After the winter holidays, local authorities in Bucharest and other cities across Romania have launched free collection campaigns for natural Christmas trees. The move comes in response to the large number of trees abandoned on sidewalks, in green spaces, or next to waste bins—practices that can result in fines of up to 5,000 lei.The goal of these... Read more
Peer-to-peer education programmes—where teenagers receive information on topics considered “sensitive” from people their own age—are gaining increasing traction in Bucharest’s high schools. The Zi de Bine Association has expanded projects built around this model of communication and now holds regular discussions with students in twelve Bucharest hi... Read more
The National Cathedral will be open every day from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. during the period December 24, 2025 – January 8, 2026, the Romanian Patriarchate announced.During the feasts of the Nativity of the Lord, the New Year, and the Baptism of the Lord, pilgrims and visitors from across the country and from abroad will be able to visit and venerat... Read more
The Literary Map is the first interactive map of places featured in books and locations with literary significance, proposing a new way of exploring the city through literature. Bucharest is the first city included in the project, with over 300 documented locations and more than 600 connections to classic and contemporary works, as well as to signi... Read more
A total of 175 students from Bucharest and other regions of the country, accompanied by teachers, visited the headquarters of the Constitutional Court on Monday, Constitution Day. The students were able to take photographs inside the courtrooms, including with the gavel used by the President of the Court.The Open Doors event at the Constitutional C... Read more
The 29th edition of the CineMAiubit International Student Film Festival will take place between December 9 and 13 at UNATC “I. L. Caragiale” in Bucharest.The festival opens on December 9, at 18:00, in the UNATC Cinema Hall, with the opening ceremony followed by the first block of films in the Fiction competition.The festival program includes short-... Read more
The PNL candidate for the office of Bucharest mayor, Ciprian Ciucu, won the election with 36.16%, according to the data recorded after all vote reports were centralized.UPDATE – After counting the votes from all polling stations, Ciprian Ciucu stands at 36.16%.Anca Alexandrescu received 21.84%.In third place is the PSD candidate, Daniel Băluţă, wit... Read more
The animated feature The King of Kings / „Împăratul Împăraţilor”, inspired by a story by Charles Dickens, will be shown for the first time in Bucharest on December 6, in the presence of the Romanian dubbing cast. The gala premiere will take place at Cinema City Mega Mall on December 6, at 12:00 p.m. Tickets can be purchased on the Cinema City websi... Read more
Sector 6 Mayor Ciprian Ciucu announced on Thursday that the tender for the construction of the sector’s new hospital has been completed. The project has an estimated value of around 200 million euros. He stated that the hospital will have over 300 beds, 75 medical offices, and eight operating theatres, covering specialties such as cardiology, gener... Read more
An etching by the Spanish painter Francisco Goya — “The Betrothal – Capricho No. 57” — gifted to Nicolae Ceaușescu by the King of Spain, Juan Carlos I of Bourbon, around 1979–1980, will be put up for sale on December 5, with a starting price of 8,000 euros.The work is part of the “Los Caprichos” series. Confiscated in December 1989 and placed under... Read more
