Romania-Poland Cultural Season: Urban installations at Romanian Design Week and Lodz Design Festival
Two public space installations, the result of a year of Romanian-Polish cooperation, will be presented in Bucharest, by Romanian Design Week, and in Lodz, by the Lodz Design Festival. The installations are part of the project 'Design is our shared language,' organised within the Romania-Poland / Poland-Romania Cultural Season 2024-2025, whose slogan is
PresidentialElection2025/Diaspora turnout by 11:00 AM stands at over 23,300 voters
Over 23,300 voters turned out to vote at polling stations abroad by Friday at 11:00 AM (Romanian time) to vote in the second round of the presidential election, according to real-time data provided by the Permanent Electoral Authority (AEP). According to AEP, from the opening of the polls on Thursday evening at 10:00 PM (Romanian time) until Friday at 11:00 AM
PresidentialElection2025/AEP: Over 7,000 voters turn out to vote in diaspora by 9:00 AM
Over 7,000 voters had turned out at the polls abroad by Friday morning at 9:00 AM (Romanian time) to vote in the second round of the presidential election, according to real-time data provided by the Permanent Electoral Authority (AEP). According to AEP, since the opening of the polls - Thursday evening at 10:00 PM Romanian time - until Friday morning at 9:00
PresidentialElections2025/Friday is the last day of electoral campaign, first day of voting in the diaspora
Friday is the last day in which the two candidates in the final race for the Cotroceni seat can still campaign. According to the election calendar, the campaign for the electoral competitors who reached the second round of voting began on May 9, after the Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR) validated the result of the first round, and ends on Saturday, May 1
Rhythmic gymnastics: Amalia Lica wins bronze in the hoop event at the European Cup in Burgas
Romanian athlete Amalia Lica won the bronze medal in the hoop event on Thursday at the Rhythmic Gymnastics European Cup in Burgas, with 27.599 points. First ranked was Israeli Meital Maayan Sunkin, with 28.499 points, followed by Bulgarian Dara Stoianova, with 27,866. Bianca Rauta ranked 14th (22.099 points). In the ball event, the first place b
ForMin Hurezeanu attends informal meeting of foreign ministers of NATO states
Foreign Minister Emil Hurezeanu participated, on Wednesday and Thursday, in the informal meeting of foreign ministers from NATO member states, held in Antalya, Turkey, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) reports. According to the cited source, the meeting focused on the agenda of the NATO Summit in The Hague, which will emphasize increasing defense spending,
Romanian musicians earn Guinness World Records spot for fastest time to perform on each continent
Violinist Diana Jipa and pianist Stefan Doniga are the first Romanians to perform in Antarctica, but also the ones who bested famous rock band Metallica's world record as the first musicians to perform on all continents within the span of only a year. The Romanian duo concerted on all seven continents in 98 days, approximately 60 days less than the previous record held b
Over 700 robotics enthusiasts from 13 countries to participate in Oradea Robotics Championship
Bucharest, May 15 /Agerpres/ - Over 700 robotics enthusiasts from 13 countries will participate in the Robotics Championship, taking place at the 'Antonio Alexe' Sports Hall in Oradea, May 16-17. 'The Robotics Championship promotes STEM education in a practical and engaging way, bringing students closer to the world of programming and robotic engin
Q1 2025 GDP stagnates
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) stagnated in the first quarter of this year compared to the previous quarter, and compared to the same quarter of 2024, GDP recorded an increase of 0.2%, according to data the National Institute of Statistics (INS) published on Thursday. According to INS, based on seasonally adjusted data, GDP did not change in Q1 2025 compared
Sibiu-based largest outdoor museum in Europe ASTRA hosts oldest house exhibited in a Romanian museum
The oldest house exhibited in a museum in Romania is a 225-year-old wooden house from the Hunedoara County, which is now available to see at the ASTRA Museum, the largest outdoor objective of its kind in Europe, located in the Dumbrava Sibiului forest, on the outskirts of the Sibiu Municipality, the County Council (CJ) announced on Thursday on Facebook. 'M
PresidentialElection2025/Voters expected to make final call on Sunday; almost 19k polling stations to open nationwide
Nearly 18 million voters are expected to go to the polls on Sunday to elect the president for the next five years, choosing between the two candidates who have reached the final round of the race for Cotroceni. Across the country, 18,979 polling stations have been organised, according to the Permanent Electoral Authority (AEP). In the capital, 1,289 stations w
Romania's national rugby team to play test matches vs Chile, Uruguay, Argentina XV in South American tournament
The Romanian national rugby team will play three warm-up matches in July, against Chile, Uruguay and Argentina XV, as part of the World Rugby summer tournament in South America, according to a press release from the Romanian Rugby Federation. Thus, Romania will play the first match on July 5, versus Chile, in Santiago de Chile, at the Estadio Nacional Julio Ma
Art industries' flagship event Romanian Creative Week returns to Iasi City on May 14
The fifth edition of Romanian Creative Week (RCW), the flagship event dedicated to the domestic creative industries and the largest of its kind in the European Union, running May 14 - 25, brings to the host city of Iasi a bustling program of art, design, music, conferences and multidisciplinary installations, in a rich and accessible display for the general public.
EU seeks transatlantic trade truce as US tariffs strain car industry (enr)
US President Donald Trump has secured the first truce in his global trade war, reaching a ‘historic' compromise with the United Kingdom (UK) last week. Just on Monday, he also agreed to slash tariffs with China - but the European Union is still negotiating to reach a compromise across the Atlantic. Since his inauguration in January, Trump - a staunch
Timisoara to host first film festival in Romania and Eastern Europe dedicated to football
The Druckeria Association of Timisoara Supporters is preparing the first edition of the Timisoara Football Film Festival (TMFF) for this autumn - a major event dedicated to the relationship between football, community, identity and cinema, which will be the first festival of its kind organised in Romania and in Eastern Europe. The festival will take place in N