The High Court of Cassation and Justice (ICCJ) on Tuesday decided to approve the National Anti-corruption Directorate (DNA) request to prolong by another 30 days the preventive detention measure in PM Ponta’s brother-in-law Iulian Hertanu’s case of defrauding European funds. The same decision was taken for businessman Vladimir Razvan Ciorba, while businessmen Ilie Dragan remains [...]
Romania’s national railway company CFR Călători announced on Thursday, May 22, that it will provide a daily direct connection from Bucharest to Varna starting June 13, and to Sofia and Istanbul/Halkali starting June 14. According to the cited source, the train will run on the new route from June 13 to October 13, 2025, and […]
Romanian filmmaker Bogdan Mureșanu will premiere his first animated short film, Magicianul/The Magician, at the prestigious Annecy International Animation Film Festival, taking place in France from June 8 to 14. The film, written, directed, and produced by Mureșanu, is the only Romanian title selected in the official competition, which features 35 productions...
US general Ben Hodges, the former head of the United States Army in Europe, said on Thursday, May 22, that if Russia attacks NATO, it will first bomb Romania’s port of Constanța and civilian targets. Hodges spoke in an interview about the possibility of reducing American troops in Europe, and implicitly in Romania. He added […]
Romania's national women’s handball team faces an uphill battle against Denmark, Japan, and Croatia in the group stage at the 2025 World Championship. The teams were selected on Thursday, May 22, at the Noordbrabants Museum in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. Romania was part of the second seeding pot at the draw for the groups of the 27th edition […]
President-elect Nicușor Dan officially resigned on Friday, May 23, from his role as general mayor of Bucharest. Also, in the extraordinary session of the Bucharest General Council (CGMB), council members appointed deputy mayor Stelian Bujduveanu (Liberal, PNL) as interim mayor. Bujduveanu received 38 votes in favor, 8 against, and 6 annulled ballots, according to
Vastint Romania has officially launched the second phase of its flagship urban regeneration project, Timpuri Noi Square, in Bucharest. The new development will add over 60,000 square meters of gross leasable area (GLA), doubling the office and commercial capacity of the complex to a total of 112,000 sqm. The expansion includes two new Class A […]
