Iulia

TIFF to open its anniversary edition this year with simultaneous screenings in 20 localities

The Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF) will open its 20th edition on July 23 with simultaneous screenings in 20 localities of Romania, reads a release issued on Tuesday by the organizers. "On the anniversary of the 20th edition of TIFF, the emotions of the Opening Gala will be felt, this year, in 20 localities in the country, simultaneously.

New Roman Catholic Archbishop of Alba Iulia installed with thousands of pilgrims in attendance

Monsignor Kovács Gergely was consecrated and installed as the new Roman Catholic Archbishop of Alba Iulia in a ceremony celebrated on Saturday at the St. Michael Cathedral of Alba Iulia, with dozens of ecclesiastical officials - cardinals, bishops, representatives of the other Churches in Transylvania - attending.

Russian Embassy calls Romania's decision to expel a Russian diplomat 'manifestation of collective political madness'

Romania's decision to expel a Russian diplomat in Bucharest - taken in the context of the chemical attack on former Russian spy Sergei Skripal in the UK - is probably "the manifestation of collective political madness," according to a message released by the Russian Embassy in Bucharest on Monday.

Fight on TV Talk Show Causes Outrage in Romania

Romania's TV regulator, the CNA, has ordered TV Antena 1 to pay 50,000 lei (some 11,000 euro) in fines for using "obscene language" in a popular show broadcast on September 24.

The measure has stirred a debate, with the media community and many viewers saying the decision failed to address the main issue, which is the fact that the shows featured violence as well as bad language.