Counties of Romania

Roman Dacia's capital Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa to be reconstructed under 3D project

A project for the stereoscopic reconstruction of the capital city of ancient Roman Dacia Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa using state-of-the-art devices is currently being conducted by Romanian specialists of the National Museum of Transylvanian History (MNIT) of Cluj-Napoca assisted by a team of the National Research Centre of Rome.

Photo credit (c): SORIN BLADA / AGERPRES FILES

Open Book Night campaign to be carried out simultaneously in Bucharest and Cluj-Napoca

The third edition of the Open Book Night campaign will be carried out on Thursday, on the occasion of the World Book Day, at the same time in Bucharest and Cluj-Napoca, the book lovers being invited to form chains around symbol-buildings in the two cities.

Photo credit: (c) Alex TUDOR / AGERPRES ARCHIVE

Number of passengers having transited through Bucharest airports in Q1 2015 up 15.5 per cent against Q1 2014

The number of passengers having transited through the airports close to the Romanian capital city saw a 15.5 per cent increase in Q1 this year, as compared with the same interval of last year, with the Bucharest Henri Coanda International Airport and the Bucharest Baneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport scoring together a record traffic of 1,809,228 passengers, the Bucharest National Airport

'Szekely Land' autonomy arbitration request denied in Strasbourg

A request for arbitration in relation to the autonomy of the 'Szekely Land' in Romania demanded by several local councils from the counties of Covasna, Harghita and Mures was denied on Tuesday in Strasbourg by the Monitoring Committee of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities (CLRA) of the Council of Europe.

Photo credit:: (c) Viorel LAZARESCU / AGERPRES ARCHIVE

PM's brother-in-law, part of bid rigging ring, acted to fraudulently win Comarnic sewerage contract

The Prime Minister's brother-in-law Iulian Hertanu is supposedly being investigated on suspicions of having colluded with others to set up a bid rigging ring that acted to illegally win the contract for the expansion of the Comarnic city sewerage network, judicial sources told AGERPRES on Tuesday.

Photo credit: (c) Cristian NISTOR / AGERPRES ARCHIVE

IGPR: Constanta County ports, closed for sea and river traffic

All ports in Constanta County - Midia, Mangalia, Constanta South, Constanta North and the Danube-Black Sea Canal are closed for sea and river traffic, informs the Infotrafic Centre of the Romanian Police Inspectorate General (IGPR).

According to the source, the ports have been closed for traffic because of the strong winds. AGERPRES

Defence Ministry announces memorial ceremonies in Bucharest in tribute to December 1989 Revolution heroes

The military and civilian personnel of the Ministry of Defence participate over December 20 - 22 in wreath and garland laying military ceremonies at the monuments dedicated to the martyr heroes who died 25 years ago for the victory of the 1989 Revolution.

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