Iranian film 'My Favorite Cake', presented at end of BIFF; director Radu Mihaileanu - Excellence Award
The Iranian film "My Favorite Cake" directed by Maryam Moghadam and Behtash Sanaeeha will be presented in the national premiere, in Romania, on Sunday, during the closing evening of the 20th edition of the Bucharest International Film Festival - BIFF, inform the organizers in a statement sent to AGERPRES on Friday. On the same evening, the BIFF Award
China welcomes more high-quality Romanian products on its market
China adheres to a high-level opening up and welcomes more high-quality Romanian products to enter the Chinese market, said Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday, during talks with Romanian Foreign Minister Luminita Odobescu on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session in New York, Xinhua reports. China hopes that Romania will uphold the principl
Tough stances on migration, new border checks: Schengen, are you OK? (enr)
With Germany ramping up border controls earlier this month and other EU countries contemplating stricter migration rules, the Schengen zone of free movement - and no internal border checks - seems to be crumbling. In mid-September, Germany expanded border controls to the frontiers with all its nine neighbours in hopes of curbing the flow of irregular migrants,
Bucharest Best Comedy Film kicks off
Feature and animation films from various countries, concerts and exhibitions will be presented at the 6th edition of Bucharest Best Comedy Film, the organizers inform. The public will have the opportunity to watch, starting from Friday until October 6, a diverse selection of humorous and original film productions. The theme of this edition is Co
CSM CSU Constanta qualifies for FIBA Europe Cup groups' men's competition
CSM CSU Constanta qualified first in the groups of the FIBA Europe Cup men's basketball competition, on Thursday evening, after defeating the Ukrainian team BC Dnipro, 84-71 (30-18, 17- 18, 23-13, 14-22), in the Simona Amanar Sports Hall of southeastern city of Constanta, in the second leg of the preliminary round. On Tuesday, also in Constanta, BC Dnipro
Bucharest Stock Exchange closes lower Thursday's session
The Bucharest Stock Exchange closed Thursday's session lower on all indices, with trading of 278.52 million RON (55.97 million euros), of which 272.9 million RON (54.84 million euros) represented transactions with shares. The most liquid shares were those of Banca Transilvania, with transactions of 44.39 million RON, followed by the shares of Emergent Inve
Corona Brasov qualifies for Champions League in men's volleybal's second round
CSM Corona Brasov qualified for the second round of the Champions League in men's volleyball, after defeating the Bosnian team OK Radnik Bijeljina, 3-0 (25-15, 25-19, 25-19), on Wednesday evening, on home ground, in the second leg of the first round. The Romanian champion prevailed in one hour and 17 minutes, after winning the first leg 3-0.
It is problematic that many had no warning from the authorities on floods, Iohannis says at UN GA
AGERPRES special correspondent Florin Stefan, reports: It is problematic that many did not have any kind of warning from the authorities during the last floods, said the president of Romania, Klaus Iohannis, on Wednesday night in New York, emphasizing that there is still a lot of work to be done on prevention and information. Klaus Iohannis rejected the claims
Klaus Iohannis, Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan address regional stability, security on UN GA sidelines
AGERPRES special correspondent Florin Stefan, reports: Romanian president Klaus Iohannis had a meeting in New York on Wednesday with Armenian prime minister Nikol Vovayi Pashinyan, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, with whom he discussed, among other things, regional stability and security, as well as the development of bilateral relations and cooperation.
Iohannis at UN: Answer to our problems will always be more cooperation and more solidarity
However insecure the world is today, the answer to our problems will always be more cooperation and more solidarity, the President of Romania, Klaus Iohannis declared on Wednesday, in New York, in his speech before the UN General Assembly. "Romania will always uphold the international world order, with the UN at its core. If we want to find solutions, we
Cyber Diplomacy Twinning Center, by ICI Bucharest with Azerbaijan's Special Communications Service, ADA University
The National Institute for Research and Development in Informatics (ICI Bucharest) initialed a Memorandum of Understanding with the ADA University of Azerbaijan and the State Service for Special Communications and Information Security of Azerbaijan for the establishment of the Cyber Diplomacy Twinning Center, with the aim of developing joint research projects, education and
EU chief reaffirms support for Ukraine amid energy supply fears ahead of winter (enr)
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen embarked on her eighth trip to Kyiv since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Ahead of winter, she presented a proposal for the EU's share of a G7 loan, as well as fresh money for the country's energy security. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen made her first
Specialists from the National Brukenthal Museum restore dozens of pieces at Behague Palace in Paris
Two specialists from the Brukenthal National Museum in Sibiu, Ilie Mitrea and Ioan Brai, have restored over 70 main pieces from the Behague Palace in Paris, near the Eiffel Tower, which hosts the Romanian Embassy, the Romanian ambassador to France, Ioana Bivolaru, stated on the occasion of the European Heritage Days, celebrated on September 21-22, informs a press release of
Flood wave on Danube's Romanian sector expected on October 1
The date when the flood wave on the Danube is expected to enter Romania has been postponed to October 1 and will be of 8,000 cubic metres / s, as a result of a significant drop in the maximum flow and the volume of the wave, the National Administration of Romanian Watercourses (ANAR) wrote on Wednesday in a social media post. "The Danube flow upon enterin
At UN GA, ForMin Odobescu underlines Romania's support for President Zelenskiy's peace formula
Romania's Foreign Minister Luminita Odobescu has underlined the importance of constant international support for Ukraine and highlighted Romania's support for the peace formula put forth by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the only framework that can lead to a just and lasting peace, according to the Romanian Foreign Ministry (MAE). Odobescu, who was in