Oct 13, 2019

The Cluj Press Professionals Association requests the PSD president, Viorica Dăncilă, through an open letter, to intervene in order to restore a decent communication between the PSD Cluj and the representatives of the press. Since his installation as interim president of the PSD Cluj, according to the signatories of the letter, Liviu Alexa has used on the...

Oct 12, 2019

Cluj-Napoca, the largest Romanian first-tier city outside Bucharest, will have the first neighbourhood to be designed and built from scratch in Romania in the last 30 years, based on an urban plan developed following an international competition, according to Romania-Insider.com. The neighborhood will cover 250 hectares and will be completed within the next 30...

Oct 12, 2019

The volume of real estate investments in Romania in the first nine months exceeded EUR 585 million, shows the most recent research report of CBRE, global and national leader of the real estate consulting market. The office market attracted more than half of the investments, Bucharest and Cluj-Napoca being the most dynamic cities, with almost 90 percent of the...

Oct 11, 2019

Romanian president Klaus Iohannis believes that the country needs a new government fast, and thus he intends to name a new prime minister early next week, according to Romania-Insider.com. The government led by Viorica Dancila fell on Thursday, October 10, following a no-confidence vote in the Parliament. Iohannis invited the political parties to consultations...

Oct 11, 2019

  Swans are releasing a new album, Leaving Meaning, on October 25 via Young God (and Mute outside of America). Previously they shared its first single, “It’s Coming It’s Real,” which was #1 on our Songs of the Week list. Now they have shared another song from the album, “The Hanging Man.” The band has also announced...

Oct 10, 2019

The World Bank has revised up to 4.2 percent its estimation regarding the Romanian economy’s advance in 2019, with an increase of 0.6 percent compared to the bank’s June 2019 forecast. The international financial institution expects Romania to report a 3.6 percent GDP growth for 2020 and 3.2 percent for 2021, increasing by 0.3 and 0.1 percentage points...

Oct 10, 2019

Six airports in emerging Europe rank amongst the top 10 fastest growing freight hubs in Europe over the last decade, with three – Burgas in Bulgaria and Cluj-Napoca and Timișoara in Romania – making the top five, according to Emerging-Europe.com. Riga in Latvia, Bratislava in Slovakia and Vilnius in Lithuania are the three others which make the top 10. The...

Oct 10, 2019

Romania’s Parliament on Thursday voted a no-confidence motion against the Social Democrat Government led by prime minister Viorica Dancila. The motion passed with 238 votes for, 5 more than the minimum required (233 votes), according to Romania-Insider.com. It is for the first time since May 2012 and for the second time in the last 30 years when the opposition...