Bucharest International Film Festival

The Bucharest International Film Festival, which was in its 21st edition this year, is the capital city’s only feature film competition. BIFF 2025 Corina Sabău, 11.10.2025, 14:00 The Grand Prize of the 2025 edition of the Bucharest International...

Top fakes of the week 08 October Stretching the truth about the election. How the dean of the Journalism Department exaggerated the popularity of pro-Russian forces in Moldova Aliaksei Bialiaeu claimed that most voters inside the country supported the…

Fake card Fake: In Moldova’s parliamentary elections, the pro-European Party of Action and Solidarity won only because of votes from the diaspora, while citizens inside the country supported the pro-Russian course. Fact: The ruling Party of Action...

Estonia closes border crossing with Russia over unusual military activity

Estonia has temporarily closed the Saatse border crossing due to heightened Russian military activity in the area, the Estonian public broadcaster ERR reported on Oct. 10. The decision comes amid rising concerns over regional security, including...

Romanian channel group Antena to export local stories with new distribution arm 

High-stakes gameshow The Ticket Romanian television channel group owner Antena Group is launching a sales and distribution arm with the goal of extending the reach of local stories on the global stage. Antena Distribution, which is launching on...

German police will be able to shoot down drones — the German government has passed a law. It will now have to be considered by parliament

The German government passed a law on October 8 that would allow police to shoot down drones. It will now be considered by the German parliament. Reuters writes about this. The new law allows police to shoot down drones that violate German...

Romanian company Caress Society invests RON 17.6 mln in eco-friendly cosmetics factory

Romanian cosmetics company Caress Society has announced plans to build a modern production facility in Filipeștii de Tîrg, Prahova County, with a total investment of RON 17.6 million (some EUR 3.5 million). The project will be co-financed through...

Romanian PM says magistrates' pensions are an urgent financial and social problem

Tackling magistrates' pensions represents a milestone in the PNRR on which hundreds of millions of euros of funds depends on, and it is also a major social problem due to the social sense of injustice it creates, prime minister Ilie Bolojan told...

Romania takes global culinary stage with first selection at Bocuse d’Or Europe 2026

Romania has been officially selected to compete at Bocuse d’Or Europe 2026, marking the first time the country will take part in the world’s most prestigious culinary competition. There will be 20 participating nations at the European edition,...

Romania signs cooperation deal with OCCAR for acquisition of four multirole corvettes

Romania has signed a cooperation agreement with the Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR), marking the country’s first concrete step towards acquiring four combat corvettes through the European Multirole Corvette (EMC) programme, the...

EU rules on political ads enter into force: What will change?

Elections across Europe have been plagued by attempts to spread disinformation in recent years. In the Romanian presidential election last November, the first round was invalidated based on intelligence reports that allegedly showed Russian...

Romania’s Hidroelectrica to install battery storage at its hydro power plants 

Romania’s Hidroelectrica plans to install energy storage systems across all its run-of-river hydropower plants to shift surplus daytime electricity to evening peak demand periods. The announcement was made by Bogdan Nicolae Badea, president of the...

Governor of National Bank of Moldova says country integral part of financial Europe, example of innovation

Moldova has become an integral part of financial Europe through reforms, digitization and operational integration and the country represents "an example of innovation beyond digital." Governor of the National Bank of Moldova (BNM) Anca Dragu has...

Political ads: new EU rules take effect — what changes, what doesn’t, and who feels it first

119 Brussels — New EU-wide rules on political advertising take effect today. The Regulation on the Transparency and Targeting of Political Advertising (TTPA) promises clearer labelling, tighter limits on microtargeting and a ban on foreign-funded...

Romania Ready to Defend Moldova Against Potential Russian Attack

The Commander-in-Chief of the Romanian Army, Gheorghe Vlad, stated that Romania, as a close ally of Moldova, stood ready to assist the country in the event of aggression from Russia. In an interview with Romanian Euronews, the general emphasized...

Romanian nationals charged with fraud, spent nearly $75K on Red Bull using stolen EBT cards

FRIDLEY, Minn. (CBS) — Two men are charged with fraud after they allegedly used stolen EBT cards to purchase energy drinks they would then sell to gas station owners at a profit. Charges filed in Anoka County, Minnesota, on Wednesday say a woman...

Romania’s Hidroelectrica to install battery storage at its hydro power plants

The state-owned utility aims to enhance grid flexibility by installing energy storage systems at all of its run-of-river hydropower plants. October 10, 2025 Marija Maisch Image: Image: Renardo la vulpo, WikiMedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 From ESS...

British Airways flight ‘makes emergency landing’ in Romania and medical crews scramble as four people ‘fall ill’

A British Airways flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Romania after it was reported that four people had fallen ill with suspected smoke inhalation. The flight departed Istanbul and was heading towards London, but requested to land...

France’s detention of Iranian academic Esfandiari clear case of political hostage-taking

By Ali Khodabandeh The arbitrary and illegal detention of Iranian academic Mahdieh Esfandiari in France has revealed new dimensions of “double standards” and “political hypocrisy” in the so-called homeland of human rights and freedom of...

Operation Matryoshka: Russia’s direct intrusion into Moldova’s parliamentary elections

On Sunday, September 28th 2025, Moldovans strengthened the pro-European camp of President Maia Sandu despite a massive campaign of Russian interference. The country had to mobilize significant resources to counter these manipulations. October 10,...

Highlights and goal: Canada 0-1 Australia in International Friendly

Second half begins The final 45 minutes of this match begin with neither team having the advantage. Although both sides have attempted to attack, there has been no consistent threat to bring them closer to opening the scoring. Minute 45'...