The Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR) ruled on October 20 that the law that modifies the pension rules for magistrates is unconstitutional. The decision on the law follows a complaint of unconstitutionality filed by the High Court of Cassation and Justice.
The law, proposed by the government led by Ilie Bolojan as part of several reform packages, aimed to gradually increase the retirement age for magistrates to 65 years, the standard in the public pension system; increase the minimum...
Romania will again switch to winter time this weekend, in the night from Saturday to Sunday, October 25-26. Thus, at 4:00 am, clocks will be turned back one hour to 3:00 am, marking the return to Eastern European Time (EET) and making Sunday the longest day of the year, lasting 25 hours. The time change […]
Fredel is redefining how families in Romania and across Europe access elite education and lifestyle learning. Founded by Martyn Birchall, an education expert, Fredel works with like-minded families who believe in investing early in the future of their children. At its heart, Fredel is not just an educational consultancy — it...
Travel platform Lonely Planet has published a list of best Halloween destinations to try in Europe and Romania’s famous region of Transylvania is at the top. Best known as the place where Dracula’s Castle is located, the Romanian region is also home to the Citadel of Sighişoara or the spooky Hoia-Baciu Forest in Cluj-Napoca. “Forget […]
On a crisp November evening, Bucharest sheds its autumn gloom and slips into something far more vivid. Inside the Radisson Blu Hotel, the lobby glows with candlelight, bursts of marigold yellow, and the hum of anticipation. This year’s Halloween celebration isn’t about fright, it’s about life. On November 1, the five-star hotel on Calea Victoriei […]
Bitdefender, the global cybersecurity leader born in Romania, announced the extension of its multi-year partnership and collaboration agreement with Scuderia Ferrari HP, the Formula 1 racing division of Ferrari. Under the renewed agreement, Bitdefender will remain Ferrari’s exclusive global partner in the cybersecurity category and will...
Cluj-Napoca will build a center for the victims of domestic violence following an investment of EUR 5 million, mayor Emil Boc announced on October 20. The center will consist of an administrative building, with spaces for social, medical and psychological counseling, offices, kitchen, dining room and activity areas; and a building with 14 fully equipped […]
