Traffic is restricted in central Bucharest after local authorities started work at the degraded Unirii platform. Splaiul Independenței, between Națiunile Unite Square and Unirii Square, is the first area with restrictions.
District 4 mayor Daniel Băluță, who heads the reconstruction project valued at RON 800 million (EUR 158.6 million), said that the areas in front of Manuc’s Inn and Unirii Park will be the primary focus in the initial phase. Detour routes, including a temporary...
Romania’s acting prime minister Cătălin Predoiu conveyed Romania’s condolences to India on Thursday, June 12, following the deadly plane crash in the western city of Ahmedabad. The Air India Boeing 787-8, en route to London, went down in a residential area with 242 people on board. In a message posted on platform X, Predoiu expressed […]
Oradea, a major city in northwest Romania, has been selected as a pilot city in the European Union’s LIFE COOL ZONE project, aimed at addressing the growing impact of urban heat waves through climate adaptation strategies. The initiative, funded under the EU’s LIFE Programme, promotes cross-border cooperation between Romania and Hungary and focuses on scalable, […]
The ASTRA Center for Activities and Regional Resources in Sibiu, a medieval guildhall turned into a training and cultural hub, is among this year’s winners of the European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards in the Education, Training and Skills category. The Sibiu center has set “a national precedent for recognizing traditional crafts, professionalizing artisans, […]
Symmetrica, Romania’s leading producer of vibropressed paving stones and curbs, has finalized a EUR 15 million investment in a new production facility in Doaga, Vrancea county. The site becomes the company’s largest industrial center, spanning 30 hectares and including four production halls and a logistics warehouse. The new facility, built on infrastructure previously owned by […]
Froo, the convenience store format developed by Poland’s Żabka Group, opened its 100th store in Romania, just 12 months after entering the market. The expansion reflects the group’s rapid rollout strategy and growing footprint in Romanian urban and residential areas. Since entering the Romanian market, Froo stores opened in Bucharest, Pitești, and Constanța, averaging one […]
For the 11th consecutive year, the organizers of Untold are celebrating academic excellence through the “BAC de 10” campaign, offering free festival passes to students who score a perfect 10 on their national Baccalaureate exam. Over the past decade, more than 1,600 high school graduates have received complimentary access to the festival as part of […]
