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The ARO – Patria building in downtown Bucharest will be reinforced with non-reimbursable national funds, according to mayor Nicusor Dan. The Ministry of Development, Public Works, and Administration has approved four projects submitted by the Bucharest City Hall through the Municipal Administration for Seismic Risk Building Consolidation to reinforce, this time around, three residential buildings…

The Ministry of Transport published the project for the road linking the A0 Bucharest north highway and the future Terminal II of Henri Coandă Airport – Otopeni.  According to the draft government decision, the two-lane-per-direction road will be 2.5 km long, with an interchange of 7.5 km, and an estimated cost of nearly RON 500…

Director Ali Abbasi will be present in Bucharest between November 1 and 3 as a special guest of the 15th edition of the Les Films de Cannes à Bucarest festival. The filmmaker will participate in the special screening of his film The Apprentice at the Peasant Museum Cinema on November 2, followed by a Q&A…

President Klaus Iohannis released George Gabriel Bologan from the role of presidential adviser on Monday, October 28, and signed the decree appointing him as ambassador of Romania to the Holy See, the Presidential Administration announced. George Gabriel Bologan has been a presidential adviser since February 6, 2024. He replaced Bogdan Aurescu, who was elected judge…

Florian Lazar, a multiple national champion in arm wrestling and European Cup winner, won gold and bronze medals at the IFA World Arm Wrestling Championship held in Loutraki, Greece. Lazar competed in the Masters MEN RIGHT -95 kg category and was part of the national team as the team captain. The competition gathered an impressive…

One United Properties (BVB: ONE), the leading green investor and developer of residential, mixed-use, and office real estate in Romania, has sold long leasehold properties, part of its portfolio of commercial projects, worth EUR 52.4 mln in the last 18 months. The total GLA (gross lettable area) of these properties is 20,851 sqm (GLA) and…

Adrian Gavriliu has become the first international high diving referee from Romania, according to the Romanian Swimming and Modern Pentathlon Federation.  During the second stage of the High Diving World Cup held in Brazil between October 12-13, World Aquatics organized a high diving refereeing course, which concluded with an exam. At this course, and upon…

The District 5 City Hall of Bucharest announced on October 26 that it was the target of a cyber attack that hit its servers. The hackers demanded USD 5 million in ransom, but mayor Cristian Popescu Piedone said he would not pay. “This morning (e.n. October 26), the District 5 City Hall employees reported that…

The air quality in Bucharest significantly deteriorated during the weekend of October 26-27 due to increased pollution. The situation was similar on Monday morning, with air sensors indicating high pollution levels. Specialists state that residential heating systems have had a major impact on this issue, according to results presented by the Aer Live app. Traffic…

Poet Ana Blandiana received the 2024 Princess of Asturias Award for Literature on October 25, in a ceremony presided over by the Royal Family of Spain at the Campoamor Theater in Oviedo. According to the Romanian Embassy in Spain, she is the first Romanian honored with this distinction. “Ana Blandiana is heir to the most…