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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…

Former mayor of Sibiu, Astrid Fodor, can regain her office as mayor, following a Sibiu Tribunal ruling on Friday. The court has practically ruled to suspend the order issued by the Sibiu prefect, Adela Muntean, through which Fodor had…

Simona Halep has returned in Romania this afternoon after winning the Wimbledon tournament. She was welcomed by tens of fans, including by two of the best Romanian tennis players, Ilie Nastase and Ion Tiriac. Upon her arrival at the…

Deputy mayor Corina Bokor has been elected the new mayor of Sibiu on Friday, after the incumbent mayor, Astrid Fodor had lost her mandate following a final court ruling pointing to a case of incompatibility during her previous term as…

The National Integrity Agency (ANI) has notified prosecutors to check the wealth of Baia Mare mayor, Catalin Chereches, as the integrity inspectors have found out the mayor cannot justify RON 2.7 million of his incomes. ANI has found out…

Bucharest City Hall wants to cut RON 600 million from its budget, meaning around 10 per cent, due to low incomes from the tax rates for the first 5 months of this year, says a draft resolution. The main cuts will affect the budgets of…