Positive News about Romania

  • Anonimul International movie festival opens today

    Anonimul International movie festival opens today

    If you are fed up with Hollywood movies, the International Independent movie festival is for you. The festival opens today at Elvira Popescu cinema in Bucharest. The festival, called Anonimul, will include a series of international movies such as  The Land of the Enlightened, directed by Pieter-Jan De Pue, Belgium, Eden Hostel, directed by Gonzaga…

  • Romania one of the most welcoming countries for expats, research finds

    Romania one of the most welcoming countries for expats, research finds

    A new study researched by Expat Insider taken in 191 countries has found that Romania has become more popular for foreign expats and is one of the friendliest countries in the world. The study surveyed 14,272 expatriates, representing 174 nationalities. According to the research, Romania is situated on place 16 for the top expat destinations…

  • Romanians win six medals at Balkan Equestrian championship

    Romania has won six medals at the 2016 Balkan Equestrian Jumping championships organized in Romania. 250 sportsmen from 8 countries have participated in this competition. The Romanian team has won two gold medals, three silver medals and a bronze one. Romania was on the third place, the second place was secured by Greece with eight…

  • Over 800 dogs participated at the Dracula Dog Show this weekend

    Over 800 dogs participated at the Dracula Dog Show this weekend

    800 dogs participated at the Dracula Dog Show in Targu Mures this weekend. The competition had 12 rings and dogs were judged three times by international referees from Australia, Brasil, Canada, Poland, Luxemburg, Azerbaijan, Hungary and Romania. Over 800 dogs of 150 breeds have also fought to qualify for Crufts 2017, the biggest dog show in…

  • 196 young artists participate at the 2016 edition of Enescu festival

    196 young artists participate at the 2016 edition of Enescu festival

    The Enescu 2016 classical music competition has started and it will continue until September 25.   The competition has opened with a concert sustained by Anna Tifu, winner of the Enescu 2007 competition, violoncellist Valentin Radutiu, winner of the 2011 festival, pianist Mihai Ritivoiu winner of the 2011 competition and composer Sebastian Androne, winner of…

  • Romanian painters create art installation that mocks Brexit and Nigel Farage

    Romanian painters create art installation that mocks Brexit and Nigel Farage

    We all know the Brexit campaign was built on the fear of immigrants. The scapegoats have been Romanian immigrants, who, according to Nigel Farage came here to steal jobs and increase NHS waiting times and quality of care. Of course, according to the campaign, the UK economy would be negatively affected by the fact that healthy young…

  • Over 50 types of beer to taste at Bucharest Craft Beer Festival

    Over 50 types of beer to taste at Bucharest Craft Beer Festival

    If you love beer but you are tired of the same brands and you wish to try something new and unique, this festival is for you. The Craft Beer festival in Bucharest has started already and will continue throughout the weekend. The festival will have a line up of different craft beers from different countries. Over…

  • Romanian dance team wins Best of the Best award at Balkan-Folk Fest 2016

    Romanian dance team wins Best of the Best award at Balkan-Folk Fest 2016

    Romanian traditional dance team Zestrea Gugulanilor and Lovke-Serbia have won the prize Best of The Best at the Balkan-Folk Fest 2016 in Varna Bulgaria. The two dancing teams have participated together under the name of Banatul Mare. Balkan Folk Fest was held this year in Varna., Bulgaria.   source:banatulazi.ro

  • Love food? Visit the Transylvania Gastronomic festival this weekend

    Love food? Visit the Transylvania Gastronomic festival this weekend

    Transylvania Gastronomic Festival has started and if you are a foodie you better not miss it! The festival has started yesterday and it will continue until Sunday.  There are plenty of events to enjoy if you are going to be in the Sibiu area. Events include live cooking shows, competitions, tastings, debates on food and…

  • Children learn to create traditional Romanian blouses at summer camp

    Children learn to create traditional Romanian blouses at summer camp

    It seems that ia, the Romanian traditional blouse is gaining more and more fans. Now a group of children have attended a special summer camp where they learnt how to create the blouse. The 16 children came from Moldova republic and Romania to Valcau de jos. The camp was organised by the Agapis foundation. Ioana…