Positive News about Romania
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People with disabilities to receive free transport in Bucharest
Good news for people with physical disabilities as a new project might help them get free transport around Bucharest. The project is called Abilitaxi and the Bucharest City Hall and the Re-Start Cauza Buna association are supporting it. The project might go through if it will be voted by the Bucharest council. Abilitaxi will help…
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Romania wins one gold medal and 5 silver medals at the European Canoe Championships
Romania has had good results at canoe competitions in the last few years. This year as well, the Romanian team has won several medals at the Kanoe European Championships for juniors. The competition took place in Gravelines, France, and over 400 sportsmen have participated from 34 countries. Romania has participated with 42 sportsmen and women,…
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Iana Matei: the woman who saves young girls from traffickers’ hands
There are people who make a difference in the world and then there is the amazing Iana Matei. Ms Matei is a Romanian psychologist who for 18 years has saved many young women from sex traffickers. She has started taking this risky mission in 1998 where she had the chance of saving three young women.…
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AHC Potaissa wins the Men’s Challenge Cup
The amazing Romanian handball team AHC Potaissa from Turda has won the Men’s Challenge Cup last weekend. The team has played the final game with AEK Athens from Greece, winning the first leg in Romania with 11 goals, however losing the second leg with a score of 27-26. Although the team has been defeated by…
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Andreea Raducanu included in the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame
Nadia Comaneci is the most well known Romanian gymnast in the world. However, there are many other Romanian gymnasts that have made a name for themselves. Andreea Raducan, an Olympic, European and world medalist has now been included in the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame. Andreea Raducan is from Barlad and is currently 34 years…
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” Cluj with flowers”- Cluj locals encouraged to beautify their windows through a competition
The city of Cluj is in permanent change as every year new festivals are organized, buildings are renovated and new cafes appear in every corner. Now, the Asociation for the Beautification of Cluj is organizing a special event through which the locals are encouraged to beautify their windows, terraces and house fronts. The idea is…
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Romania wins four gold medals at the Balkan Mathematics Olympiad
Times and times again Romanian students have proved their intelligence. At the most recent Balkan Mathematics Olympiad Romania has won four gold medals and two silver medals. In total, Romania has been placed first in the number of medals that have been won. The winners of the gold medals are Mircea Ciprian Bonciocat who has…
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Romanian man creates 1000 origami cranes in 1000 days to fight depression
Depression is hard to tackle and to talk about. A young man from Suceava has found a different way of dealing with it by creating 1,000 cranes out of paper. Cristian Marianciuc has learned the art of origami by studying Japanese and traveling to places like Lausanne and Seul. The young man had the opportunity…
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Gogu Constantinescu, one of the most important Romanian inventors of the 20th century
We all know at least a few famous inventors, however, some like Gogu Constantinescu have never become famous for unknown reasons. Although Constantinescu was recognized among bigger names such as Edison, Graham Bell and Marie Curie by the Graphic magazine in 1926, his name was not mentioned over the years as much as other inventors.…
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The story of a German couple who fell in love with Romania and moved here
Many people who visit Romania are enchanted by its beautiful landscapes and are amazed at how friendly the locals are. Some of them like it so much they decide to move here. This is the case of a German couple who moved to Mures county in 2004. According to adevarulazi.ro Joan and Ulrike Schafer have…
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