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National Union of Judges of Romania: Most of the courts have decided to postpone protests

September 15, 2016

Most of the courts in the country have decided to postpone the organization of forms of protest, one of the claims being that the Government didn’t include magistrates in the GEO on the salary increases for some specific categories of budgetary employees, announced the National Union of Judges of Romania (UNJR) on Tuesday. “Courts in […]

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Kent Nagano, Gidon Kremer, Leonidas Kavakos, Kirill Gerstein among musicians joining Bucharest's George Enescu Philharmonic for concerts in upcoming season

For its 2025-2026 season, the George Enescu Philharmonic will bring to Bucharest more than 70 Romanian and foreign conductors and soloists of top level, 75% of whom are present for the first time in its artistic programming, the institution said. Among the names that will take the stage of the Romanian Athenaeum in Bucharest starting this […]

Western Romania: House destined for former communist dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu up for sale

The Neuman House, a protocol residence for former communist dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu situated in the city of Arad, in western Romania, is up for sale for EUR 2.4 million, according to an online listing by an international agency specializing in luxury property brokerage cited by Agerpres. The building belonged to the noble Neuman...

Romania to raise retirement age for magistrates to 65 years, cap pensions

During a press conference held on Tuesday, July 29, Romanian prime minister Ilie Bolojan presented the main measures from the magistrates' pension reform project, which will be included in the third fiscal package. The project includes raising the retirement age and capping pensions. The reform is urgent and necessary, said the official, who also warned […]

UNICEF, Spotify launch Romanian-language version of podcast focused on mental health

UNICEF has launched the Romanian-language version of the podcast On My Mind (În Mintea mea), created to support young people's mental health, with the support of global streaming platform Spotify. The Romanian-language version of the podcast complements the work carried out by UNICEF in Romania, which is currently implementing an initiative aimed at promoting the […]

World Aquatics Championships: Romanian swimmer David Popovici takes gold in 200m freestyle race in Singapore

Romanian swimmer David Popovici has won the gold medal in the 200-meter freestyle final at the World Championships in Singapore.  The Romanian athlete won with a time of 1:43.53, ahead of American Luke Hobson (1:43.84) and Japanese Tatsuya Murasa (1:44.54). Popovici entered the race with the fourth fastest time in the semifinals. At the 2024 […]

Several women accuse well-known Romanian sociologist Marius Pieleanu of sexual abuse

Sociologist Marius Pieleanu, a familiar figure on TV sets in Romania, where he acts as a political analyst and commentator from his role as a professor at SNSPA, was recently accused of sexual abuse by former female students or women who entered his office. Their testimonies are included in an investigation by journalists at Snoop. […]