On Tuesday, Radio Romania celebrated 88 years since its first broadcast. The anniversary comes as Parliament passed a controversial law, which would turn public radio and television into institutions financed by the public budget exclusively.
The EBU is extremely concerned by the vote in the Romanian Parliament to abolish the licence fee for public service media (PSM).
The members of the Management Board of the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Corporation, SRR, meeting in an extraordinary session on October 25, have sent the following message
Romanian MPs have voted in favour of the draft law on eliminating over 100 taxes.
The European Broadcasting Union expressed its concern regarding Parliaments proposal to abolish the licence fee for the Romanian public service media.
The EBU express its utmost concern about the proposal to abolish the radio and television fee.
A bill initiated by the Social Democratic Party on the cancellation, starting on the 1st of January 2017, of 102 non-fiscal charges, including the radio and TV licence fee, has sparked many reactions.
The American official held talks with Radio Romania's President and Director General, Ovidiu Miculescu.
The “George Enescu International Competition began in Bucharest.
In an interview on Radio Romania, Romanian Prime Minister Dacian Ciolos focused on the situation of Romanians in Great Britain in the wake of Brexit, the absorption of European funds, the local officials pensions and the curtailing of bureaucracy.
The second Media 2020 Conference hosted by Beijing, China, has come to a close. Organised by Radio Romania and the Asia Broadcasting Union, the event was aimed at delivering rich content across a range of platforms.
Media 2020, a joint project by ABU and Radio Romania will be held for the first time in Asia, on 27 April.
Radio Romanias Charming Flute project featuring flautist Ion Bogdan Stefanescu and pianist Horia Mihail goes on a US tour, with performances in Washington, DC and New York.
