The president of the European Commission (EC), Ursula von der Leyen, sent on Sunday on the network X a message on the occasion of 35 years since the Romanian Revolution.‘35 years ago, the Romanians stood up for the right to choose their own destiny. Many gave their lives so that their children could be free and live in democracy’ the EC president wrote on X. Ursula von der Leyen closed her message mentioning that ‘ today, Romania and Europe their sacrifice’. 22 December - Victory of the Romanian Revolution and Freedom Day The day of the Victory of the Romanian Revolution and Freedom is marked every year on 22 nd December.By Law No 273 of 7 December 2011 amending Law No 258/2002 on declaring 22 December Romania's Freedom Day, 22 December was declared ''Day of the Victory of the Romanian Revolution and Freedom'', according to https://www.cdep.ro/. The Senators adopted on 14th June 2011 the legislative proposal through which the day of 22 December is declared the Day of the Victory of the Romanian Revolution and Freedom. The proposal initiated by the deputies and the senators, belonging to the parliamentary groups of PDL, PSD, PNL and the national minorities other than the Hungarian one, was approved by the Senate with 96 votes in favour, three votes against and six abstaintions. The initiators argued in the explanatory memorandum of the legislative proposal that it is necessary to promote, in the collective mind, the importance of 22 December as the date that marked the beginning of democracy in Romania.Law no. 273 of 7 December 2011 is entitled ''Law on declaring 22 December the Day of Victory of the Romanian Revolution and Freedom'', and Article 1 reads as follows: 'Art. 1 - The day of 22 December is declared the Day of Victory of the Romanian Revolution and Freedom.'' This law was adopted by the Romanian Parliament, in compliance with the provisions of Art. 75 and Art. 76 para. (2) of the Romanian Constitution, republished, according to https://www.cdep.ro/. Decree No 948 of 6 December 2011 on the promulgation of the Law amending Law No 258/2002 was published in the Official Gazette No 873 of 12 December 2011.
The 16th edition of Les Films de Cannes, the festival showcasing productions awarded or selected at the Cannes film festival, returns this fall to Bucharest and four other cities in the country. The winner of this year's Palme d'Or, Jafar Panahi's It Was Just an Accident, will be screened at the event, as will be […]
Răsvan Angheluţă Natural Sciences Museum in Galaţi is scheduled to reopen on September 20, after the completion of modernization works worth over 15.1 million lei (approximately EUR 3 million) carried out by the County Council through the recovery and resilience facility PNRR. The building hosts an Aquarium, an Astronomical Observatory, a Planetarium, and temporary exhibitions. […]
A team of Romanian paramedics won first place at the World Rescue Challenge 2025, a competition that sees first responders and trauma teams from around the world develop new skills and share knowledge. This year, the competition took place in Karlovac, Croatia, and was attended by two Romanian paramedics from Bucharest who have been working […]
Artmark, one of Romania’s leading auction houses, registered record sales of over EUR 15 million despite economic instability, showing the growth potential of the national art market, according to the company’s 2024-2025 market report. Overall, auction sales totaled EUR 11 million, up 8.2% compared to the previous year, while sales through the “Dependent de Artă” […]
Cybersecurity has become a major global priority, impacting individual users, companies, organizations, and public institutions. Social engineering, deepfakes, digital manipulation, and coordinated geopolitical attacks are fundamentally reshaping how we view the digital future. In this context, DefCamp, the largest cybersecurity and hacking conference in Central and Eastern Europe, reaffirms its role as a strategic hub […]
Romanian airline AnimaWings has received its fifth Airbus aircraft, an A220-300, as part of an ambitious expansion plan to build a fleet of 18 planes by the end of 2027, valued at over USD 1 billion. The A220-300 is the airline’s third of this type and will serve both domestic and international routes. Configured with […]
