Independent Romanian sci-fi horror film “We Put the World to Sleep” screened at festivals in the US

Romanian apocalyptic sci-fi horror feature “We Put the World to Sleep” had its world premiere on October 18 at the Nightmares Film Festival, one of the most important horror and fantastic film festivals in the US. The film, a product of 9 years of...

Attractive Romania platform is now available in six languages, adds 450 new tourist attractions

More than one year after its launch, Attractive Romania/România Atractivă - part of the country’s first national program dedicated to cultural tourism - announced a major expansion. The platform added 450 new tourist landmarks and launched...

2025 Operalia Competition: Romanian baritone Mihai Damian wins top prize

Baritone Mihai Damian, a soloist of the Romanian National Opera in Cluj-Napoca, has won the Male Voice category’s first prize at this year’s edition of Operalia, the competition for young opera artists established by Plácido Domingo. He also won...

Exim Banca Romaneasca secures the exports of Maschio Gaspardo Romania

Exim Banca Romaneasca and Maschio Gaspardo Romania are carrying out a strategic partnership through which the Bank, in its capacity as Romania’s Export Credit Agency, supports the company’s exports, providing protection against various commercial...

Western Romania: Authorities sign contract for first PV park in Timișoara

Timișoara mayor Dominic Fritz and environment minister Diana Buzoianu signed the financing contract for the construction of the city’s first photovoltaic park, with a value exceeding RON 32 million (EUR 6.29 million), on Monday, October 27. The...

Romania Activates New F-16 Squadron to Reinforce NATO’s Eastern Air Defense Posture

Romania has stood up the 48th Fighter Squadron at Câmpia Turzii Air Base, adding another operational F-16 unit to NATO’s eastern air policing network. The expansion enhances rapid-response coverage over the Black Sea and strengthens deterrence...

Insurer’s intra-EU BIT claim against Romania clears early hurdle

(Credit: Shutterstock/Andy.LIU) An ICSID tribunal has refused to summarily dismiss a Bulgarian insurance group €500 million claim against Romania, finding that arguments over whether an intra-EU bilateral investment treaty and its sunset clause...

Dundee grooming gang face deportation to Romania after five jailed for combined 68 years

A Romanian grooming gang who sexually exploited vulnerable women after plying them with drugs at brothels in Dundee face deportation after being caged for a combined 68 years. Mircea Marian Cumpanasoiu, Cristian Urlateanu, Remus Stan, Catalin...

Romanian grooming gang jailed for raping and sexually exploiting vulnerable women

Gang members supplied the women with alcohol and class A drugs at parties before coercing them into sexual activity Five members of a Romanian grooming gang have been jailed for raping and sexually exploiting vulnerable women in Scotland. Listen...

Romanian grooming gang who raped vulnerable Scots women after plying them with crack cocaine & booze jailed for 68 years

A ROMANIAN grooming gang who ran a brothel and subjected 10 vulnerable Scots women to sex attacks after plying them with crack cocaine and booze has been jailed for 68 years. The twisted mob, made up of four men and one woman, was headed up by...

Grooming gang jailed for raping and sexually exploiting women

Members of a Romanian grooming gang have been jailed for raping and sexually exploiting 10 vulnerable women in Dundee. Four men and one woman were found guilty in January of dozens of offences - including rape - following an investigation into...

Bucharest’s District 6 mayor Ciprian Ciucu runs for general mayor, poll shows tight race

Bucharest’s District 6 mayor, Ciprian Ciucu, confirmed on Monday, October 27, that he will run for the position of general mayor of the capital city, saying the decision followed “long and careful reflection” on where he could make the greatest...

Romanian PM Ilie Bolojan challenges Social Democrats to join far-right AUR amid coalition tensions

Romanian prime minister Ilie Bolojan publicly invited the Social Democratic Party (PSD) to "join the far-right AUR" if it continues to oppose the government's reform agenda, escalating tensions within the ruling coalition, Republica.ro reported....

Romania deploys new F-16 squadron for NATO air policing missions, ministry says

Romania has activated a new F-16 Fighting Falcon squadron to carry out NATO air policing missions, the Ministry of Defense announced. The 48th Fighter Squadron of the 71st Air Base “General Emanoil Ionescu” in Câmpia Turzii began operations last...

Romanian president Nicușor Dan congratulates newly elected president of Ireland

Romanian president Nicușor Dan congratulated the newly elected president of Ireland, Catherine Connolly, in a message posted on social media on Sunday, October 26. “Congratulations to Catherine Connolly on her election as President of Ireland. I...

Romanian president expects new draft of magistrates’ pensions law within three weeks

Romania’s president Nicușor Dan said he expects a new draft of the magistrates’ pensions law to be completed within three weeks, expressing confidence that a political agreement will soon be reached, News.ro reported on October 25. The statement...

Romania’s former PM Marcel Ciolacu named Social Democrats’ candidate for Buzău County Council presidency

Marcel Ciolacu, former prime minister and president of the Social Democrats (PSD) in Romania, has been officially nominated as the party's candidate for the presidency of the Buzău County Council in the upcoming local elections scheduled for...

Sixteen Bulgarians to Compete at Balkan Athletics Cross-Country Championships in Romania

Bulgaria will be represented by sixteen athletes across various age categories at the Balkan Athletics Cross-Country Championships, which will take place in Romania on November 8, the Bulgarian Athletics Federation said Monday after approving the...

Romania exports chocolate worth EUR 175 million annually, 250 manufacturing companies operate on market

Monday, October 27, 2025 Romania's chocolate exports are worth EUR 175 million annually, in a market with around 250 manufacturing companies, according to data released at the 7th edition of the Chocolate Saga event.The volume of chocolate exports...

Romania receives 16th formal opinion in joining OECD from Committee on Statistics

Monday, October 27, 2025 Romania has received the 16th formal opinion in the process of joining the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), from the Committee on Statistics and Statistical Policies, which means that the...