Mircea Cartarescu’s novel Solenoid wins Dublin Literary Award for 2024
The novel Solenoid by Romanian writer Mircea Cartarescu, in the English rendition by Seán Cotter, is the winner of the Dublin Literary Award for 2024, irishtimes.com announced on Thursday. Published by Deep Vellum, Solenoid is the first book translated from…
Ana Blandiana, moved and honored to receiving Princess of Asturias Award for Literature
The author of more than 30 books of poetry, novels and essays that have been translated into more than 25 languages, Ana Blandiana (born in Timisoara, on March 25, 1942) prevailed against 38 other authors who competed for this award,…
Amalia Lica wins three gold medals in apparatus finals at 2024 European Championships in Rhythmic Gymnastics
Romanian athlete Amalia Lica won three gold medals in the apparatus finals on Thursday evening at the 2024 European Championships in Rhythmic Gymnastics in Budapest. Lica won in the hoop with 32.850 points, followed by Israel’s Franco Alona Tal, 32.750…
Collectors from Romania, Austria and Hungary to exhibit hundreds of model trains, in Arad
Collectors from Romania, Austria and Hungary will present, in western Arad, hundreds of model trains, as part of an exhibition of model and railway history that will be organized by the County Museum. The Travel by Train to Arad exhibition…
Agricultural cooperatives in Romania double turnover in recent years (survey)
Agricultural cooperatives have doubled their turnover in recent years, and in 2022, the 1,235 entities that have submitted their financial statements reported a turnover of 4.26 billion RON, an increase of almost three times compared to 2020, reveals a research…
60 artificial nests placed on high-voltage poles in southern Romania for endangered species Falco Cherrug
A number of 60 artificial nests will be placed on high-voltage poles in the south of the country this year, announces the Romanian Ornithological Society. The first new nests were mounted on poles in mid-April, under a partnership with Transelectrica,…
Bike and kayak tours in Danube Delta to include visit to Ivan Patzaichin Museum
The organisers of the bicycle and kayak tours in the Delta will include in the route the Ivan Patzaichin Museum, in Mila 23, which will open at the end of this week, and say that the opening of the first…
Peles and Pelisor Castles, Three Holy Hierarchs Church, on UNESCO tentative list
The Peles and Pelisor Castles, the former communist prisons, the Church of the Three Holy Hierarchs in Iasi and the Episcopal Church of the Assumption of the Mother of God of the Monastery of Arges in Curtea de Arges, as…
‘Attractive Romania’ platform expected to increase number of foreign tourists by 20pct (official)
The ‘Attractive Romania’ programme is an important step the country is taking to reactivate lesser-known but relevant cultural objectives for national and European history and culture, Razvan Popescu, undersecretary of state with the Ministry of European Investment and Projects (MIPE),…
Climber Adrian Ahritculesei conquers Everest
The climber Adrian Ahritculesei, from southwestern Petrosani, conquered the peak of Everest (8,848 m), according to an announcement made on Friday morning by his sports manager, Stefan Adrian Jurca, stating, for AGERPRES, that the ascent took almost 12 hours. “Ahritculesei…
Tribute to Forgotten Pirates begins in Sulina
The Sulina Pirates Association is organizing, starting Thursday, the Tribute to the Forgotten Pirates, an event that aims to bring back to the eastern city of Sulina its former glory, according to a press release from the association. The first…
Eurosfat forum taking place in Bucharest till May 18 – 72 debate sessions, hundreds of speakers attending
The 12th edition of the Eurosfat forum is set to take place between May 15 – 18 in Bucharest, hosting 72 debate sessions with 200 speakers, the Representation of the European Commission in Romania informs. This year, the event takes…
