Young Romanian musicians between the ages of 16 and 26 can register, until September 30, for the annual selection for the European Union Youth Orchestra (EUYO).The auditions will take place on October 23 in Bucharest and October 24 in Timisoara, informed a press release of the Romanian Cultural Institute.Registration is done online at https://euyo.eu/auditions/.Starting from 2010, the participation of Romanian musicians at EUYO is supported by the Romanian Cultural Institute. Until now, more than 20 instrumentalists from Romania have taken part in the EUYO training courses, in partnership with ICR. International Olympiad of Hellenism brings together representatives from eight countries at Palace of Parliament The Ministry of Education in partnership with the Hellenic Union of Romania (EBU) is organising the 9th edition of the International Olympiad of Hellenism in Bucharest, from September 5 to 8.The competition is part of the Ministry of Education's concern to stimulate excellence in pre-university education and to support the affirmation of the cultural and linguistic identity of national minorities in Romania, said an EBU press release."The International Olympiad of Hellenism is a project initiated by the Hellenic Union of Romania in 2014, whose objectives are to keep alive the flame of Hellenism, knowledge and promotion of the Hellenic language and civilization as one of the richest and most remarkable cultures of human civilization, through the work of the Hellenic communities in each country and beyond," the EBU said.This year's event will bring together students from 8 countries: Albania, Greece, Republic of Moldova, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine and Ukraine. The festive opening of the competition will take place on Friday, from 9:00 to 11:00, at the Nicolae Balcescu Hall of the Palace of Parliament, and the awards ceremony will take place on Saturday, from 10:00 to 12:30, at the Chamber of Deputies, Education Committee Hall.
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 […]
