The National Museum of Art of Romania (MNAR) on Monday, October 25 will open for visit the Historical Spaces of the Royal Palace, between 10:00 and 18:00, on the 100th anniversary of the birth of King Mihai I.The public will be able to visit the Royal Dining Room, the Stairs of the Voivodes, the Throne Room, as well as the exhibition "Fragments of Memory - Royal Portraits," several works of art depicting King Mihai I in different stages of life, MNAR informs in a press release .On the occasion of this celebration, MNAR also prepared an educational programme for children over 8 years of age, in the form of a free online workshop.Entitled "Kings also go to school. King Mihai and the palatine class," the workshop will be held by Georgiana Iacob, MNAR museum educator, and will focus on the period when King Mihai was a student, as well as on the two reigns of the sovereign.More details about the educational programme and registration forms are available in the dedicated event on the museum's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/events/392462825864867/.
Romanian prime minister Ilie Bolojan stated during an interview on Wednesday, December 17, that there should be no statute of limitations in cases of serious corruption. The statement comes after a Recorder investigation, which showed that several heads of the major institutions in the Romanian justice system allegedly delayed trials for years until wrongdoings were […]
President Nicușor Dan has challenged, before the Constitutional Court (CCR), the constitutionality of the law that requires that at least 40% of the athletes who play on a team in official national competitions be Romanian. Dan noted that the law violates the principle of non-discrimination and the free movement of workers, enshrined both in the […]
Craiova International Airport will open its new passenger terminal on Thursday, December 18, completing a major infrastructure investment aimed at significantly expanding capacity and improving air connectivity in southwestern Romania. It is part of a broader expansion and modernization project financed through the Large Infrastructure Operational Programme (POIM) 2014–2020, with a total value exceeding EUR […]
Romania is set to be connected to the Western European energy network thanks to grid investments worth EUR 30 billion. The funds will be provided by the EU by 2035, and the project will link Romania to Hungary and Austria in a joint project. Romanian energy minister Bogdan Ivan signaled the signing of the new […]
Franck Bagouet has been appointed managing director of TotalEnergies Marketing Romania SA and managing director of Automotive Southeast Europe Hub TotalEnergies Marketing. He succeeds Didier Grimault, who has accepted a new position within the TotalEnergies company. “I am glad to join this dynamic affiliate and confident that, together with our talented team, we will reinforce […]
Databricks, the data analytics and artificial intelligence company co-founded by Romanian professors Ion Stoica and Matei Zaharia, announced on Tuesday, December 16, that it is raising USD 4 billion in funding at a valuation of USD 134 billion, according to CNBC. The new valuation represents a 34% increase compared to the August round, when Databricks […]
