The Embassy of the United States of America in Romania warns its citizens on its official website of potential threat against religious institutions, from Friday through Sunday, a context in which the Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI) points out it has not increased the terrorist alert level in Romania.The U.S. Embassy has been made aware of threats potentially targeting a synagogue, temple, or mosque in Romania for the October 11-13 weekend. The Embassy urges U.S. citizens to exercise increased caution near religious institutions in Romania for this period," reads a message the diplomatic mission posted on its website on Friday.Spokesman of the Romanian Intelligence Service Ovidiu Marincea said that the authorities' attention will be increased and evoked the international context and religious events at the end of the week."Currently, the Romanian Intelligence Service has no data and information that could lead to the request to increase the terrorist alert level, but, taking into account the international security context and the religious events taking place this weekend, SRI together with the relevant structures and with all other structures and institutions of the national defence, public order and national security system will obviously show an increased attention to preserve the state of security in Romania," he said.The Interior Ministry (MAI) also said on its official website that this weekend will be on duty "increased troops to ensure an optimal climate of public order and public safety.""Thus, the police, gendarmes, border police, together with institutional partners, will be on the streets, with special attention being paid to areas where religious ceremonies, places of worship and places with large crowds, for the safety of all citizens," said the representatives of the Interior Ministry.Moreover, they call on people who notice possible breaches of the law to notify the structures in charge through the single emergency number 112 or, if necessary, the nearest team of the Interior Ministry.
June is the richest month. The most awaited two weeks in my annual festival pilgrimage. The route starts with Romania’s Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF), followed by Italy’s (and the world’s) most comprehensive festival for restored and archival film: Il Cinema Ritrovato. To shake up the traditional article on the two, I’ll start with the […]
Different Beauty, a recently opened exhibition of works by Czech photographer David Těšínský, offers a glimpse into everyday life in the war-torn region of Donbas in 2017. The photos were taken within the span of only a few days, as Těšínský traveled to eastern Ukraine to document the lives of women impacted by war. In […]
Different Beauty, a recently opened exhibition of works by Czech photographer David Těšínský, offers a glimpse into everyday life in the war-torn region of Donbas in 2017. The photos were taken within the span of only a few days, as Těšínský traveled to eastern Ukraine to document the lives of women impacted by war. In […]
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The Armenian Street Festival returns for a 9th edition between August 1 and 3, 2025, in the “Dimitrie Brândză” Botanical Garden in Bucharest. The festival brings into focus the living heritage of the Armenian community in Romania and the diaspora. According to the organizers, this year’s edition aims to strengthen the Bucharest–Chișinău–Yerevan cultural axis, articulated […]
The Romanian mergers and acquisitions market registered a total of 122 announced transactions in the first half of 2025, with a value exceeding EUR 2.7 billion, marking a slight increase of 6% in volume and 4% in value compared to the same period last year, according to an analysis by George Ureche, partner at PwC Romania. […]
