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1. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) – indicator for determining inflation at national level, reports ACTMedia - Consumer prices were up 0.9% in July 2022 from June 2022. - The inflation rate since the beginning of the year (July 2022 compared to December 2021) is 11.0%. - The annual inflation rate in July 2022 compared to July 2021 is 15.0%. - The average rate of change in...

Romanian teenager David Popovici has become the youngest swimmer to break the world record in the men’s 100-meter freestyle, beating a record set 13 years ago in the same pool. World Championships Popovici, who is just 17,  touched in 46.86 seconds at the European championships to top the time of 46.91 set by Brazil’s César Cielo at the 2009 world championships,...

Wizz Air will operate a new route from Bucharest to Cardiff starting October 30. Flights will run Tuesdays and Sundays. Tickets are already available and start at EUR 24.99. "The newest route from Bucharest to Cardiff will provide our passengers with an exciting but less explored destination, as well as an alternative route for visiting friends and family in the UK",...

The Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Tourism has announced that the call for projects for the Woman Entrepreneur Program, which aims to reduce the gap between women and men entrepreneurs, opens on August 18. "The Woman Entrepreneur Program is this year’s third open call for SMEs in Romania. This time, we are aiming to reduce the gap between women and men...

In a find that is unique in Europe, archaeologists from the Criş Land Museum (MTC) unearthed an extraordinary treasure that includes 169 gold rings, at a site located near the road connecting Oradea city to the A3 highway. "It's a phenomenal discovery. Such a treasure is a one of a kind in Central and Eastern Europe. It's rather peculiar because...

Now in its 8th edition, the music festival organized within the fortified church in Hosman, Holzstock Festival, is taking place between August 12 and 14, 2022. The vicinity of the church-citadel in Hosman, but also the extraordinary view of the Făgăraș Mountains, offers a unique setting for this festival. During the two days of the festival, the participants, whether they...

Romania has sent a team of 77 firefighters to France help battle several wildfires raging there. Two C-17 military aircraft carrying 17 trucks and dozens of firefighters left Bucharest and Timișoara late Thursday, the government said. More than 360 firefighters and 100 specialized land vehicles were sent from Germany, Romania, Greece, Poland and Austria arrived as a laze ravaged pine forests...

The dean of George University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences and Technology (UMFST) George Emil Palade in Targu Mures, Professor Leonard Azamfirei, announced on Tuesday, August 9, that during the rehabilitation works done at the university, several highly valuable paintings were discovered, including a life-size representation of Prince of Wallachia, Michael the Brave (Mihai Viteazul). The university building, which has the...

Timișoara City Hall has sent almost 2,000 notices to the owners of dilapidated buildings in the city after none of them signed up for the restoration program put in place by mayor Dominic Fritz and his administration. The mayor of Timișoara posted a message on his Facebook page on Monday, August 1, reminding owners that they are obliged to start the...

Bucharest mayor Nicusor Dan promised not to increase the price of the heating during the next cold season, Economica.net reported. He explained that the price paid for the natural gas by the company that supplies the heating to the municipal distribution company is subject to the subsidy scheme that ends next spring; therefore it will not increase compared to the past winter. The...