Sibiu

by Dan Koski This past August, the Astra National Museum Complex in Sibiu organized their annual late summer Popular Craftworkers Fair (Târgul Creatorilor Populari). As with other numerous summer events that occurred between Sibiu’s…

The European Research Council has announced today the winners of the latest grant competition, „Consolidator Grant”, destined to the mid-career researchers. Among them there is also a Romanian researcher, Andrei Terian-Dan, from…

Sibiu city and three neighbouring localities, Șelimbăr, Tălmaciu and Cisnădie, will be in lockdown as of Monday, November 16, with stores and shopping malls to close down this weekend, secretary of state for emergency situations, Raed…

Ialomita County Committee for Emergency Situations has decided to place Slobozia city under a 14-day quarantine starting Thursday, November 12, due to the accelerate rise of the SARS-CoV-2 spread. "The infection rate stood at 7.46 per…

OTP Bank granted one of the largest financing guaranteed through the SME Invest Program, amounting to 8.9 million lei, to the company Rara Invest SRL, to support the development investments of the logistics operator. The financing is…

Accor signed a management contract with Romanian company Compa SA Sibiu, for the operation of a combo structure of two hotels, under Mercure & ibis Styles brands. The opening of the two hotels is estimated for 2023. The future hotels…

After Tășuleasa Social had launched Via Transilvanica in Mures and Harghita counties in July, adding another 285 kilometers to the previous 4 counties in the project, September has brought another earmarked and documented trail, this time…

Astra Film Festival Open Air 2020 kicks off in Sibiu on September 4 and lasts until September 13, providing movie lovers  with six world film premieres, an international one, nine national premieres and a film racing for nomination at the…

ASTRA Museum in Sibiu is hosting the ASTRA Multicultural Festival this weekend July 10-12, the most important event dedicated to the ethnic minorities from Romania. The festival, including cultural animations, interactive workshops,…

Rainfalls have played havoc across Romania in June, dubbed as the rainiest month of June in the past 60 years. Hundreds of households have been flooded by the recent rainfalls in Moldavia and Transylvania in almost 100 localities. Three…