Romania's forest area grew by 2,271 hectares in 2024 compared to the previous year, according to new data released Friday, May 30, by the National Institute of Statistics (INS). Despite this expansion, the total surface area of regenerated forests fell by 4%, Agerpres reported.
The national forest...
Romania’s "Regele Ferdinand" (King Ferdinand) frigate is currently on rescue mission in the Mediterranean Sea, looking into the disappearance of a military master technician part of its crew. Master Sergeant Class II Viorel Culea, 46, an electromechanical specialist, was last seen on board the ship on the morning of June 1, around 04:30. The Romanian […]
The Dutch government expects to reimburse Romania for the golden helmet of Coțofenești and the three gold bracelets stolen from the Drents Museum in Assen in January of this year. The value of the reimbursement stands at around EUR 5.7 million, and the reimbursement was confirmed by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science for […]
The fifth edition of the Jazz Cave Festival will take place in Vâlcea County, southern Romania, between August 14 and 17, bringing over 22 bands from Europe, Africa, and South America to perform on four stages. This year, the event will be held in three concept-zones. The underground stages INNERLAND and KIDS CORNER, the latter […]
Local authorities in Târgovişte, southern Romania, inaugurated the restored building of the former Cavalry School at the end of last week. The building is also where the trial and execution of the former communist leader Nicoale Ceaușescu and his wife took place in December 1989. Built between 1907–1910 in Neo-Romanian style, the former Cavalry School […]
A new national poll conducted by INSCOP Research between May 26–30 shows newly elected president Nicușor Dan leading the trust rankings among Romanian political figures, followed by former interim president Ilie Bolojan and far-right leader George Simion (AUR). According to the survey, 47% of respondents...
Dorin Bob, a Romanian entrepreneur from Transylvania with ventures in agriculture and real estate, has secured EUR 4.6 million in European funding to expand and modernize one of Romania’s largest hazelnut plantations. The funds will support the development of new hazelnut orchards in Satu Mare county, the conversion of an existing orchard, the installation of […]
