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RADAR, a major multidisciplinary new media art festival, holds its 5th edition in Bucharest in October, with a lineup of Romanian and international artists from France, Poland, Denmark, Portugal, Hungary, Ukraine, and Bulgaria. Caro Hotel will host the event from October 4 to 6. The 2024 edition showcases over 20 immersive art installations created around…

The Bucharest Streets Administration (ASB) has kicked off a project to install tactile paving aimed at helping the visually impaired navigate the city more easily and safely, mayor Nicuşor Dan announced. The first yellow tiles were placed on Splaiul Independenței to facilitate access to the pedestrian crossings between Izvor Park and Izvor Bridge, as well…

Copeland, a US-headquartered global provider of sustainable climate solutions, announced the opening of a new office in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. The new location will help the company meet the demand for heating and cooling solutions for its European customers. Located in the United Business Center (UBC), with proximity to the Iulius Mall developed by Iulius company,…

The investment in the restaurant in Brăila, opened on August 15, amounted to 350,000 Euro Hesburger continues to grow its footprint, with a focus on Bucharest in the immediate future The Finnish company’s expansion plans include opening 10 locations in several cities in Romania, with total investments reaching €8 million within one year. Hesburger, the…

Bucharest authorities have obtained a grant of USD 50,000 to acquire four high-performance sensors to monitor the air quality in the capital city, mayor Nicuşor Dan announced. They will add up to the 44-sensor network placed last year at several hospitals and educational facilities. The funding is provided by extending the collaboration protocol concluded within…

Romanian authorities stopped roughly 7,000 tons of waste from entering the country in the first seven months of 2024, a figure almost double that of last year. According to the Border Police, metal waste was the most common, but the authorities also found furniture, textiles, plastic, or tires. In comparison, 3,356 tons of illegal waste…

Romania ranks high in the ranking of European Union member countries with the highest unemployment rates among young people aged up to 25, according to data from Eurostat. In June this year, Romania had a youth unemployment rate of 20.50%, placing it fifth among the European countries with the highest youth unemployment rate, on a…

Legendary football player Gheorghe Hagi, the manager and owner of the Farul Constanța football club, announced that he is considering giving up the majority of the shares held in the club because it needs a capital injection in order to go to the next level – at European level. “We have to make this clear,…

Iasi airport in northwestern Romania will become energy-independent after expanding six-fold its PV park to cover 5ha and have an installed capacity of 6MW with 2MW of power storage capacity attached, according to the airport’s manager, Romeo Vatra. The airport has been operating a 1MW PV park since the autumn of 2023, and the new…

Biodegradable paper packaging manufacturer Exonia from Iași invested EUR 2.5 million in a new production line that will allow the factory to increase its production capacity by over 5,000 tonnes, or the equivalent of 100 million packages annually. According to the founder of the Exonia company, Tiberiu Stoian, it is “probably the most efficient and…