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The Pro Patrimonio Foundation has launched a petition calling on the Romanian Government to abandon its intention to abolish or merge the National Institute of Heritage (INP), a key institution in the protection of historical monuments. The...

Vladimir Putin has verbally attacked, this time, the countries located to the west of Russia. At the Valdai Discussion Forum in Sochi, the Russian leader launched a series of harsh criticisms of the electoral processes in Europe, invoking the...

In a world affected by climate change, biodiversity loss and food crises, there is one element that connects all these problems, although it often remains in the shadows: water. Without water, there is no life, no agriculture, no economy. And...

Despite the numerous alarm signals raised in recent years regarding the funding received by some non-governmental organizations from large global corporations in technology, industry or energy, the European Commission does not consider that the...

Tens of thousands of centuries-old books are being evacuated from Hungary's Pannonhalma Abbey after a severe infestation was discovered, threatening to wipe out centuries of written history. The drastic conservation measures are targeting one...

The Ministry of Culture and the National Institute of Heritage (INP) have launched a rapid assessment operation of the damage caused by the severe storm that hit the Sinaia resort, affecting several heritage sites of national importance....

The number of regions affected by drought globally doubled between 1900 and 2020, according to a new report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). According to the analysis, droughts have become more frequent, more...

A major power outage hit the Iberian Peninsula and parts of western Europe on Monday, leaving millions without electricity, disrupting transport, telecommunications and economic activity in several regions. The worst-hit countries were Spain,...

"I believe that eternity was born in the village," said the Romanian poet, writer and philosopher Lucian Blaga. One of these villages is Breb, in Maramures County, where we arrived thanks to the infotrip "Rediscovering Maramures"...

Cluj County will have a new museum, built in Floreşti, through an investment of 30 million euro, financed from non-reimbursable European funds and from the state budget.

At first glance, the US-Russian negotiations that took place yesterday in Riyadh seem to resemble those of the Wild West. Donald Trump, posing as the new sheriff of the world, wants to reach an agreement with the international criminal (if we...

Administraţia Trump a oprit finanţarea programelor federale destinate reducerii riscului de incendii de vegetaţie în statele din vestul SUA şi a îngheţat angajările pompierilor sezonieri, ca parte a unor reduceri ample ale cheltuielilor...

Nature saves the budget, an example comes from the Czech Republic. A family of beavers managed to rehabilitate a military site in the Czech Republic for free, thus saving over 1.19 million euros from the public budget. The project, which aimed to...

Klaus Iohannis is leaving Cotroceni Palace. He announced yesterday that he is resigning from the position of president of the country and that the resignation will take effect tomorrow, February 12. Iohannis' departure from Cotroceni comes...

Students have opened a front in the realm of justice with the former Minister of Culture, Raluca Turcan. The Student League of Iaşi announces that it has filed a complaint with the General Prosecutor's Office against the former minister and...

Ireland is facing a major crisis caused by Storm Eowyn, which brought extremely violent winds, reaching an all-time record of 183 km/h on the west coast. More than 500,000 households were left without power, and the country is paralyzed by these...

Finalizarea renovării primului tronson al clădirii Universităţii din Bucureşti (UB), cel al Facultăţii de Istorie, este planificată vara aceasta, a anunţat rectorul acestei instituţii de învăţământ superior, Marian Preda. Potrivit rectorului:...

One of the emblematic buildings of the capital is undergoing an extensive renovation process. The completion of the renovation of the first section of the University of Bucharest (UB) building, that of the Faculty of History, is planned for this...

The University of Oradea, as a member of the EU GREEN academic alliance, is part of a unique project dedicated to insect life in the natural environment, in cities and on campuses, called "Insectopia'. According to the institution,...

Cathedral or museum?, was one of the questions asked on the occasion of the reopening of the gates of Notre-Dame. Pope Francis called for a "generous and free reception" of the expected visitors to Notre-Dame Cathedral, in the message...

The Gaudeamus Book Fair was once again a success with the public. Humanitas, Litera and Polirom Publishing Houses, as well as Professor Liviu Franga, translator Claudiu Sfirschi-Lăudat and French journalist and translator Laure Hinckel are among...

According to a recent report by the European Commission on the application of competition rules, the pharmaceutical industry is under intense scrutiny, aimed at ensuring access to innovative and affordable medicines, the websites mondaq.com and...

Fires have devastated large parts of the world over the past decade. Last year, Europe, the Middle East and Africa suffered some of the worst forest fires since 2000, according to the Forest Fires 2023 report, published by the Commission's...

Ukraine's economy grew by 4.2% in the first ten months of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, thanks to the construction, transport and manufacturing sectors, the country's Economy Ministry announced, according to...

Biblioteca Batthyaneum, unde se află cea mai valoroasă colecţie de manuscrise medievale occidentale de pe teritoriul României, inclusiv Codex Aureus, va fi restaurată printr-o investiţie de 16 milioane de euro, a anunţat ministrul Culturii,...

The Batthyaneum Library, home to the most valuable collection of Western medieval manuscripts in Romania, including the Codex Aureus, will be restored with an investment of 16 million euros, announced the Minister of Culture, Raluca Turcan....

Without financing, culture cannot survive. The Board of Directors of the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEDB) has approved a loan of 140 million euros for the "Cultural Foundation" project, which aims to save historical monuments and...

Minister of Culture, Raluca Turcan claims that the data of the 2023 Cultural Consumption Barometer show an increase and confirms that the strategic directions she had during her mandate as Minister of Culture were correct. The Minister recalled...

Banii nu rezolvă de fiecare dată problemele. Absenţa speciaşliştilor reprezintă o mare problemă, indiferent de ce domeniu este vorba. Managerul Institutului Naţional al Patrimoniului (INP), Oana Zaharia, a declarat la deschiderea ediţiei a VII-a...

Money does not always solve problems. The absence of specialists is a big problem, regardless of the field. The Manager of the National Institute of Heritage (INP), Oana Zaharia, stated at the opening of the 7th edition of the "Constantin...

Affected by the shortage of direct flights between Tel Aviv and New York and the increased prices of tickets issued by airlines, companies in the high-tech sector in Israel are currently negotiating with three air transport operators to launch...

The BRICS member states must take several critical decisions at the Kazan summit in order to improve cooperation within the group, Russian leader Vladimir Putin said yesterday, on the first day of the BRICS summit he is hosting.

The Minister of Culture, Raluca Turcan, announces that the contract regarding the approval documentation for the intervention works for the rehabilitation of the National Museum of History of Romania (MNIR) has been signed. The contract was...

Romania needs models, valuable people who are known and become landmarks in the development and manifestation in the community, said the Minister of Culture, Raluca Turcan. On the occasion of the Turcan Intangible Cultural Heritage Day, he...

Wildlife populations across the planet have suffered a shocking 73% decline in just 50 years, according to WWF's latest Living Planet Report. This dramatic loss signals the highest level of nature degradation in the Anthropocene era, fueling...

This year, Romania marks a landmark moment in the protection of cultural heritage, hosting for the first time the European Summit of Cultural Heritage. The Minister of Culture, Raluca Turcan, emphasized that 2024 brings "representative...

Păstrarea clădirilor de patrimoniu reprezintă o miză importantă pentru autorităţi, dar şi un pariu al prezentului făcut cu trecutul şi viitorul. Douăzeci de case din judeţul Mureş, opt din satul Saschiz, al cărui centru istoric este inclus în...

The preservation of heritage buildings represents an important stake for the authorities, but also a bet of the present made with the past and the future. Twenty houses from Mureş county, eight from the village of Saschiz, whose historic center...