Romania participates May 15 through 18 with a stand in the 30th edition of the Book World Prague Fair, with playwright Elise Wilk, poet Adrian Alui Gheorghe and prose writer Adina Rosetti among the guests, the organizer of the stand, the Romanian Ministry of Culture announced on Wednesday.The moderation and translation of the events will be provided by ICR Prague through Libuse Valentova, Jitka Lukesova and Jarmila Horakova.At the invitation of the Connecting Emerging Literary Artists Project, authors Ioana Maria Stancescu and Dana Grigorcea will participate in a series of events at the fair.The award ceremony of the European Union Prize for Literature will take place on Friday, from 6:00 p.m. at the Bohemia pavilion; Romanian prose writer Bogdan Cretu is also shortlisted for this honor with his novel "Less Than Love", a book about the heavy-handed impact of totalitarianism on everything from love to family, but also a plea for memory.The Prague Children's Library is organizing two events on Saturday, at the association's headquarters: from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. - "Children's Stories with... Adina Rosetti", and from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. - "Literary Evening" with Dana Grigorcea.The partners of the Ministry of Culture in organizing the Romanian presence at this event are the Romanian Cultural Institute through the National Book Center, the Romanian Publishers Association and Diasporaciteste.eu.The Prague Book Fair is one of the most important events of its kind in Central Europe, also having a component dedicated to professionals in the field. The motto of this year's edition is "30! Energy of the Youth - Wisdom of Books!"
“Little London” Theoretical High School, a private educational institution in Romania that values the Romanian educational system, has started construction work for the expansion of its school campus located in Voluntari, on Erou Iancu Nicolae Street. This initiative will increase high school capacity by 30% starting from the 2025-2026 academic year. In this context, the […]
British heavy metal band Iron Maiden will perform at Bucharest’s National Arena on May 28, 2026, as part of their “Run For Your Lives” anniversary world tour, promoter Emagic announced on Thursday, September 18. The concert will feature a career-spanning setlist highlighting defining moments from the group’s five-decade history, accompanied by what organizers described as […]
Three-quarters of Romanians believe that the war in Ukraine affects Romania to a very great and fairly great extent, according to the third edition of the Informat.ro barometer by INSCOP Research, carried out between September 1 and 9. The monthly survey, which aims to bring to public attention topics of interest, shows that “opinions are […]
Daniela Schoppmeyer, the majority shareholder and general manager of Faberrom, a company that took over in the 1990s most of the spaces of the former APACA clothing factory in western Bucharest, is the new owner of half of the emblematic Scala residential block, on Magheru Boulevard, Profit.ro reported. Schoppmeyer...
The Bucharest Municipal Parking Company (CMPB) inaugurated 189 new parking facilities with more than 12,400 spaces in the first half of 2025, while revenues from parking fees rose 20% year-on-year to RON 50.4 million (roughly EUR 10 million), the company said on Thursday, September 18. CMPB reported a net profit of RON 28.3 million for January–June […]
Romania has inaugurated underwater seagrass meadows and artificial reefs in the Black Sea as part of a major restoration project aimed at curbing erosion and reviving marine biodiversity, the National Administration “Apele Române” said. More than 20 hectares of seabed have already been planted with Zostera noltii seagrass and transplanted with Cystoseira barbata seaweed, creating […]
