Between 12:00 PM and 5:00 PM on Wednesday, December 11, the organizers of the Bucharest Christmas Market will minimize noise/ambient music and dim the festive lighting so that children with sensory impairments can also enjoy the fair, the City Hall announced. The initiative is called "Silent Day" and aims to make the city's main winter event more friendly for kids with special needs.
Moreover, children with disabilities will enjoy free access to attractions like the carousel, mini-trains,...
Romanian police announced they recovered a stolen bronze statue by French sculptor Emile-Antoine Bourdelle, valued at approximately EUR 15,000. The artwork was taken from France in 2018 and surfaced in Constanța, where officers from the Criminal Investigations Directorate intercepted an attempt to sell it. On February 27, 2025, acting on intelligence...
Romanian telecom group Digi Communications (BVB: DIGI) reported 14% higher consolidated revenues due to strong growth in Spain and launch of operations in Portugal. The group’s gross profit went up almost sixfold to EUR 539 mln, following the sale of its fiber network in Spain. “2024 was a transformative year for Digi, as we strengthened […]
Prosecutors from Romania’s High Court of Cassation and Justice requested a 30-day preventive detention measure for Horațiu Potra, his son, his brother, and 18 other individuals charged with attempted actions against the constitutional order. Horațiu Potra and his two relatives have not been located, and there are indications that they are not in the country. […]
Romania has been downgraded to a "hybrid regime" in the 2024 Democracy Index published by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) on Thursday, February 27. Its score dropped from 6.45 to 5.99, pushing it out of the "flawed democracy" category and down 12 places to rank 72nd globally, between Moldova and Papua New Guinea,
Banca Transilvania (BVB: TLV), the biggest financial group in Romania, recorded substantial growth in 2024 through both organic expansion and the strategic acquisition of Hungarian group OTP’s subsidiaries in Romania. At the end of 2024, Banca Transilvania Financial Group reported...
2024, a new year of growth for Sphera Group: sales of RON 1.5 billion (+5,4%), net profit of RON 97.2 million (+22%) and EBITDA of RON 176.9 million (+19.6%) Significantly improved profitability for KFC Romania, which achieved a net profit of RON 100.2 million (+15.5%), and Taco Bell, which increased its net profit almost six […]
