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The inflation rate in Romania climbed to 9.9% in March 2026 after five months of slow decline. The first month of the Iran war caused a 6.5% increase in fuel, but other goods and services saw only a limited increase in prices. Compared to February 2026, consumer prices increased by 0.7% in March. Food prices…

Actress and director Alina Șerban was awarded in the Young Talents category at this year’s Gypsy Culture Awards of the Institute of Gypsy Culture/ Instituto de Cultura Gitana in Madrid. She was awarded “for her international career and contribution to making the narratives of the Romani people more visible.” The awards were held on April…

Romania ranked first in Europe at the 2026 European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad (EGMO), securing second place overall globally after China, which participated as a guest country, the Romanian Ministry of Education announced. The competition brought together 247 contestants from 66 countries. The Romanian team won three gold medals and one bronze.  Mălina-Carla Pavel achieved the…

Romania’s national women’s handball team is set to play in the preliminary group B of the 2026 European Championship, according to an announcement by the European Handball Federation made on Monday, April 13.  The announcement included details about the draw, which will take place on Thursday, April 16, in Katowice. The tournament, which will take…

Transilvania | Extravaganza, an exhibition of works by Romanian painter Ștefan Câlția (pictured) set to open as part of this year’s International Theater Festival in Sibiu (FITS), will gather approximately 80 works representative of various stages in the artist’s practice, the organizers have said. The show, curated by Liviana Dan, covers recurrent themes in the…

The largest cave in Arad County, known as the Bear Cave, located in the resort town of Moneasa, opened its doors to tourists on the second day of Easter, April 13. The cave now offers visitors an extended route with an additional 20 meters and a new lighting system. The latter, however, is still awaiting…

Romsilva closed for car traffic the road through Baneasa forest used intermittently by residents of the Greenfield residential complex, who otherwise have only a narrow road to exit their residential area, as the developer delays the construction of the promised access to the belt road.  The state forest management company Romsilva decided to scrap the…

The public transportation company in Bucharest, STB, will decide this week on hiking the ticket fare from RON 3 to RON 5 – a measure initially proposed by mayor Ciprian Ciucu (Liberal Party PNL) but blocked by the Social Democrats (PSD) – while the subway company Metrorex ponders a second hike from RON 5 to…

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) has launched an investigation into the procurement of electric school minibuses in Romania financed through the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), following a complaint filed by the minister of investments and European projects, Dragoș Pîslaru. The minister announced on April 13 that EPPO had officially confirmed the start of…

The Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR) is seeking to establish relations with Hungary’s new governing authorities following the parliamentary elections that brought the opposition Tisza party to power, UDMR leader Kelemen Hunor said. Hunor, who previously expressed support for outgoing Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán and attended his final campaign rally in Debrecen,…