Category: Good News

  • Garden party and concerts at the Peles castle

    Garden party and concerts at the Peles castle

      Thousands of people have participated at events that celebrated 150 years of  Royal family at the Peles castle in Sinaia on 10th of May, 2016 and in Bucharest. The day started in Bucharest, at the statue of king Carol I in the Royal Palace market, with a military ceremony with attendance from princess Margarete,…

  • Romanian students win third place at World’s Largest Robotics Competition

    Romanian students win third place at World’s Largest Robotics Competition

    The Autovortex Romania team has won the third place at the World’s Largest Robotics Competition held in Saint Louis, USA. The team is formed by 16 students from Tudor Vianu National Informatics College in Bucharest. The team has built a 54 kilograms robot that can undertake different duties. The students have built the robot using a standard set of components…

  • Traditional Romanian festivals: Sambra oilor

    Traditional Romanian festivals: Sambra oilor

      While there are plenty of festivals that you can go to across Europe, traditional festivals are quite rare, compared to music and film festivals. One of the oldest celebrations in Romania takes place in the beautiful county of Satu Mare. It is called Sambra Oilor and it celebrates the return of the sheep herds…

  • Romanian pianist honoured by a British royal college

    Romanian pianist honoured by a British royal college

    Alexandra Dariescu is the first Romanian pianist to be named the Honorary Associate Artist of Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester. The Romanian pianist, along with other prestigious musical talents, such as Tom Harrold, Mikhail Nemtsov, Kathryn Rudge and Le Yu will be ambassadors of the Music College starting from September. Alexandra Dariescu, from Iasi…

  • CSM Bucharest qualified for the Champions League finals!

    CSM Bucharest qualified for the Champions League finals!

    CSM Bucharest has qualified for the Champions League final at women handball on Saturday. The team has beat Vardar Skopje from Macedonia with 27-21. It is the first time the team has participated in an inter club competition and they have proved to be a very capable team. Jelena Grubisic from Croatia was considered the best…

  • Simona Halep qualified for the finals of Madrid open

    Simona Halep qualified for the finals of Madrid open

      Simona Halep has qualified in the finals of the Madrid open after defeating Samantha Stosur from Australia with 6-2,6-0. The game started with an equal score of 2-2 and it did not suggest that Halep will continue to win all games without difficulty. After 11 games Halep has won the game in only 52…

  • Largest art exhibit in Romania now open in Bucharest

    Largest art exhibit in Romania now open in Bucharest

    The largest art exhibit in Romania is now open at the Dacia-Romania palace and also in several art galleries throughout Bucharest. The exhibit is organized by Art Safari 2016 and it focuses on uncomfortable questions related to society and the purpose of art, bourgeois sensibility and traditional norms. The galleries that host the event are: Balamuc, AICC,…

  • The inspirational story of a farmer who helps sick children

    The inspirational story of a farmer who helps sick children

      Over 50 children suffering from diseases were healed thanks to the efforts of a simple man called Vlad Placinta. Vlad Placinta is not a doctor, but a simple farmer as everyone else in his village. So how is he helping sick children?  Well, after  a hard day’s work in the field, Vlad goes to his…

  • Animation Worksheep event to be held in Bucharest

    Animation Worksheep event to be held in Bucharest

    The first international animation workshop will be held in Bucharest between May 9-30. Six animators will participate in the Animation Worksheep workshops. They have been selected from 60 participants from previous workshops, together with six Romanian animators, that have been selected by the team of the Anim’est International animation movie festival. The participants will experiment…

  • Romanian luxury brands that promote tradition: Iutta

    Romanian luxury brands that promote tradition: Iutta

    Romanian traditional blouses, skirts, dresses, bags and furniture are becoming more and more fashionable. What’s not to love? It’s tradition, quality and elegance in one product. At this moment the traditional blouse is the most well known and most loved item. However, there is a new brand that makes its way into the market and that…