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The lowest temperature this winter: -22 degrees C in Miercurea Ciuc

Meteorologists have announced that the lowest temperature this winter, of minus 22 degrees Celsius, was recorded on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday in Harghita County, in Miercurea Ciuc. On the night...

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BVB-Sibex merger Okayed

Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) operating the main stock exchange market in Romania on Wednesday Okayed “in principle” the merger with Sibex, the stock exchange in Sibiu, in the extraordinary meeting of...

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Self-declared Roma Emperor Iulian Radulescu dies at 79

Self-declared Emperor of all Roma Everywhere in Romania, Iulian Radulescu died at his home in Sibiu on Thursday, the self-declared King of Roma, Dorin Cioaba told local new agency Mediafax. “Emperor...

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Two famous American actors in Romania these days, sources

American actors Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Aaron Eckhart are in Romania these days to shoot a commercial. According to sources to Mediafax, the two famous actors arrived in Sibiu on Thursday night, where...

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Sibiu, South Aegean region, awarded European Region of Gastronomy 2019

Romanian city of Sibiu and South Aegean region (Greece) received the European Region of Gastronomy 2019 award for their commitment to food and cultural diversity. A special ceremony was held at the...

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Day 7: 25,000 protest in Victoriei Square, 2,300 in counter-rally at Cotroceni

New protests are taking place in Victoriei Square, downtown Bucharest, as more than 25,000 people have already turned in front of the government building for the seventh day, calling for the government...

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New protests in support for the National Anti-corruption Directorate in...

New protests have been staged in Bucharest and other Romanian cities on Sunday evening, for the 35th day. This time people took to the streets to defend democracy and to ask for the institutions to be...

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15yo teenager from Sibiu dies while taking a selfie

A 15-year-old girl died after falling from the ninth floor of a block in Sibiu while taking a selfie. Police opened an in rem criminal file for manslaughter. Judicial sources told local media that the...

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Which Romanian city outranks Amsterdam or Istanbul on restaurants?

One city in Romania has more restaurants to 100,000 inhabitants than Amsterdam or Istanbul. Due to its fast growing tourist potential in the past ten years, Sibiu, central Romania, boasts more...

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Sibiu and Timisoara, “Cities of Tomorrow” on investors’ top priority list

Romanian cities have huge urban potential, head of the Office of Urban Studies, Munich, Peter Zlonicky, stated, attending the 5th edition of ‘Cities of Tomorrow – competitive regions, cities &...

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The heart shaped chestnut in Sibiu viral on the Internet again

A chestnut in Sibiu got viral on the Internet due to its heart shaped treetop. The chestnut near the city’s center started to green, with passers-by queuing to capture it on their cameras. The tree...

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The 15yo teen girl who died in Sibiu while making a selfie would have killed...

Turnabout in the case of the 15-year-old teen girl who died in Sibiu while making a selfie on top of a ten-floor block of flats. Prosecutors investigating her case say that she apparently committed...

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eMAG chooses Sibiu to open its largest showroom outside Bucharest

Local largest online retailer eMAG has opened on Friday in Sibiu, the largest showroom outside Bucharest, a press release informs. The company estimates to deliver in the new unit more than 80,000...

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President Iohannis to spend Easter in Sibiu

President Klaus Iohannis will spend Easter celebrations in Sibiu, next to his family, the Presidential Administration informed. Klaus Iohannis and his wife spent Easter in Sibiu last year, too. The...

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Top three counties that contribute most to Romania’s budget

The counties of Ilfov, Brasov and Sibiu contribute most to the country’s budget. At the opposite end stand Vaslui and Olt counties. Bucharest is above all counties in this regard. More than RON 43...

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Transilvania Train, a new unique travel concept in Romania

A new travel concept, unique in Romania, was launched for the tourists eager to explore the most exquisite regions in Transylvania and to discover its culture and ancestral traditions. Globe 365 and...

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TAROM passenger airliner intercepted by Hungarian military aircraft

Hungarian military planes took off on Friday to intercept a passenger airliner that had entered the Hungarian airspace without notice, the Hungarian Ministry of Defence, quoted by MTI, informs. The...

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Sibiu: Shelters for bus passengers, built 30m away from bus stops

It seems the frenzy of building fast has hit the central Romania town of Sibiu. According to turnulsfatului.ro, downtown Sibiu, on Semaforului St. the shelters for bus passengers have been built no...

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US Ambassador to Romania donates for the Transylvanian Saxon fortified churches

The U.S. Embassy announced on Thursday that Ambassador Hans Klemm is donating $59,300 to the Superior Consistory of the Evangelic Church Sibiu under the auspices of the special U.S. Department of State...

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Extensive NATO drills in Romania. Traffic slowed on several national roads...

Road traffic will be difficult at the end of the week on several roads and highways due to the move of military columns in a NATO exercise on the territory of Bulgaria, Greece and Romania, the Romanian...

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