Bucharest

Iohannis: I shall discuss with President Basescu institutional details for head of state mandate takeover

President-elect Klaus Iohannis confirms he will have a meeting with Traian Basescu at the Cotroceni Palace on Wednesday, showing he will discuss with the latter the institutional details of the head of state mandate handover-takeover.

Organised crime and anti-terror prosecutors' searches at European Funds Ministry

The Directorate for the Investigation of Organised Crimes and Terrorism (DIICOT) prosecutors on Monday have completed 37 searches in several locations in Bucharest and the counties of Ilfov (ring around Romania's capital city) and Iasi (northeastern Romania) among which at the Ministry of European Funds (MFE), where they have taken several computers from.

With record-high 33,000 tickets sold, star violinist Andre Rieu announces fourth concert in Bucharest

Famous Dutch violinist and orchestra leader Andre Rieu, dubbed the "King of Waltz", announced a fourth concert in Bucharest on June 11, after his previously scheduled three shows in Bucharest next year saw a record-high number of 33,000 tickets sold, a release to AGERPRES informs.

DIICOT prosecutors conduct searches in embezzlement case involving SIF Banat-Crisana and SIF Muntenia

The DIICOT (Directorate for Investigating Organised Crime and Terrorism) prosecutors on Monday conducted 31 home searches in Ilfov and Arad counties and in Bucharest municipality, in an action aimed at dismantling an organised criminal ring that was seeking to embezzle large sums of money from SIF Banat-Crisana and SIF Muntenia SA Bucharest.

Dacian artefacts and a Chrysler gifted to Ceausescu, featured in Artmark's Christmas Auction

Three golden artefacts from the 2nd-3rd centuries AD and the Chrysler limousine that was offered as a gift to Nicolae Ceausescu in 1974 by the Shah of Iran are the stars of Artmark's Christmas Auction that is to take place on December 9 at the Hilton Hotel in Bucharest.

National Day parade: Over 2,800 military, 280 combat vehicles marche in Constitution Square

Over 2,800 military and 280 combat vehicles with the National Defence Ministry (MApN), the Interior Affairs Ministry (MAI), the Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI) and the Dignitaries' Protection Service (SPP) have marched on Monday in the Constitution Square, central Bucharest, in a parade dedicated to the National Day of Romania.

We want to keep brilliant minds in Romania (EC Representation head)

Angela Filote, the head of the European Commission Representation in Romania, says projects like the Extreme Light Infrastructure - Nuclear Physics (ELI-NP) on the platform of Magurele (southwest of Bucharest) aim at keeping Romanian researchers in the country and even attracting others from European Union member countries.

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