Positive News about Romania
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Cluj-Napoca-to become first city in Romania to use electric buses
Cluj-Napoca will be the first city in Romania to use electric buses. The city hall has already purchased 30 electric buses with Swiss funds. The company that produces the buses has convinced the city hall that the buses are very efficient and that they can handle heavy traffic. The Hungarian team has travelled for…
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“A mere breath” wins Best Documentary award at Sarajevo film festival
Romanian documentary ” A mere breath” has won the Best Documentary Award at the International Film Festival in Sarajevo. The documentary is focused on Sicrea family’s life for seven years, as Dobrin waits for a miracle to help his daughter to get up from her wheelchair. The movie shows how the children grow up,…
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Gheorghe Visu wins Best Actor Award at Sarajevo Film Festival
Romanian thriller ” Dogs” directed by Bogdan Mirica has won two prizes at the Sarajevo film festival. On Saturday, Gheorghe Visu has won the Heart of Sarajevo award for best actor. The second award the movie won was a Special Mention of the Jury The movie ” Dogs” will be shown in theatres in Romania…
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Romanian students win silver and bronze medals at International IT Olympiad
The Romanian Olympic team has won three silver medals and one bronze medal at the International IT Olympiad in Kazan, Russia. The silver medals were secured by Andrei Popa, from Mihail Kogalniceanu high school in Vaslui, Costin Andrei Oncescu, from Dinicu Golescu national college, Campulung Muscel and Andrei Costin Constantinescu, from the International Informatics Highschool…
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Visitors relive the medieval times at Dracula Fest
Visitors to the Dracula Fest this year have enjoyed a medieval atmosphere and thematic shows. The festival was organized at Vlad Tepes’ castle in Poenari and visitors had to walk up the 1,480 stairs. They were greeted with a bag of food and water just like Vlad Tepes was welcomed here. The festival started with…
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You can now see Europe’s largest bison at this new research station in Romania
Good news for bisons in Romania! Europe’s largest bison has been reintroduced in the wild for some years now and a few days ago a research station for the study of bisons has been established. The station is supported financially by the Swiss government. The station, situated in Fenes village, Tarcu mountains, Caras…
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Great grandma’s recipes inspire young woman to open cafe
A young lady has open a pastry shop and cafe using only her great grandmother’s recipes. Although Teodora Pup has studied horticulture at university and she thought she will help with her parents’ strawberry business, she opened up this cafe. She realised the strawberry business needs proper technology and a lot of money. The strawberry business…
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Woman transforms containers into charming houses
A young woman from Romania has invented a house that is resistant to fire and earthquake. The house does not need authorisation and the cost is quite cheap. Posta Maria, from Targu Mures, has created the house out of an industrial container. the house is isolated and has air conditioning. The house has advantages such…
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Over 15,000 visitors at the Traditional Crafts festival at Astra museum
15,865 people have participated at the Traditional crafts market and the National festival of traditions at the ASTRA museum this weekend. 400 artists and craftsmen have come from different parts of the country- Banat, Oltenia, Ardeal and also from Moldova and Serbia. Visitors were able to enjoy music concerts, traditional local foods such as local…
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“Scarred hearts” movie wins Jury prize at Switzerland movie festival
“Scarred hearts” by Radu Jude has won the “Premio special della giuria” award( Special jury prize) at the Locarno International movie festival. The “Scarred Hearts” is Radu Jude’s fourth movie and it is an adaption of a novel by Max Blecher. The movie has been praised by international critics. The movie is set in 1937…
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