Discontent over Raed Arafat’s resignation from the Health Ministry turns into angry demonstrations against current rule. Healthcare draft law withdrawn, PDL promises a new bill. Opposition demands extraordinary parliamentary session to discuss social tensions. Protests against a new healthcare draft law and in support of former Health Ministry Undersecretary of State Raed Arafat over the [...]
Romanian Georgiana Pascu, a champion of human rights for institutionalized children and adults with psychosocial and intellectual disabilities, is among the recipients of the 2025 International Women of Courage Awards given by the United States Secretary of State. Now in its 19th edition, the Secretary of State’s IWOC Award recognizes women from around the world […]
Children from 17 villages and small towns across several counties in Romania will enjoy a complete musical experience in April and May, specially adapted for them, thanks to the Classic for Kids tour. The tour will travel to the counties of Cluj, Maramureș, Bistrița-Năsăud, Alba, and Sălaj in the upcoming two months. Pianist Bogdan Vaida […]
Belgian band Hooverphonic will perform in Bucharest next week at a concert scheduled to take place on April 9 at Arenele Romane. On April 8, they are scheduled to perform in Cluj-Napoca, at Form Space. The group is celebrating 25 years since the release of the album The Magnificent Tree, which included...
The play "The Prophet Elijah" (Prorocul Ilie), staged at the I.L. Caragiale National Theatre in Bucharest, has sparked a wave of intense reactions immediately after the premiere, with critics labeling it an insult to those holding Christian faith. In response, TNB representatives and the cast of the play say it does not intend to offend. […]
Private equity fund MidEuropa announced the sale of Regina Maria Group, the healthcare network operating under the Regina Maria brand in Romania and the MediGroup brand in Serbia, to Mehiläinen, the Finland-born private healthcare provider also present in Sweden, Germany, Lithuania, and Estonia. The sale, which the company described as "the largest ever healthcare services transaction in Central Europe," is […]
Romania's natural gas group Romgaz (BVB: SNG) reached an agreement to increase by RON 10.3 million (EUR 2 million) the value of the contract with troubled company Duro Felguera of Spain, which is building the 430 MW Iernut gas-fired power plant. The money will go to General Electric, a subcontractor of Duro Felguera. The new […]
