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Romania’s Bernadette Szocs won two silver medals at the European Individual Table Tennis Championships in Linz, Austria, first at the women’s doubles event and then at the singles event. Szocs and partner Sofia Polcanova were bested by Hana Matelova and Barbora Balazova in the doubles final, after a balanced match. The score was 3-2 (11-7,…

Danish actress Lone Fleming and author Dacre Stoker, the great grand-nephew of Bram Stoker, are two of the special guests of this year’s Dracula Film Festival in Brașov, central Romania. The event’s 12th edition is scheduled for October 30 – November 3.  According to the organizers, many international personalities from the world of cinema will be…

The Greek investment fund Bluehouse Capital sold the former Eva retail property in downtown Bucharest to a private Romanian investor in a transaction valued at approximately EUR 8 million, brokered by real estate consultant SVN Romania.  The commercial property, located on Magheru boulevard, has a leasable surface of approximately 1,700 square meters, and gives access…

AROBS Polska and Romania’s AROBS Engineering have been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) for the Generic Low Earth Orbit Close Proximity Operations Control Unit development project, known as CRIMSON. Both companies are part of the AROBS Group, the largest technology company listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange.  The project, approved in September 2024,…

Romanian power supply companies claim that the state owes them some EUR 1 billion in compensation under the price regulation mechanism, which seriously hinders their ability to purchase electricity under medium-term contracts and keeps them dependent on the prohibitive and volatile spot markets, Profit.ro reported. Separately, the Federation of Associations of Energy Utilities Companies (ACUE)…

Romania’s grand ruling coalition forged by president Klaus Iohannis in 2021 will not survive this winter’s presidential and parliamentary elections, according to radical statements of Liberal leader Nicolae Ciuca – one of the main challenges of Social Democrat leader Marcel Ciolacu in the presidential race. “I personally will never make a coalition with the Social…

Update: After counting almost 99% of the votes, the referendum result is still uncertain, with a minor difference between ‘yes’ and ‘no’, but with ‘yes’ votes now in the lead – 50.08% vs 49.92%, according to Biziday.ro. Initial story: The referendum on Moldova’s European Union membership indicated a tight balance between those opting in favor and…

The Romanian authorities reported two times last week incidents involving “small flying objects, most likely drones” entering Romanian territory from the Black Sea direction. Similar incidents in the past involved Russian drones. The second time, on the night of October 18 to 19, around 2.30 am, the Ministry of Defense (MApN) announced that a new…

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…