FINAL UPDATE: The political crisis deepens. The CCR decided to annul the elections and ordered them to be restarted from scratch. Get all the details here. Romania is in chaos following dramatic developments in the wake of the first round … Read more
Romania’s Parliamentary elections on December 1st, 2024 are just over, breaking some records, keeping Romania on its pro-European path (but barely) and leaving the doors open for both political crisis and surprise alliances. With Romania being in an unprecedented political … Read more
Romania will finally join the Schengen area on January 1st, 2025, with their neighbor, Bulgaria. This marks a historic milestone for the country, but also one that changes how people will travel in Romania and across Europe as a whole. … Read more
UPDATE: The first round of the presidential elections has now been annulled! Read about this unprecedented political crisis here. To say that the results of the presidential elections in Romania were shocking would be putting it mildly. The results of … Read more
Călin Georgescu is the surprising winner of the first round of Romania’s presidential elections held on November 24th, 2024. Emerging seemingly out of nowhere, Călin Georgescu shocked political parties, analysts, and a large portion of Romania’s population by achieving an … Read more
Initially, I wrote this ranty article back in 2016, never thinking that, eight years later, things would be even worse. Since I’ve been ranting a bit lately anyway, I decided to do it again here and show you why Romania … Read more
As a Romanian born in the mid-80s, during Nicolae Ceausescu’s communist regime, my biggest dream, for most of my life, was to move to the US – or at least have the honor of visiting the country. America was, for … Read more
Romania might not be the first country that comes to mind when you think of inventions that changed the world, but this small and lesser-known nation has had an undeniable impact on the world. Yes, many people probably never heard … Read more
With Christmas fast approaching, I think it’s the perfect time to update you on all the Romanian Christmas foods we usually indulge in. These traditional dishes are mouthwatering and special! You can imagine that, with Christmas being the biggest holiday … Read more
(I am updating this article with accurate numbers – but I am also keeping the ones in my original draft from 2014 to see how much costs of renovating an apartment in Romania have changed over the years). In today’s … Read more