The top floors of the Bucharest block of flats affected by the powerful explosion last Friday, October 17, which killed three people, must be removed to prevent it from collapsing, according to interim mayor Stelian Bujduveanu. He based the decision on the State Inspectorate for Construction, which has completed the technical assessment of the building in the Rahova district.
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The “Madrigal – Marin Constantin” National Chamber Choir will perform in Spain for the first time in 31 years as part of a special tour celebrating Romania’s National Day and the long-standing diplomatic ties between the two countries. Between November 24 and 30, under the direction of Anna Ungureanu, the choir will hold concerts in […]
Exim Banca Românească will organize, in the coming period, a series of meetings with representatives of the business communities in the main economic centres of the country, an initiative that is part of the Bank’s strategic endeavour to strengthen the partnership with the business environment and to gather relevant market perspectives, to underpin the development […]
Romanian Border Police have seized roughly 22 kilograms of cannabis at Bucharest’s Henri Coandă International Airport (Otopeni) after discovering the drugs in the checked luggage of a 35-year-old Albanian citizen arriving from Athens, Greece. According to the official statement, officers from the Bucharest Airports...
The hacker inmate at Târgu Jiu Penitentiary who was able to modify sentences and detention conditions was assisted by a prison officer who provided the credentials used to log into the system, according to an investigation. The checks carried out by the Penitentiary Inspection Directorate indicated that the inmate’s unauthorized access to the IT systems […]
LIBfest 2025 takes place between October 21–26 and explores how reading evolves alongside technology. LIBfest, the book and cultural experiences fair organized by Libris.ro returns with an edition that examines how reading habits are being transformed in a world shaped by speed, technology, and AI. Between October 21 and 26, LIBfest 2025 brings together authors […]
Romanian technology executive Bogdan Putinică has been appointed Executive General Manager at Wonderful, a fast-growing global company specializing in agentic AI solutions for customer service. In his new role, he will oversee operations across 29 countries in Central and South-Eastern Europe and the CIS, the company announced. Putinicǎ will lead the company’s accelerated expansion and […]
