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Enescu Festival lists 27 concert events at Romanian Athenaeum

The George Enescu International Festival taking place between August 24 – September 24 in Bucharest will see the world’s most famous orchestras performing at the Romanian Athenaeum within 27 extraordinary events. * The first event, scheduled for August 28, is…

PM Ciolacu: We want same rights for Romanians in Ukraine as Ukrainian minority enjoys in Romania

Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu told Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal on Friday that the government in Bucharest wants the Romanians in the neighbouring country to enjoy exactly the same rights and freedoms as the Ukrainian minority in Romania. “On the…

Hundreds of athletes from 12 countries compete on Saturday, on crest of Fagaras Mountains, in Ultra Sky Marathon

More than 300 athletes from 12 countries gather on Saturday, at over 2,000 meters altitude in the Fagaras Mountains, at Balea Lake, where a unique competition will take place in Romania, the 2X2 Race – Ultra Sky Marathon, one of…

One-off exhibition unveiled about life in the depths of the heliothermal Ursu Lake

Cluj Napoca-born biophysicist and scientific research diver Dr. Peter Hantz, a visiting lecturer and research associate at Hungary’s Eötvös Loránd University – Organic Chemistry Department, and Janos Fulop-Nagy, the CEO of the Ensana Health Spa Hotels group in Sovata, unveiled…

The Jazz Cave Festival to play in Bucegi National Park over Aug 16 – 18

More than 20 European and overseas bands will participate in the 3rd edition of The Jazz Cave Festival organized in the Bucegi National Park between August 16 – 18. The event will see performances by formations from Romania, Bulgaria, Albania,…

GreenEnergy/Minister Burduja: First Black Sea wind power plant projects hopefully as of 2027 – 2028

The first wind power plants could be installed in the Black Sea in 2027 – 2028, the location having a huge potential Romania will probably never be able to fully exploit, Energy Minister Sebastian Burduja declared for AGERPRES. “Sometime this…

Egg sorting, packaging and storage unit, financed by AFIR with over 800,000 euros

The Agency for Rural Investment Financing (AFIR) financed the project “Establishment of egg sorting, packaging and storage unit”, implemented by the beneficiary Ovo Product Cooperativa Agricola, in Cristian comune, central Sibiu County, with a total value of the investment amounting…

Spectacular archaeological discoveries at the site of Topolita – Neamt County

The team of archaeologists from the Neamt National Museum Complex, coordinated by Dr. Vasile Diaconu, started three weeks ago a new systematic research campaign at the Topolita site, located approximately 6 kilometers south of Targu Neamt, focusing in particular on…

New bird species spotted in Romania’s Agigea Sea Dunes reserve

Specialists of the Agigea Sea Dunes reserve and the Agigea Bird Observatory of the Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi (UAIC) announced on Friday having spotted a new species of bird in Romania. Scientist Emanuel Stefan Baltag says the bird…

George Enescu International Music Festival to bring exceptional concerts to Timisoara

The George Enescu International Music Festival will bring to Timisoara, a European Capital of Culture (ECC) 2023, September 3- 20, great ensembles of the world (the Ensemble Intercontemporain, the Fine Arts Quartet, Camerata Bern, the Manchester Camerata and the Romanian…

National Recovery and Resilience Plan is the top priority of my term, says Energy Minister Burduja

The National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP), specifically absorbing the available investment money, is the top priority of my term in office and of this ministry. According to our assessment, at this moment we are the most fortunate ministry, as…

Management of invasive alien species in Romania project wraps up

The Ministry of the Environment, Water and Forestry is holding Tuesday and Wednesday a closing conference of the project Adequate Management of Invasive Alien Species in Romania in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014 on the prevention and management of…