President Klaus Iohannis announced on Friday that he will not run for the December elections for the future Legislature."As I have stated on several occasions, I will end my mandate as president of Romania on time and I will not resign from my position. I will not run for the parliamentary elections in December, regardless of the decision that the Central Electoral Bureau will adopt today. No I supported and do not support the amendment of the electoral legislation in favor of a single person," said the head of state.Iohannis said on Wednesday, in New York, about the amendment of the law that would have allowed him to run for the Senate, that he did not want a law for him and that he will make sure that it does not exist."I didn't want a law for myself, I don't want a law for myself and I can tell you with certainty that I will make sure that this law does not exist. It is not possible to make a law for a person and then I think that I- I expressed it very clearly. In short, this law will not exist and I do not want it to exist", he assured in a statement given to journalists on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
“Catane,” a dark comedy inspired by real events and directed by Ioana Mischie, is set to have its first special screenings in Romania after a successful festival circuit. The film had its world premiere at the IFFI Goa festival in India and was nominated this year at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards for Best […]
Romania is among the European countries where water reserves are decreasing at an alarming rate, according to an analysis carried out by researchers from University College London in collaboration with The Guardian and Watershed Investigations. Scientists analyzed data from the period 2002–2024 provided by satellites that monitor changes in the Earth's...
George Smyth, 18, went missing on a hike near Romania’s famous Bran Castle more than a week ago. On November 23, the British citizen started to suffer from hypothermia and exhaustion and called the emergency services. Trying to locate him, mountain rescue services conducted searches over the next few days but were only able to […]
Over 107,000 people in Prahova and Dâmbovița counties, in southern Romania, have been without drinking water since Friday, November 28, due to problems at the Paltinu Dam. According to local authorities, the problems are set to persist until next week. The dam registered a drop in water levels, leading to problems in the water distribution system. […]
A special ‘Silent Day’ event will be held at the Bucharest Christmas Market in Constituției Square on Wednesday, December 3, aimed at creating a quieter and more accessible environment for children with sensory disabilities. The initiative is designed to make the festive market manageable for children who may struggle with loud noise, bright lights, and […]
Romanians have the highest level of trust in others in the European Union, according to the most recent Eurostat data for the year 2024, ahead of the usual leader of the ranking, Finland. The indicator ‘trust in others’ measures a person’s trust in people they do not know on a scale from 0 (‘I...
