A number of 23 jazz bands from 23 countries have been invited to participate, following the selection made by organizers and specialists, in EUROPAfest #29, which will take place from 1 to 9 July , according to a press release sent on Tuesday.The artists come from South Africa, Australia, Belgium, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Italy, UK, Nigeria, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Russia, USA, Wales, Tunisia, Turkey and Ukraine.They will offer a jazz marathon in the form of a competition, concerts, jam sessions, open rehearsals, workshops for the public, autograph sessions and master classes."The jazz section of the festival has seen a high number of applications from around the globe. Renowned artists or young emerging talents entered the project competition which ended on 1 March. It was exciting to see the interest and openness of the musicians to come to Romania in the current context. It is true that our festival has earned its well-deserved prestige abroad, but it is the music that unites us. It has been heard beyond masks and will resound over the voice of the guns. We want EUROPAfest #29 to be a source of joy," said Luigi Gageos, the event's director."It's all about live, quality music!" is the slogan of EUROPAfest for this year.In 2005, EUROPAfest was the first event in Romania granted High Patronage by the Royal House, and ever since it has been included in the list of the most appreciated festivals in Europe, receiving the title EFFE - Europe's Finest Festivals.
Representatives of the ruling Social Democratic Party, PSD, gathered for a congress in Bucharest on Friday, November 7, to elect new leadership and to amend the party’s Statute. The only candidate for party leader is Sorin Grindeanu, who held the interim position after Marcel Ciolacu's resignation in May. In his speech at the congress, Sorin […]
The e-commerce sector recorded strong early results on Black Friday 2025, according to real-time data released on Friday, November 7, by PayU GPO Romania from its dedicated Media Center. By 14:10, the payment processor reported successful transactions totaling RON 514 million (roughly EUR 101 million). PayU said shoppers had made roughly 889,000 purchases, with around […]
Contakt Express Logistik, one of Romania’s leading retailers of mobile phone and tablet accessories, with a network of over 235 stores, is set to launch the initial public offering (IPO) between November 12 and December 3, 2025. The company offers a wide range of products, including cases, screen protectors, chargers, and gadgets, both in physical […]
Romania attracts fewer international tourists today than it did during the communist era, making it the only country in Europe in this situation, the National Association of Travel Agencies (ANAT) warned, as reported by news agency Agerpres. According to the organization, Romania received more than 3.4...
InterCapital ETF, the first international ETF provider in Romania, will launch two new exchange-traded funds on the Bucharest Stock Exchange starting November 11, 2025. The new instruments are the InterCapital CROBEX10 TR UCITS ETF, which offers exposure to the Croatian blue-chip equity market by tracking the performance of the CROBEX10tr index, and the InterCapital EUR […]
The Competition Councils of Romania, Bulgaria, and the Republic of Moldova have granted the necessary authorizations and approvals for the completion of the transaction through which Maspex Romania takes over the majority shareholding of Purcari Wineries. The Maspex Group, which has been present in Romania for nearly 30 years, became the majority shareholder of one […]
