The population connected to the public water supply network accounted for 74.9% of Romania’s usually resident population in 2022. The population connected to the public water supply network In 2022, the population connected to the public water supply network amounted to 14,277,262 persons, accounting for 74.9% of Romania’s usually resident population, 99,455 persons more than in 2021. The increase was determined by the connection of the population to the newly built water supply networks. At development region level, in 2022, the highest share of population connected to the public water supply network in the total usually resident population was reported in the Bucharest-Ilfov region (94.1%), followed by the South-East region (89.5%). The lowest level of connection was recorded in the North-East region (50.7%), followed by the South-West Oltenia region (63.4%). Water supply In 2022, the volume of water supplied was 1,937,909 thousand m3 , about 540,539 thousand m3 more than in 2021. The sharpest rise was reported in agriculture, the amount of water supplied increasing by 464,177 thousand m3 . The highest quantities of water supplied were reported in the hydrographic basins Buzau-Ialomita (31.4%) and Arges-Vedea (16.1%).
Low-cost airline Wizz Air, a major operator in Romania, announced the largest expansion of its network in the country so far for the 2025 winter season on Thursday, August 14. The expansion includes 15 new routes from all over Romania to destinations in the EU. The new routes will connect Bucharest Otopeni, Cluj-Napoca, Iași, and […]
Social and political activists within the Declic Community have contested the appointment of controversial judge Lia Savonea as president of the High Court in Romania with the Superior Council of Magistracy, or CSM. The motion to contest Savonea’s appointment is based on several irregularities in the appointment process. The legal action is supported by a […]
The official teaser for The Yellow Tie/Cravata Galbenă, a biographical drama inspired by the life of famed Romanian conductor Sergiu Celibidache, was released on Thursday, August 14. The film stars John Malkovich alongside Miranda Richardson, Ben Schnetzer, Kate Phillips, Sean Bean, Anton Lesser, and Charlie Rowe. Covering more than seven decades, the film follows Celibidache's […]
According to data from the Ministry of Education's report on the state of higher education in Romania, for the years 2022–2023, only 1,948 out of a total of 240,000 teachers in state education in Romania have completed postgraduate studies and courses. As such, only 0.8% of all teachers at the national level follow advanced forms […]
Romanian border police announced on August 13 that they had seized 473 mobile phones suspected of being counterfeit, with an estimated value exceeding RON 3 million. The discovery was made the day before, on August 12, during a routine patrol near the Nădlac border area. ...
Seven performances from the OFF Avignon Festival, one of the world's largest theater events, will be held at the International Shakespeare Festival in Craiova in 2026, following the establishment of a partnership between the two. The official launch conference of Shakespeare Of(f) Avignon, which took place at the Village du OFF, was attended by H.E. […]
