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  • Romanian World War II veteran celebrated by his community

      We, the young generation have been lucky enough not to know the horrors of wars. We have lived in peaceful times.  However, we must not forget those that cared for us, defended our future and cared enough to risk or give their lives for our freedom. Such people still live in the world today…

  • 700 students flashmob to support Cluj-Napoca for European Youth Capital in 2015

    Around 700 Romanian students have participated in a flash mob that supports  Cluj- Napoca in its application for the  European Youth Capital title in 2015. According to actualdecluj.ro students from different towns and villages were invited to participate by writing their support messages on the sides of a cube which was put in the centre of the…

  • Profile: Eugen Doga, one of the greatest Romanian-Moldavian composers

        Eugen Doga is a Romanian-Moldavian composer and is considered one of the greatest Romanian composers alive. He has composed music for more than 200 films, theatre shows and ballets. The composer has won several awards in the past and his music has been chosen for the opening of the 1980’s Olympic Games held in Moscow…

  • Former Romanian teacher saves fishing village by adopting houses

    Stefan Constantin is a former teacher that has given up his career to save Jurilovca, a fishing village in the Danube Delta. Because he fell in love with the beauty of this area, Stefan left Bucharest and bought a 100 year old house here, he renovated it and now he rents it. According to Pro…

  • The festival of hearts. A Romanian celebration of international traditional music

    This weekend, between 9th of July and 13th of July, Timisoara city, one of Romania’s largest cities and the main cultural centre of the western part of Romania is hosting  an international cultural festival entitled The Festival of Hearts. The festival includes guests from Bulgaria, Georgia, India, Bosnia Herzegovina, Macedonia, Mexic, Moldavia, Serbia, Turkey, USA,…

  • Romania’s tourist numbers rise in 2014

    More and more tourists chose Romania as a holiday destination and this year the numbers have gone up. Between January and May the number of tourists staying in Romania rose with 6.2 %. According to romania-actualitati.ro most tourists come from France, Germany, Poland, Belarus and Moldavia and the majority chose to visit the Black Sea…

  • Romanian invents the anti-microbial packaging

    The Danubius Award has been awarded this year to Dan Vodnar, a scientist from Cluj- Napoca, Romania for creating an anti-microbial packaging derived from gastropod shell, algae and other natural ingredients. According to agerpres.ro Vodnar has been doing his research for several years now, starting during his doctorate when he studied the possibility of getting…

  • Ioan Cantacuzino, the inventor of the cholera vaccine

    Who is he? Ioan Cantacuzino was a well known physician and a bacteriologist. He also taught at Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Bucharest. What is he famous for? Cantacuzino is best known for being the founder of the field of microbiology and experimental medicine in Romania and for founding the Ioan Cantacuzino…