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Bogdan Mureșanu’s Anul nou care n-a fost/ The New Year That Never Came is the film of the hour. With an impressively successful run in theatres so far, you can still catch it. You could be lucky and also watch it if you live outside of Romania, it has been touring intensely. Using Mureșanu’s hit…

It is just a matter of judicial bureaucracy before the Bucharest municipality can start next year the demolishing of the 19-floor, never-used office building Cathedral Plaza, mayor Nicusor Dan announced. The demolition cost is estimated at EUR 5 mln-8 mln, and the money will be charged to District 1 of the municipality, which in turn…

Low-cost airline HiSky, with its main base in Chisinau but the largest part of its customer base in Romania, announced a record number of 1.5 million passengers served in January-September, 28% more compared to the same period of last year. Romania is the main market contributing to traffic volumes, with a percentage of 64% of…

Louis Delhaize’s Romanian retail chain Mega Image can take over only some 1,500 of the 1,600 stores operated by its rival Profi to avoid a dominant position in certain cities where their networks overlap, according to the competition council’s president Bogdan Chiritoiu, Economedia.ro reported.  Separately, Mega Image will be required to keep Profi’s suppliers for…

Romania’s tax collection agency ANAF calculated EUR 33.5 million supplementary VAT and corporate tax, including the fines, interest, and penalties for Telekom Romania Mobile Communications (TKRM), controlled by the Greek group OTE, following a tax inspection carried out for the fiscal years 2017-2021. Telekom Romania Mobile reported EUR 287 million in revenues and EUR 17…

The construction works volume index contracted in Romania by 4.0% y/y in July-August, setting the grounds for a negative performance in Q3 that would reverse the fragile (+0.2% y/y) advance in Q2. For the entire January-August period, the construction volume index contracted by 3.1% y/y, according to data published by the statistics office INS.  This…

On October 17, Door to Romania, in partnership with Andreea Memet Law Office, hosted its inaugural event in Bucharest, attracting expats interested in learning more about life, business, and residency in Romania. Held at Stamina Workspace, the evening offered valuable insights on living costs, visa options, business relocation, and more, all aimed at helping attendees…

In 1812, following the Treaty of Bucharest, the Russian Empire annexed the territory between the Prut and Dniester rivers, tearing it away from the Principality of Moldova. This marked the first brutal incision into Moldova’s historic lands and set the stage for a long-standing imperial policy aimed at erasing Moldova’s cultural ties with Romania. by…

The Şipot Villa, the place where the project for Romania’s famous Peleş Castle was conceived, is set to reopen by the end of this year as a cultural and tourist destination in the Sinaia mountain resort. The Villa is also known as the “House of Architects,” a part of the Royal Domain of Peleş. The…

The photo exhibition Memorable Encounters in the Făgăraș Mountains, capturing the area’s fauna and flora but also the people who live in harmony with this place, is open at the Dimitrie Gusti Village Museum in Bucharest. The exhibition, a project of Conservation Carpathia, gathers selected photos from the album of the same name, taken by…