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Vlad Voiculescu has launched candidature for the Bucharest City Hall on Friday, endorsed by PLUS and Dacian Ciolos. "The incumbent administration is driving the wrong way. They give vouchers where serious investments are needed. They…

The National Council for Combating Discrimination (CNCD) has called mayor of Targu Mures for hearings after he had made a controversial statement on Monday, namely that the state should conduct a social survey on every pair that wants to…

Bucharest Court of Appeal has decided in a final ruling on Monday to approve the bankruptcy of the Autonomous Administration for Thermal Energy Distribution (RADET). This ruling has been initially given in a first court by the Bucharest…

The Social Democrat mayor of Slobozia Bradului village in Vrancea county, Iulian Dumitru, has promised locals on Facebook they will receive plots to build houses if they vote Viorica Dancila at the upcoming presidential election,  …

Bucharest mayor Gabriela Firea has proposed doubling the tourist tax in the Romanian Capital city, namely to have the fee increased form 1% to 2% from the accommodation fares for each day of stay, starting next year. The increase is…

An island in Greece has become the world's first smoke-free island after the local council decided to move towards a future without cigarettes. Astypalea, also known as “the butterfly of the Aegean” due to its butterfly shape when seen…

Remember the performance of Octavian Ursu, the Romanian emigrated in Germany in 1990 who became the mayor of Gorlitz? Two year after he had been elected, Ursu has come up with a novel idea of reviving the city that is facing a dark…

Thousands gathered to acclaim US Open champion Bianca Andreescu in her home town, Mississauga, a small town near Toronto in Canada. People have waved Canadian, but also Romanian flags. Canadian PM Justin Trudeau has also attended the…

The vehicles that are illegally parked on the streets in Bucharest are picked up starting today, August 26. Yet, the Bucharest City Hall's decision has stirred controversies, with the Ombudsman asking the Capital Prefecture to challenge the…

Octavian Ursu, the Romanian-born mayor of the Germany city of Görlitz, has been the target of extremely violent attacks launched on the social media, with the German Police kicking off a wide investigation and providing special protection…