Bucharest’s cultural symbol, the Romanian Athenaeum, will host the festival “Summer is Magic” (“Vara e Magica”), between 13 and 24 August, each Wednesday evening. For the fifth consecutive year, the Romanian Youth Orchestra, Portugal’s Youth Orchestra, Sinfonietta Orchestra and Junior Orchestra, along with famous Romanian and foreign conductors and soloists, will bring the public to […]
The exhibition Hemp - Back to the Future, set to open at the National Museum of the Romanian Peasant beginning June 18, is dedicated to the “rediscovery of hemp as a sustainable resource, located at the intersection of heritage, contemporary design, and applied research.” The exhibition, which can be visited in Bucharest until July 12, […]
The independent bookstore “La Două Bufnițe” (The Two Owls) in Timișoara, in western Romania, is set to cease activities at the end of June after 8 years, according to an announcement made by the two founders. First opened in 2016 by Oana Doboși and Raluca Selejan, the bookstore was an important landmark in the city […]
The New York branch of the famous auction house Christie’s has withdrawn the painting “Saint Sebastian” by El Greco from an ongoing auction. The measure will be in place until the legal proceedings initiated by Romania for its recovery are finalized, according to an announcement made on Monday, June 16, by the Ministry of Finance. […]
Buzău Land UNESCO International Geopark announced the opening of additional destinations that can be visited this summer season, namely the Oil Seeps in Beciu, Odăile Mushrooms, and the Living Fire in Lopătari. The initiative is part of the geopark's strategy to diversify the visitor experience, aiming to reduce pressure on already popular natural attractions and […]
The Romanian retail investors placed RON 537 million in local currency and EUR 223 million (over RON 1.1 billion) in euros under the June 2025 issue of the Government’s bond scheme Fidelis, resulting in a total of approximately RON 1.65 billion, according to data aggregated by Ziarul Financiar. ...
A new draft law in the Romanian Senate seeks to set 16 as the minimum threshold to have a social media account. Access for children below that age will be allowed only with parental consent and a rigorous security filter. The initiative aims to curtail the time that children spend online and the harmful influences […]
