customs

The Epiphany Day is one of the most important religious holidays both for Orthodox and Catholic Christians. Romanian Christians celebrate the Epiphany, ‘Boboteaza’ on January 6, the day Jesus was baptized in the Jordan River. According…

Christmas is not just a major celebration in Romania, it’s a time when traditions, ancestral roots and family values are the ones that mostly count, besides the usual race for presents or holiday preparations. On Christmas, despite…

Anti-corruption prosecutors are conducting searches at the Social Democrat Party headquarter in Arad, western Romania, at the houses of three PSD lawmakers and at the office of the Regional Department of Roads and Bridges Timisoara in a…

The normative act regarding the taking out of the Customs from the subordination of the National Agency for Fiscal Administration (ANAF) will be presented for public debate in June and will be adopted in July, Finance Minister Eugen…

23 villagers who still live in the mountain hamlet of Tecșești, in Alba county, manage to advertise their village and area, posting videos and blogs about their stories and customs. Tecșești Vlogs is a product launched by Albalact dairy…

The Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic churches celebrate the Beheading of St. John the Baptist on August 29. The feast represents the last great holiday of the religious year that is ending on August 31. Besides being a day of…

Tens of youngsters, Romanian citizens, currently blocked in Albita-Leuseni customs by the Moldovan border guards for more than 48 hours, are ready to go on hunger strike if they are not allowed to cross the Prut River to attend the…

The chief prosecutor of the Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT), Felix Bănilă, has announced on Friday that five tons of heroin precursors and over 20 kilos of cocaine had been seized during a routine check…

After the past weekend the queues of the Romanians' cars coming home from abroad had stretched on a 10-km distance, a new wave of Romanians living abroad is on its way to Romania. Several photos posted on social media featured motorcades…

The US Department of State has issued a report on the investment climate in Romania, reading that “potential investors should undertake due diligence when considering any investment.” “The EU’s 2018 Country Report for Romania found that…