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What Should You Do If Your Upstairs Neighbour Floods Your Apartment? Who Pays for the Damage and What Should You Do First?

A damp patch on the ceiling, water running down the walls or wooden flooring beginning to swell overnight. A leak from an upstairs apartment can turn an ordinary day into an expensive problem, particularly when electrical installations, furniture or interior finishes are damaged. And once the water stops, one question almost inevitably follows: who...

Public vs. Private Healthcare: what matters beyond the cost

In today's health care environment, the choice between public and private health care is a decision that often faces every patient. Although the private sector may offer certain advantages in terms of convenience and speed, the public health system continues to present strong arguments for its choice, and not just the obvious financial ones. In wha...

Bucharest’s academic landscape: top institutions, fields of study, and student life

Bucharest is not only the administrative and economic capital of Romania, but also a major academic center, with higher education institutions covering every field — from exact sciences and engineering to arts, medicine, economics, and social sciences. The city’s universities are not just buildings with lecture halls, but important actors in urban...

The Story of the Militari Neighborhood in Bucharest: From the Soldiers’ Training Commune to the Largest Community of Sector 6

Bucharest is a city of contrasts, of layers of history laid one over another, and of neighborhoods that have repeatedly changed their identity. A telling example is Militari, located in the western part of the capital. Today, Militari is seen as one of the most populated and dynamic areas of Sector 6, but few know that its story began in a complete...

Amzei Church, a brief history. How the treasurer Amza Năescu built one of the most beautiful places of worship in Bucharest

Amzei Church, a national heritage monument, is located at 12 Biserica Amzei Street and represents an outstanding example of eclectic Neo-Romanian architecture from the early 20th century, richly ornamented on the exterior. According to the National Archaeological Record, this church is among the most important places of worship in Bucharest.The ori...

Stories of Bucharest: Calypso Botez, the voice of feminism in interwar Romania. She campaigned for Romanian women to vote and study

In the history of Romania, the struggle for women’s rights and gender equality was marked by remarkable personalities, and Calypso Botez remains one of the most influential figures of the feminist movement in our country. Activist, teacher, and journalist, Botez dedicated her entire life to promoting women’s rights in education, politics, and work,...

10 streets in sector 6 of Bucharest that have interesting stories

Sector 6 of Bucharest is often perceived as a predominantly residential area, massively built during the communist period and characterized by neighborhoods such as Drumul Taberei, Militari or Crângași. Beyond the image of uniform apartment blocks and wide boulevards, however, this sector hides a series of streets with surprising histories, connect...

Bucharest's Lost Open-Air Pools: How the City Cooled Off 50 to 100 Years Ago, at Tei and Floreasca

Of the open-air pools that once lined the shores of Lake Tei, almost nothing remains standing today — only ruins overrun by vegetation, in a place where, a generation or two ago, thousands of Bucharest residents spent every summer Sunday. One of several pools that operated along the lake's shore — sources vary, putting the number at six, seven, or...

Guide to events and exhibitions in Bucharest: what to see in September 2026

September officially opens the densest cultural calendar of the year in the capital. Following the summer months, heritage museums, contemporary art pavilions, concert halls, and urban festivals align their programs for an audience seeking compelling visual and sonic experiences.From landmark retrospectives and new media installations to classical...

Water and sewage tariffs in Romania: Bucharest and Ploiești among the most affordable. Significant price differences nationwide

Romania continues to register significant differences in water and sewage tariffs, depending on county and service operator. According to data published by the National Regulatory Authority for Community Public Utility Services (ANRSC) and presented graphically by news.ro, residents of Ploiești and Bucharest are among the most advantaged consumers...