Bucharest

The international organization Academics Stand Against Poverty (ASAP) opened its Romanian chapter on Monday, at the Romanian Diplomatic Institute.

ASAP President Thomas Pogge attends the opening event of the international organization's Romanian chapter
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The Court of Appeal in Bucharest on Friday jailed Cristian Poteras, the former mayor of the city's District 6, for eight years without parole.

Poteras was found guilty of abuse of office in a case related to illegal real estate transactions in the capital involving land seized by Romania's former Communist regime.

The Municipal Council of Bucharest will vote on Thursday on the administrative area of the protected Natural Park of Vacaresti, Mayor Sorin Oprescu announced on Saturday.

The tenth Bookfest, the most important book fair in Romania, opened on Thursday and will stay open until May 24.

Under the sloga, "Czech Republic ? Republic of Literature," this year's fair will have a Czech flavour with a series of events promoting Central European literature in Romania. Five important contemporary Czech writers will present their books in Bucharest.

President Klaus Iohannis has launched, on Saturday, a call to all Romanians to attend the Night of Museums event as a way to rediscover the national patrimony and has addressed to Bucharesters especially the invitation to visit the Cotroceni National Museum on the grounds of the Cotroceni Palace, the seat of the presidency.

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Nearly 30 museums, among which, as a first, the National Bank of Romania Museum, and 20 cultural organizations will be open on the Night of Museums 2015 in Bucharest, on Saturday night, ready to offer visitors a diverse programme of events that includes exhibitions, children's workshops, concerts, film projections, as well as ballet and pantomime shows.

Minister Delegate for Relations with Romanians Abroad Angel Tilvar, at the headquarters of Romania's Embassy to the Hellenic Republic met leaders of the Romanian associative environment of Athens, Aspropyrgos and Thessaloniki, as well as Romanian language mass media representatives.

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This year's edition of the EUROPAfest will kick off, as a first, with two opening concerts to take place in the same evening in Bucharest, where Finnish band Turn On will perform, and in Sibiu, where Japanese piano player Momoka Masuda will take to the stage.

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Poets, musicians and representatives of some of Europe's most prestigious poetry houses will convene Wednesday through Sunday in Bucharest for the Bucharest International Poetry Fair, the National Trade Fair of Poetry Books and the Poetry and Jazz Marathon, organised by the National Museum of Romanian Literature.

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Romania has already proved that it is a leader in information technology and it is no longer a secret that Romania is the second language spoken in the Microsoft offices around the world, Bruce Andrews, US Deputy Secretary of Commerce said at the Regional Cyber Security Summit taking place at the Parliament Palace in Bucharest.

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