Geography of Romania

Almost 400 spectators attended in Sascut, Bacau county, the photo exhibition put together by AGERPRES called 'Romania: Evolution,' the AGERPRES documentary called 'Greater Union - Romania at 100,' as well as the screening of 'Veronica' (on 21 October, at 11:00hrs) and 'Uncle Martin, the Billionare' ('Nea Marin Miliardar), e

Tens of thousands of Orthodox Christian believers are expected to arrive starting on Thursday in the eastern Romanian city of Iasi for the country's largest and most well-known pilgrimage dedicated to St Parascheva, deemed the protector of Moldova and Bukovina.

Many Romanian Orthodox Christians believe that the relics hosted by the cathedral in Iasi have miraculous healing powers.

Suceava is the only county in Romania that went beyond the validation threshold of the referendum for the redefinition of the family, with a 30.67pct turnout, considering that the overall national level was 20.41pct.

Transylvania International Book Festival (FICT) started on Tuesday in Cluj-Napoca and gathered in the city over 50 publishing houses that will display their book offer throughout the entire week.

The event offers the audience the opportunity to meet Romanian or foreign writers, as well as to attend conferences on literature.

The order for the protesters of the August 10 rally in Bucharest's Piata Victoriei to leave the area, issued by Laurentiu Cazan, the general director of the General Gendarmerie Directorate was given in violation of the legal provisions, says the Prosecutor's Office with the Supreme Court (PICCJ)

Romanian archaeologists have discovered a well preserved alleyway and a building in Sarmisegetusa Regia, the ancient Dacian city located in Orastie Mountains, which served as the capital of Dacia before the Roman Conquest.

Transport Minister Lucian Sova and Director General of the Constanta National Maritime Port Administration (CNAPM) Nicolae Dan Tivilichi signed a funding contract involving European funds worth almost 230 million lei for upgrading the Constanta port infrastructure, at the company's main offices on Friday.

Bucharest, Aug 18 /Agerpres/ - The National Institute of Hydrology and Water Management issued on Saturday afternoon a Code Yellow for Floods in the Covasna, Brasov and Buzau counties, valid until 11:00 pm.

According to hydrologists, due to the rainfall there is potential local flooding effects and increase in flows and levels of rivers, in the counties of Covasna, Brasov and Buzau.

Hunedoara County mountain rescuers will be able to use a drone in their search missions for mountain accident victims. The high-performance eye in sky can reach an altitude of 1,000 m, has a range of 15 km and a flight life of half an hour.

Bulgaria has built over 101 kilometers out of the 133 kilometers of fencing on its border with Romania, with the purpose of preventing the spread of the African swine fever virus by boars in Romania that may cross the border, according to Bulgaria's deputy Agriculture minister Atanas Dobrev.

Dobrev estimated that the fence will be completed sometime next week.