Bucharest In the news

“The Floods” of the Capital | ApaNova Director: “I haven’t seen anyone boating through Bucharest.”

Shortly after the editorial “The violent storm in Bucharest is called ApaNova” was published, the company’s leadership contacted Buletin de București to arrange a technical discussion and a final interview with the general director of Veolia Romania, Mădălin Mihailovici, which we conducted in mid-June. We chose to publish the editorial outcome in f... Read more

A man was caught in Bucharest with nine kilograms of cannabis.

A 41-year-old man was caught by police in Bucharest with nine kilograms of cannabis and 400 grams of cannabis resin, all packaged in multiple bags. Investigators found that the drugs had been purchased in Spain and shipped to Romania via an international courier service.According to the Romanian Police, the man is under investigation for internatio... Read more

Bucharest’s Interim Mayor: 13 km of Main Heating Pipes to Be Upgraded Under Modernization Plan

Bucharest’s interim mayor, Stelian Bujduveanu, announced that the City Hall is adding another 12.95 kilometers of main heating pipes to the modernization program for the city’s district heating system, financed through non-reimbursable funds. According to the mayor, the works aim to ensure optimal heating supply for residents in areas such as Calea... Read more

Student protest against scholarship cuts: “You don’t build wealth off scholarships!”

Students protest in front of the Government and in several university centers across the country against the Executive’s intention to reduce scholarship funds: “You don’t build wealth off scholarships!”Students are protesting in Piața Victoriei in Bucharest, as well as in several university cities across Romania, in opposition to the Government’s i... Read more

“Magic Summer” International Festival Begins July 2 at the Romanian Athenaeum

The “Magic Summer” International Festival returns to the Romanian Athenaeum in Bucharest for its 14th edition, bringing eight classical music concerts between July 2 and August 13, every Wednesday at 7:30 PM.Under the 2025 theme, “Masters and Masterpieces”, the festival continues its much-loved artistic direction, offering a musical journey through... Read more

Nostalgia Festival 2025, held June 26–29 in Băneasa Forest

Nostalgia Festival 2025, taking place from June 26 to 29 in Băneasa Forest, is organized in partnership with Romanian National Television (TVR).Between June 24 and 28, TVR viewers can win double passes to the festival by participating in an interactive contest. During TVR broadcasts, a QR code will appear on screen, which can be scanned to access t... Read more

Food poisoning at kindergarten in Sector 2: children hospitalized, catering company and facility shut down

Police officers from the Economic Crime Investigation Service in Bucharest’s Sector 2 are conducting an investigation into the sale of spoiled food products, following the hospitalization of several children and a teacher from a kindergarten in the same sector, who were taken to multiple hospitals on Tuesday afternoon with symptoms of suspected foo... Read more

A live tropical butterfly greenhouse opens in the courtyard of the "Antipa" Museum

The garden of the “Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History in Bucharest is now home to live tropical butterflies, displayed in a specially arranged space — the greenhouse located in the museum's courtyard.Visitors are invited to step into a delicate world inhabited by spectacular, fragile creatures: tropical butterflies flying freely aro... Read more

UMF 'Carol Davila' is changing the way students pay their tuition fees

Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy (UMF) in Bucharest is changing the way students pay their annual tuition fees. Vice-Rector Valentina Uivarosi explains what the changes involve and why they were made.“One of the measures we believe was beneficial at the university level was the fact that, starting last year, we slightly changed the... Read more

Bucharest City Hall launches major investment to ease traffic in the Northern District

Bucharest’s City Hall has announced a large-scale infrastructure project aimed at reducing congestion in one of the capital’s busiest areas: the Dimitrie Pompeiu – Fabrica de Glucoză – Șoseaua Pipera corridor. Described as one of the most ambitious and complex urban development efforts to date, the initiative seeks to modernize both traffic flow an... Read more