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  • Man builds traditional village for tourists in Arges county

    Man builds traditional village for tourists in Arges county

    Soon tourists will be able to enjoy living in traditional Romanian houses in the beautiful county of Arges. A Bucharest resident, graduate of Tourism management and marketing university, with experience only in the field of book sales, Ciprian has started a project through which he will renovate traditional houses, transform them in a living museum…

  • Commune in Romania giving away free houses

    Commune in Romania giving away free houses

    A mayor from the commune of Concesti is offering free houses to young families. The unusual decision was taken due to the fact that the commune is losing its population as people tend to move to the city or they go to work abroad. Already four families are taking advantage of the offer and are interested in…

  • “Discover Romania with Peter Hurley documentary shown to Chinese public in Shanghai

    “Discover Romania with Peter Hurley documentary shown to Chinese public in Shanghai

    “Discover Romania with Peter Hurley” documentary was presented at the Jing An cultural centre in Shanghai. According to AGERPRES, the event has gathered people that are passionate about Romanian cinema, together with local community representatives and also representative of the Shanghai businesses, journalists and members of the Romanian cinema group that were present at the…

  • Romania wins 2nd place at European IT competition

    Romania wins 2nd place at European IT competition

    Romania has won the second place at the European Cyber Security championship. The competition was organized in Dusseldorf, Germany in November 7-11. The event was dedicated to individuals with IT skills and it is an initiative of the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA). All European countries have participated in this competition…

  • Volunteers cook and share food to poor people on the streets of Bucharest

    Volunteers cook and share food to poor people on the streets of Bucharest

    Members of Romanian association NEAMUNIT have organised a campaign through which they donated food to homeless people. The members cooked the food and then took the streets to give it away to anyone that need it. They also gave food to old ladies that were selling flowers on the corners of the streets. These ladies…

  • The muddy volcanoes from Forocici to become touristic attraction

    The muddy volcanoes from Forocici to become touristic attraction

    The muddy volcanoes in the area of Forocici commune will be soon considered of touristic value and will be included in touristic guides that lead tourist through the area of Banat. The volcanoes are considered a monument of nature and the area is called ” the hell’s mouth”. Teodora Mot, a history phd student at…

  • Romanian movie among BBC’s 25 greatest films of the 21st century

    Romanian movie among BBC’s 25 greatest films of the 21st century

    BBC has chosen the top 25 greatest movies of the 21st century. The films were picked by critics from around the world. Some of the movies chosen were: Memento by Cristopher Nolan, Lost in Translation, Grand Budapest Hotel,Children of Men and The tree of life and Romanian movie 4 Months, 3 weeks and 2 days…

  • Romanian teacher awards olympic students with prizes from her pension

    Romanian teacher awards olympic students with prizes from her pension

    Maria Panaitopol, a Romanian teacher, organises math competitions each year and offers money prizes that she pays from her pension. The competitions are made to honour her husband, who was also a math professor at the Bucharest Mathematics University and editor at the Math Gazette. According to greatnews.ro, Maria Panaitopol, who is now 70 years old,…

  • The Romanian national debate team wins 2nd and 3rd place at Debate Europen in Hamburg

    The Romanian national debate team wins 2nd and 3rd place at Debate Europen in Hamburg

    The Romanian national debate team has won the second and third place at the International debate competition Debate EurOpen 2016 in Hamburg. According to republikanews.ro, among the nine students that participated in the competition is Petre Draghici, student at the Mihai Viteazul national college in Ploiesti.  He is part of the ARGO debate club which…

  • “Bacalaureat” and “Sieranevada” win five awards at Listapad International movie festival

    “Bacalaureat” and “Sieranevada” win five awards at Listapad International movie festival

    Romanian movies have won five awards at the Listapad International Movie festival. The festival took place in Minsk, Belarus, between November 4-11. According to Agerpres, “Bacalaureat” directed by Cristian Mungiu and “SieraNevada” by Cristi Puiu were awarded last weekend at the Ending Gala of the festival. The press specialty award was given for creating a…