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
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
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’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
Bucharest, June 23, 2025 – Sector 6 of Bucharest continues to attract European funding for infrastructure development, with a newly signed contract worth over 51 million lei aimed at the complete reconstruction of the Hilary Clinton Kindergarten, originally built in 1968.According to Mayor Ciprian Ciucu, public procurement procedures for design and... Read more
The “I.L. Caragiale” National Theatre in Bucharest will host a series of performances and concerts between July 7 and September 8 on its open-air rooftop stage. The summer program, titled “Summer Nights, Up on the Theatre,” first launched in 2019.According to the National Theatre of Bucharest (TNB), the series of shows in collaboration with indepen... Read more
The exhibition “Alai”, curated by artist Ștefana Samfira, explores the richness and diversity of Romanian traditions through the lens of traditional clothing, with a focus on ceremonial and festive costumes worn during significant community events. The exhibition will be open to the public from June 24 to July 6 at ARCUB – Casa Eliad.“Alai” invites... Read more
The 12th edition of Balkanik Festival – Home of World Music, fueled by OSCAR Downstream, takes place between September 5–7 and brings to the stage artists who, through reinvented traditions, sonic fusion, and storytelling, celebrate a kind of joy that doesn’t ignore reality, but confronts it with beauty, energy, and solidarity.Artists of the 12th e... Read more
The baccalaureate exam pass rate is 74.3%, lower than in 2024, when it was 76.4%, the Ministry of Education announced along with the publication of the exam results. A total of 24 candidates obtained a perfect 10 average in the written exams."According to data recorded in the exam platform, the overall pass rate (for all graduating classes), before... Read more
On Thursday, Romania’s National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) carried out four searches in Bucharest and Dâmbovița County, one of which targeted the Central Military Hospital in the capital.According to a statement from the DNA, the investigation focuses on suspected corruption offenses committed by military medical personnel during the 2024–202... Read more