Bukovina and Maramures are at the top of the list when we think about ancient Romanian customs and traditions. This is especially significant around the great holidays, Easter and Christmas. Today you are invited to discover these two destinations, Bukovi
The horse has always played a crucial part in Romanias rural civilization. That explains why horse racing is one of Romanias traditional sports. To this day, lads from Romanian villages compete in horse racing, either galloping or in horse drawn carriag
Last weekend saw the close of the last fencing tournament in the run-up to the 2012 London Olympics. The tournament was held in Bratislava, the capital-city of Slovakia, and brought together some of the leading figures in European fencing. The fencers tha
Romanian wrestlers, either competing in the Greco-Roman contests or in the freestyle events, are no longer among the worlds elite nowadays. The situation was entirely different two decades ago, when wrestlers from Romania, particularly in Greco-Roman sty
The history of Romanias National Library starts in 1859, when the library of the Saint Sava High School was raised to the status of National Library. In 1910, its collections were transferred to the Romanian Academy. It took two years to find a location
A joint mission of the International Monetary Fund, the European Commission and the World Bank is currently in Bucharest to make a new assessment, the fifth, of the agreement concluded with Romania in the spring of 2011.
Last weekend saw the close of the last fencing tournament in the run-up to the 2012 London Olympics. The tournament was held in Bratislava,...
In celebration of the “George Enescu international classical music festival, we dedicate this edition of RWT to classical music.
Romanian gymnast Catalina Ponor last Friday won gold in the beam and floor finals in the International Indoor Championships help in Doha, which counted towards the World Challenge Cup.
Romania lies on top of a substantial reserve of unconventional natural gas, the second largest after Polands, and the large energy multinationals have their eyes on it. However, the possible negative effects of shale gas exploitation on the environment
