“Avram Iancu” International Airport in Cluj Napoca reached one million passengers in 2021 and festively marked the event last week. The airport reached 1,000,000 passengers in recorded in a year in 2010 and since then, except for 2012 and 2020, each year had that possibility to mark success and excellence of airport operations together with passengers and partners. “Passenger no. 1,000,000 in 2021 was transported by air operator Animawings on the flight from Zakynthos (Greece) to Cluj Napoca”the company press release reads. “The symbol event of Cluj International Airport is also celebrated this year for the 10th time in its history. The threshold of 1,000,000 passengers recorded in this unprecedented crisis period in the national and international aviation is a performance which confirms the confidence that in the shortest time possible we will exceed again the barrier of 2 million passengers annually,” said David Ciceo, the general manager of “Avram Iancu” International Airport.
Thousands of Romanians gathered in cities across the country and in major European capitals on Saturday, March 15, in a show of support for Romania's place in the European Union. The Euro Manifest rally took place in Bucharest, Timișoara, Arad, Oradea, Iași, and in the diaspora, including Brussels, London, and Dublin. Organizers estimated that between […]
The 2025 edition of the year’s first major film fest in Europe (and one of the biggest worldwide), the Berlin International Film Festival, took place between 13 and 23 February. My notes come with a bit of delay, as I was also hit by the festival flu that got so many of us sniffling and […]
In the absence of current negative influences, Romania’s economy could have an annual growth potential of 3-4%. Political instability and global geopolitical risks are dampening growth. Economic growth in 2024 was driven by wage increases and accelerating consumption, satisfied however largely through imports. Due to a decline in domestic economic competitiveness, net exports contributed negatively […]
The Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) announced on Thursday, March 13, the launch of a new financial education section on the BVB Research Hub platform, dedicated to retail investors. The capital market operator said that it started this project out of the need to increase the level of financial education and promote the investment culture. It […]
The Romanian governing coalition's presidential candidate, Crin Antonescu, announced on Thursday, March 13, that he is launching a podcast designed to popularize his candidacy before the May elections. Antonescu, who is backed by the alliance made up of the Liberals (PNL), Social Democrats (PSD), the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians (UDMR), and the minorities, stated that he will […]
Some 4,500 teachers will learn about rights and responsibilities online, accessibility, inclusion, online well-being, and ethics as part of Incubatorul Civic Digital (ICD - The Civic Digital Incubator), a digital citizenship and democratic culture project implemented by Institutul Intercultural Timișoara, Asociația TechSoup and Școala de Valori. The project, which offers free training, is aimed at […]
