Nine years have passed since the fire in the Colectiv club, which killed 65 people. 28 of them died in hospitals in the weeks following the tragedy. The authorities then promised to build three centers for the severely burned. None of these…

The former mayor of District 5, Cristian Popescu Piedone, will be released from prison, where he is serving a 4-year-sentence in the Colectiv fire file. Theruling is final. The magistrates rejected as unfounded the cassation appeals…

The victims of the tragedy at Colectiv were commemorated, Sunday evening, in front of the club, where more than 120 people lit candles and laid flowers 7 years after the fire that killed 65 people. At the event organized by "Geeks For…

Antonina Radu, former employee of Bucharest Inspectorate for Emergency Situations, sentenced in the Colectiv case to 8 years and 8 months in prison on Thursday, was caught in the Republic of Moldova. The 43-year-old woman had been put…

The judges of the Bucharest Court of Appeal pronounced on Thursday the final decision in the Colectiv fire case, after six years of trials. District 5 mayor, Cristian Popescu Piedone, who was District 4 mayor back then, was sentenced to 4…

The mayor of sector 5, Cristian Popescu Piedone, was detained on Friday by the anti-corruption prosecutors from Otopeni Airport and was taken to the National Anticorruption Directorate for hearings based on a warrant. The mayor was…

Romanian pianist Alex Penescu has launched the song "Esti lumina mea/You are my light" on Christmas, performed by soprano Angela Gheorghiu, next to tenor Teodor Ilinca. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HERrnMrxz4M The new single is the…

The National Anti-Corruption Directorate (DNA) and General Prosecutor's Office prosecutors demanded maximum sentences on Thursday for the former mayor of District 4 of the Capital Cristian Popescu-Piedone, city officials, club owners, two…

A series of demonstrations took place on Saturday in the Capital to commemorate the over 60 victims of the fire that broke out six years ago in the Colectiv club in Bucharest, that prompted mass protests and led to the fall of the PSD…

The winners of the Oscars 2021 were announced last night, with the 93rd gala of the Annual Academy Awards being broadcast in over 255 countries. Romania was also racing in the finals, with the documentary film "Colectiv" being nominated…