The Bookfest International Book Fair kicked off on May 29 in Bucharest and will welcome visitors until June 2. More than 200 exhibitors are present in this edition of the event, offering a million titles, and the Republic of Moldova is the honored guest.
Moldovan president Maia Sandu sent a message on the opening of the book fair, noting the importance of literature and the Romanian language.
“With great emotion and joy, I welcome the opening of the International Book Fair Bookfest,...
Romania celebrates 166 years since the Union of the Romanian Principalities under Alexandru Ioan Cuza on Friday, January 24, which is a national holiday. To mark the special day, the railway passenger carrier CFR Călători will introduce the special Union Train "to carry the national message" from Bucharest to Iași and back. Departing from Bucharest's Gara de […]
More than half of young people in Romania express a desire to emigrate for more than six months to another country, with 8% having a very strong desire, 11% a strong desire, and 32% a moderate desire to emigrate, according to the Youth Study. Southeast Europe 2024 conducted by the Friedrich-Ebert Foundation. The data was […]
Romanian startup .lumen, which has developed glasses enhancing the mobility of the blind and visually impaired, has successfully closed a EUR 5 million investment round led by Catalyst Romania. The investment includes participation from the European Innovation Council (EIC) Fund, Sweden's Tigrim Capital, and a EUR 1 million crowdfunding component facilitated by SeedBlink, raised in […]
Ultranationalist independent candidate Calin Georgescu would mark a clear win in the first round of the presidential elections (38%) but would not significantly improve his score in the second round against the candidate of the ruling coalition Crin Antonescu whom he might defeat with 39% to 38%, according to a poll conducted by Avangarde. The […]
Stanleybet Capital, the holding company overseeing one of the main sports betting and gambling operators in Romania – Game World Group – has announced a public bond offering to raise between EUR 3 and 5 million. The funds will be allocated to marketing and promotion efforts for its online and retail divisions, as well as […]
Ameropa Grains, Romania’s largest grain trader with an annual turnover exceeding RON 8 billion (EUR 1.6 billion), has listed silos in Călăraşi and Constanţa for sale, including strategic facilities with access to the Black Sea. Sources cited by Ziarul Financiar indicate that Cambela Prod,...
