We are very proud that in the years of its presence here the Goethe-Institut has facilitated a mutually beneficial connection with the Romanian public, says Evelin Hust, Director of Goethe-Institut in Bucharest

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The signing of the Romanian-German Friendship Treaty 25 years ago opened a new chapter of cultural cooperation between the two countries. The treaty was the result of the political changes in Europe after the events of 1989, when the importance of consolidating concepts such as human rights, democracy and the rule of law were understood […]
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First automated bike-sharing stations launched in Bucharest

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The first automated bike-sharing stations dubbed I’Velo Urban were presented on Tuesday in University Square by the Green Revolution Association, in the presence of General Mayor Gabriela Firea. The novelty of this renting concept is the self-service and the free use of the bicycle for 30 minutes for rapid transit in the central area of […]
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Regulatory authority reports over 7 ml pay-TV subscribers in 2015

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The number of Romanian subscribers to audiovisual program retransmission services topped 7 million at the end of 2015, marking an annual growth of 4 percent; most of them (65 percent) are cable subscribers, shows the 2015 Integrated Statistical Report on the Romanian Electronic Communications Market published  by the National Communications Administration and Regulation Authority (ANCOM). […]
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Another death in hospitalized babies’ case. Authorities yet to establish the cause of the digestive infections

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Another baby transferred from Arges County died on Monday morning at the ‘Marie Curie’ Hospital in Bucharest, because of severe digestive infection. The baby girl who died on Monday had been on life support since last week, hospital representatives confirmed. This is the second death after an 11-month-old baby died on February 4, also because […]
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Over 3,600 requests to ambulance services in Bucharest-Ilfov region between December 31 – January 3

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Out of a total 3,600 calls received by the emergency services between December 31 – January 3, over 2,000 were code red and code yellow emergency cases, manager of the Bucharest – Ilfov Ambulance Service Alis Grasu told Agerpres on Sunday. Accordingly, there were 3,602 calls to the Bucharest-Ilfov Ambulance Service, with 2,107 representing code […]
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Value of pension point, up 5pct from January 1

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The value of the pension point will increase by 5pct from January 1 to 871.7 lei, according to the Government’s Emergency Ordinance 57/2015 on salaries of staff paid from public funds in 2016, published in the December 11, 2015 issue of the Official Gazette. Currently, the pension point’s value is 830.2 lei. Also, according to […]
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