With all of its meaning of covert elections, the referendum won’t leave the life of parties without consequences, especially since the end of the current parliament’s term is approaching. PDL leaders, encouraged by the result of the referendum (more than half of registered voters did not vote in favor of the USL position) are hurrying [...]
Reformist politicians and presidential hopefuls Nicușor Dan and Elena Lasconi both argued that the current government must explain why the December 2024 presidential elections were cancelled before setting the dates of a new election. The current government, made up of a three-party coalition between the Social Democrats (PSD), National Liberal Party (PNL), the ethnic Hungarian […]
The crop of 2025 concerts brings first-time performances in the country from pop, rock, and opera stars and an anniversary edition of a major festival, set to bring its share of musical surprises. Below, we outline some of the artists and groups that have been announced so far. Duke Ellington Orchestra January 20 The orchestra, […]
Under 150,000 non-EU workers are currently in Romania, helping the country deal with an acute labor shortage that has been ongoing for years. The government is also set to approve a quota of 100,000 foreign workers in 2025. According to data provided by the Labor Inspection, the number of active individual employment contracts held by […]
Bucharest mayor Nicușor Dan recently stated that conservation and protection works at Hanul Solacolu are continuing with a focus on the first-floor level of the main building and the installation of the first beams that will support the temporary roof. The building dating back to 1859 is one of the capital’s iconic buildings, and was […]
More than 390,000 people visited the retrospective dedicated to the Romanian sculptor Constantin Brâncuşi at the Centre Pompidou in 2024, the museum announced. The show, which closed its doors on July 1 of last year, had a daily average of nearly 5,000 entries, the institution said. Overall, the Centre Pompidou welcomed 3,204,369 visitors in 2024, […]
The Romanian-American actor Sebastian Stan won his first Golden Globe for his role in the film A Different Man. In his acceptance speech, the artist thanked the people on his team and the film crew, as well as his parents, and concluded his speech by saying “România, te iubesc” (Romania, I love you). In the […]
