Films by directors Anca Damian (photo), Imam Hasanov, Alina Manolache and producer Andra Popescu will be featured at the 13th Crossing Europe International Film Festival in Linz, running April 20 through 25. According to a release of the Romanian Cultural Institute (ICR) in Vienna, “Holy Cow” – a 2015 Romania, Germany, Azerbaijan co-production directed by […]
Thousands of people took to the streets in Romania this past weekend, participating in pro-European and pro-democracy rallies held in Bucharest and major cities across the country. The demonstrations took place one week before the second round of the presidential elections, scheduled for May 18. On Friday, Europe Day, crowds gathered in Bucharest’s University Square […]
The Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, Daniel, congratulated Pope Leo XIV for succeeding Pope Francis on Thursday, May 8. He expressed confidence that the new pope will continue to promote "the spirit of dialogue, peace, and cooperation between the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church." "In a world facing multiple spiritual, economic, and […]
The organizers of the Untold festival announced they will offer a RON 150 (EUR 30) voucher toward the purchase of a festival pass to anyone who votes on May 18, during the second round of the presidential elections. In an online message, Untold representatives emphasized the connection between civic participation and the future of every […]
The Open Streets program, which sees the city's major arteries close for car traffic and become pedestrian areas, returns this weekend with a program of exhibitions, concerts, and a Festival of Lights. On Saturday, May 10, at 2:00 p.m., the public is invited to the Made in Romania exhibition, which presents a selection of civilian […]
Joseph Stiglitz, the famous economist and professor at Columbia University in New York, and winner of the Nobel Prize in economy in 2001, told an audience in Cluj, Romania, that governments must stimulate exports and key sectors when facing deficits. Stiglitz was in Romania on Thursday, May 8, to receive the title of Doctor Honoris […]
The Constitutional Court unanimously validated on Friday, May 9, the results of the first round of the presidential elections. It also rejected as unfounded a request to annul the elections filed by Sebastian-Constantin Popescu, the presidential candidate of the New Romania Party, it announced. The runoff, set for May 18, will see ultranationalist leader George […]
