Romania

Cluj-Napoca will hold the first edition of 'The Night of the Churches' on 25 July: the event will bring together religious communities from different denominations in an unprecedented partnership to open the city's ecclesiastical heritage to the public

A month after the fall of a coalition government, President Dan designated independent candidate Eugen Tomac to form a government; he has ten days to try and get parliament's approval, taking Romania out of its political limbo

The movie Fjord, a cultural clash drama about a Romanian immigrant family integrating into a Norwegian village, directed by Cristian Mungiu, won the Palme d'Or for Best Film at the international 79th Cannes Film Festival

Railway Reform Authority chose Siemens Mobility for the delivery of 12 two-car hydrogen-powered electric trains based on the Mireo Plus H platform; it is the first hydrogen train contract in Romania and one of the first projects in Eastern Europe

The ancient golden helmet of Coțofenești and two of the three Dacian bracelets stolen from the Drents Museum in the Netherlands in January last year have been recovered in a joint effort by Romanian and Dutch investigators

Artist Bianca Pîrlog will present her series “Soft Power” and “Control Anatomy” in 2026 exhibitions across cities including Paris, Vienna and Bucharest; Her works use installations and mixed media to explore surveillance, authority and social control

Two of Romania’s three oil refineries will suspend operations this month: Petromidia will enter a scheduled overhaul, while Petrotel Lukoil will undergo maintenance amid a complicated context shaped by international sanctions imposed on Russia

Romania will be promoted internationally through a series of film screenings and cultural events organised by British writer and producer Charlie Ottley; The tour will touch Thailand, Malaysia, Chile, Peru, Colombia, and the United Kingdom among others

Bucharest Stock Exchange has begun the trading year confirming the mood of 2025, that closed with its best performance since 2009; the main BET index reached a historic 24.439 points, marking +46% since January with a +55% return dividends included

Two cases of leprosy, the first in Romania since 1981, have been confirmed and two suspected cases more are under investigation according to local press; all four individuals are women from Indonesia employed as masseuses at a spa salon in Cluj-Napoca

Water supply has been restored in Prahova County's all 13 towns and communes that had been left without drinking water for over a week due to problems at the Paltinu Dam; however, water may only be used for hygiene purposes until tests are completed