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Wizz Air opened its 7th base in Romania, in Sibiu

Wizz Air, the largest low-cost carrier in Central and Eastern Europe, inaugurated recently its 7th base in Romania, in Sibiu, a press release informs. On this occasion, Hungarian company announced the...

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Child allowance of EUR 35,000 per month, suspended. ANAF conducts checks. 272...

The record child allowance of EUR 35,000 per month has been suspended. The National Agency for Fiscal Administration (ANAF) is to conduct checks on the income, if it is real and if all taxes have been...

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First lady Carmen Iohannis attends Media Music Awards, drives convertible

President Iohannis’ wife, Carmen Iohannis, who is an English teacher at a high school in Sibiu, has been seen quite often in public since the new academic year has started. The first lady was seen at...

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Transfăgărăşan turns 42, remains one of the most spectacular roads in the world

On Tuesday we mark 42 years since the inauguration of Transfăgărăşan road. It is the most famous road in Romania, also known as the road between clouds, connecting Curtea de Arges to Sibiu, through the...

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The first snowfall of this autumn

The first snowfall of this season was reported at Bâlea Lac, in the mountain area of Sibiu county on Thursday. Weather forecasters announced that the temperature went bellow zero in Făgăraș Mountains,...

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NAG presents contemporary art events in over 150 venues in 10 cities

The White Night of the Art Galleries (NAG) presents the latest Romanian and international contemporary art trends in Bucharest and, for the first time, in nine other cities across the country – Arad,...

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Sibiu, the first Romanian city that might become European Region of Gastronomy

Sibiu is the first county in Romania that has chances to become European Region of Gastronomy in 2019. The international jury’s decision is to be announced at Brukenthal Museum in Sibiu on September...

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Tennis: Robin Haase wins challenger tournament in Sibiu

Dutch tennis player Robin Haase won on Sunday the Challenger tournament in Sibiu, with total prizes of EUR42,500 after defeating in the final Italian Lorenzo Giustino 7-6 (2), 6-2. Haase, ranked...

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10 cm snow layer on Transfăgărăşan road. Sector on Transalpina closed due to...

The weather is getting worse, with snowfalls already seizing the mountain areas in Romania. The snow layer has reached on Wednesday about 10 centimetres on DN 7C – Transfăgărăşan at altitudes higher...

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President Iohannis’ mother-in-law dies

President Klaus Iohannis’ mother-in-law, Carmen Iohannis’ mother, died in Sibiu on Sunday. The Presidential Administration confirmed the death, with the Presidency’s spokesperson Madalina Dobrovolschi...

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Bear spotted downtown Sibiu, caught and shot. Criminal record for gun use

A bear tracked down near the center of Sibiu city on Wednesday morning in a crowded area has been caught and shot. According to the Sibiu Police’s spokesperson, Luciana Lazăr, a big size bear was seen...

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Bear cub shooting case: Protest announced asking the resignation of the...

Update: The Environment Ministry announced on Thursday that it hadn’t been asked to give the green light for the bear’s shooting, also informing it would notify the Sibiu Police to start an...

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28 calls to 112 warned the presence of the bear in Sibiu. Who gave the order...

New disclosures were revealed on the case of the bear shot in Sibiu, Romania. The Special Telecommunications Service (STS) informs that 28 calls to 112 reporting the bear’s presence in the city have...

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Interior minister Tudorache: Local authorities acted hastily in the bear...

Interior Minister Dragos Tudorache (photo) takes first stand in the case of the bear shot in Sibiu. He told a press conference on Monday that the local authorities in Sibiu have acted “hastily” in this...

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Record number of tourists visiting the Fagaras Fortress

Fagaras Fortress posted record on visitors in 2016, registering 100,000 so far. The fortress representatives expect to draw another 10,000 tourists by the end of the year. The number of tourists...

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Sibiu, Oradea, among top ten best value European destinations next year

Romanian cities of Sibiu and Oradea rank for the first time among the top ten best value European destinations worth visiting in 2017, according to the Best Value Index by trivago.ro. Sibiu ranks 10th...

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The Christmas Fair in Sibiu ready to open its gates next week

Over 80 exhibitors from Romania and abroad come to the tenth edition of the Christmas Fair in Sibiu due to start on November 18. The most expected fair will open in Piata Mare, Sibiu at 7 p.m. with a...

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26yo Romanian man robbing old people in Finland, caught up in Sibiu

A 26-year-old man from Sibiu has been arrested after he had been given an APB for allegedly robbing old people in Finland. The young man, next to other people, has committed the robberies in just two...

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What Romanian cities are preferred as city break destinations?

The city break concept is gaining more and more ground in Romania, too, with several Romanian cities contending with the city break stays provided by the big European capitals. Therefore, Romanians...

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Liberals frame interim leadership after Gorghiu’s resignation. Raluca Turcan...

Liberals convened on Tuesday to establish the new interim leadership after chairwoman Alina Gorghiu resigned a day ago following poor results obtained by the party in Sunday’s general elections....

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