The former bishop of Huși, Corneliu Bârlădeanu, was sentenced to 8 years in jail for sexual abuse of two students of the theological seminary. The decision is not final, however, and can be appealed.
It is the first time in the history of the Orthodox Church in Romania that a bishop is sentenced to prison for rape.
The announcement regarding the conviction was made by journalists Diana Oncioiu and Ovidiu Vanghele, whose journalistic investigations led to Corneliu Bârlădeanu's...
Fresh decrease in factory production volumes in June Sustained rise in total new orders, while exports fall again Cost pressures intensify, despite a renewed drop in input buying Though the headline BCR PMI® signalled no change in the health of the Romanian manufacturing economy, more granular data provided further insights into operating conditions. Overall, demand […]
Elena Lasconi, mayor of Câmpulung-Muscel and recently elected to lead the reformist center-right opposition party USR, was also elected to be the party’s candidate for the upcoming presidential elections. Lasconi argued that democracy in Romania was at stake when she was chosen to lead the party...
A new festival dedicated to classical music promises to bring the most remarkable international opera voices to Bucharest later this year. The lineup of the first edition of Masters of Classic includes Anna Netrebko, Angela Gheorghiu, Yusif Eyvazov, Rolando Villazón, Roberto Alagna, and Piotr Beczala. Scheduled for September 1-15, the major opera festival is expected […]
Real estate developer Grand Development, founded and coordinated by Ionuț Nicolescu, closed a partnership with Radisson Hotel Group to open a five-star villa resort near the popular mountain city of Brașov under the upper-scale Radisson Blu brand. The opening date was set for the last quarter of 2026. Radisson Blu Grand Mountain Resort is already […]
Almost one in five (19.8%) people in Romania were affected by severe material and social deprivation in 2023, according to the data published on Friday, June 28, by the National Institute of Statistics (INS). There were 3.97 million poor people in 2023, 59,000 less than in 2022,
Prime minister Marcel Ciolacu (Social Democrat) will hold talks with the leaders of all political parties in Romania starting Monday, July 1, to set the dates of the presidential elections. He emphasized that Friday, June 28, was the last day the government could adopt an emergency ordinance to organize the presidential elections on September 15, […]
