Romania has taken several important steps to improve its legal framework and its ability to freeze and seize illegal wealth, but the competent authorities need to proactively conduct financial investigations in parallel with the investigation of proceeds-generating crimes, reveals the report the Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing [...]
The Şipot Villa, the place where the project for Romania’s famous Peleş Castle was conceived, is set to reopen by the end of this year as a cultural and tourist destination in the Sinaia mountain resort. The Villa is also known as the "House of Architects," a part of the Royal Domain of Peleş. The […]
The photo exhibition Memorable Encounters in the Făgăraș Mountains, capturing the area’s fauna and flora but also the people who live in harmony with this place, is open at the Dimitrie Gusti Village Museum in Bucharest. The exhibition, a project of Conservation Carpathia, gathers selected photos from the album of the same name, taken by […]
The Republic of Moldova will elect its president on October 20, 2024. It will be only the fifth presidential election since the country's independence in which the president is chosen through direct universal suffrage. The Central Election Commission (CEC) of Moldova announced that as of October 2, 2024, over 3.3 million Moldovan voters were registered. […]
Tudor Giurgiu and Cristian Pascariu's documentary Nasty, about the life and career of the tennis player Ilie Năstase, was included in the selection of the Rome Film Festival, which takes place between October 16 and October 28. The directors will meet the audience in Rome on October 21 and 22 for the film's two screenings. […]
A total of 6,839 Romanians living abroad registered to vote by mail for the upcoming parliamentary elections, according to the Permanent Electoral Authority (AEP). Additionally, 6,916 Romanian citizens have registered to vote by mail for the presidential elections. The majority of mail-in voting requests came from Romanians residing in the UK, Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, […]
Only 1.5% of companies in Romania with more than 10 employees used Artificial Intelligence technologies in 2023, significantly below the European Union average of 8%, according to Eurostat data, as highlighted by economist Cristian Popa, member of the board of directors of the National Bank of Romania (BNR). "The AI train is leaving. Are we […]
