Category: Good News
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30,000 tulips are waiting for visitors at the Jibou botanical garden
30,000 tulips have been planted at the ” Vasile Fati” botanical garden in Jibou town in Salaj county. The visitors can see over 100 species of tulips, but also 20 species of hyacinths and daffodils. Cosmin Sicora, the manager of the botanical garden said that the botanical garden has extended its cultivation space and people…
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British cartoon breaks stereotypes about Transylvania
Romanians are probably used to see and hear about Transylvania in many movies. However, every time it is mentioned it is the same story- vampires, castles and horror tales that surround this “mysterious place”. Most cartoons also have reinforced this stereotype ( see the now famous movie Transylvania). This probably made people believe that Transylvania…
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The Wine Book of Romania-Romania’s largest wine review book launched
The first edition of a Romanian wine book was launched this April. The book contains a description of 214 wines that are produced in Romania and Moldova. The wines were evaluated by eight international experts during an international event and 15 percent of the wines have received five stars. The Wine Book of Romania is…
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Romanian girls win 5 silver medals and 3 bronze medals at the European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad
The Romanian girls’ mathematics team has won 5 silver medals and 3 bronze medals at the fifth edition of the European Girls’ mathematical Olympiad. The silver medals were won by Ioana Alexandra Teodorescu ( grade 11), Raluca Cobzaru (grade 12), Clara Maria Dima ( grade 9), Lenca Iarina Cuturela ( grade 9) from International informatics…
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13 civic groups unite in a network to improve people’s lives in Bucharest
Civil society in Romania might not have been very active in the past, but things seem to be moving forward as more and more citizens are active in the community. Some of the civic groups that formed in Bucharest now got together and formed the Bucharest Civic Network ( Reteaua Civica Bucuresti). The network…
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The Electric Wolf: the first Romanian electric car
A team of specialists from the Institute for Cryogenics and Isotope Separation from Valcea have invented an electric car that will be available on the market in 2019. The car is called The Electric Wolf and the researchers hope that it will be able to rely on an electric motor for at least 300 km. The…
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Students from Cluj win first place at international Seismic Design Competition
Students from the Technical University in Cluj have won the first place at the Seismic Design Competition, held in San Francisco, United States. The team was formed by Marian Horia, Caraza Andrei-Cosmin, Ratiu Bianca Alexandra, Pop Alexandra Alina, Iordache Ioana Cristina, Cornea Daniel, Popa Catalin Ioan, Monda Marius Rares, Stroia Bogdan Gabriel, Haba Szidonia, Bartha Miklos…
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Greek community in Constanta to set World Record for largest Sirtaki dance
The Greek community in Constanta city is preparing a public show in a bid to break the world record for the largest gathering of people dancing Sirtaki.
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Romanian runner wins Vienna half marathon
Alexandru Corneschi has won the Vienna half marathon, ending with a performance of 1 hour and 7 minutes. Alexandru has run 21 km in a marathon that gathered 42,000 participants and one million spectators. The winners of the half marathon for men and women: OMV Half marathon Men 1. Alexandru Corneschi (ROM) 1:07:00 Stunden…
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Attention wine lovers! Wine festival in Satu Mare!
If you love wine, then you are in for a treat. Satu Mare city will organize a wine festival on the 15th and 16th of April, 2016. The event will gather many wine producers from the county and people will be able to taste some of the wine on display. There will be also other…
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