Category: Good News

  • “Why me?” film to be screened at the EU parliament

    “Why me?” film to be screened at the EU parliament

    Romanian movie ” Why me?” ( De ce eu?) will be screened at the European Parliament in Bruxelles tomorrow, 27th of April. The viewers will be able to also have an off screen conversation about the movie with the actors that played the main roles. The movie tells the story of Cristian (played by Emilian…

  • Spotlight festival to be held in Bucharest

    Spotlight festival to be held in Bucharest

    Over 15 art installations and video mapping sessions will be exposed at the second edition of the Spotlight International Festival of Light organized in Bucharest by ArCuB between 5-8th of May. The projections will be interactive and the participants will be able to activate them. The Spotlight festival will also include a concert by Zoli…

  • Emma Cristina Gheorghiu wins European Moot Law competition

    Emma Cristina Gheorghiu wins European Moot Law competition

    Emma Cristina Gheorghiu has won the Best General Advocate award within the European Law Moot competition in Luxembourg. The award was granted by the Court of Justice of the European Union on April 15 2016. Emma, originally from Galati, Romania, has represented the Leiden university in Netherlands, where she studies European law and international business…

  • 3 bronze medals for Romania at the 2016 European judo championships in Kazan

    Monica Ungureanu, Andreea Chitu and Daniel Natea have conquered the bronze medals at  the Judo European championships in Kazan. The sports women have fought in the 48 kg and 52 kg category and the young man fought in the 100 kg category. Monica Ungureanu has defeated Valentina Moscatt, from Italy, Olga Aladosvili from Georgia and…

  • International poetry festival to be held in Bucharest

    International poetry festival to be held in Bucharest

    Over 100 poets from 23 countries will participate in the seventh edition of the International poetry festival in Bucharest. The festival will be held between 18-22 May and the public will be able to participate in over 20 events such as public lectures, round tables and debates. A large number of international poets will attend the…

  • Two Romanians reach the finals of the prestigious Bamberg conducting competition

    Two Romanians reach the finals of the prestigious Bamberg conducting competition

    Gabriel Bebeselea and Vlad Vizireanu have reached the finals of the prestigious Bamberg Symphony Gustav Mahler Conducting Competition. The competition attracted 381 conductors from all over the world every year, however only 14 are invited to Bamberg for the finals. The competition is one of the most important events of its kind in the world.…

  • Alexandru Nicolae wins World Coffee Roasting championship

    Alexandru Nicolae wins World Coffee Roasting championship

    Alexandru Nicolae is the new champion of the world in roasting coffee. Alexandru has won the title within the The World Coffee Events competition, which was organized in Shanghai March 29th to April 1st 2016. He managed to beat Dmitrii Borodai from Russia ( second place) and Matthew Robley from United Kingdom (third place). Alexandru has…

  • Romania Day Festival held in New York

    Romania Day Festival held in New York

      Romania Day Festival will bring together 25,000 visitors from the United States to celebrate Romanian traditions and culture. The festival will take place on Sunday, May 15, 2016 in the Financial District of New York and the visitors will be able to enjoy a series of popular music concerts, dances from Moldova, Transylvania and Banat.…

  • Romanian expats in Netherlands: Razvan Friedmann Stoica

    Romanian expats in Netherlands: Razvan Friedmann Stoica

    Razvan Friedmann Stoica is a talented and famous musician who was born in Romania but now lives in Netherlands. He was recognized internationally as one of the greatest violinists of his generation and received many international awards. Razvan was born in 1986 in Romania in a family of musicians. He attended the Enescu conservatory in…

  • 5,000 years old grave found in Prahova county

    A 5,000 years old grave was found in a field between Ploiesti city and Targoviste. The grave was found by accident, as builders were evaluating the ground to build a neighbourhood. The archaeologists believe that the grave belongs to an individual who had an important position in a nomadic group. Several objects were found in…