in Romania prepare for circular economy shift, Deloitte study finds
Companies in Romania are increasingly embracing the circular economy, with more than seven out of ten (67%) expecting its regulatory impact to rise from moderate over the last 12 months to high and very high in the next five years, according to Deloitte’s Circular Economy: Perception and the Stage of Implementation in Romania 2024. In…
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Romania drawn in Group A alongside Slovakia, Spain and Italy for 2025 EURO Under-21 finals
The draw for the EURO Under-21 final tournament, set to take place in Slovakia from June 11 to 28, was held Tuesday, December 3, in Bratislava. Romania has been placed in Group A alongside host nation Slovakia, Spain, and Italy. The draw split hosts Slovakia and the 15 qualifiers into four groups of four for the…