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All things considered, the foundation of Romania, as it is today, was laid in early 1859. Specifically, that meant the twofold election of colonel Alexandru Ioan Cuza, on January 5th and 24th, as the ruling prince of Moldavia and Wallachia, in then the capital of the two Romanian Principalities. The person of a single ruling prince was the epitome of a tremendous amount of effort the elites had made, for two generations, in a bid to build a Romanian state following the modern European model. We have made an attempt to reminisce the key moments of that age at national but also at internationa...

Today is the 24th day of 2022. There are 341 days left in the year.

CELEBRATION Today Romania celebrates 163 years since the Union of the Romanian Principalities, the first major step in the formation of the Romanian nation state, paving the way for the Great Union of 1918. On January 24, 1859, Alexandru Ioan Cuza was elected ruler of Wallachia, after on January 5 he had become sovereign of Moldavia. His rule laid the foundations for modern Romania. January 24 is a banking holiday in Romania. While many people chose to spend the holiday in mountain resorts, the ones who stayed at home had the option of attending military and religious ceremonies and celebrator...

CELEBRATION Romania celebrated on Monday 163 years since the Union of the Romanian Principalities, the first major step in the formation of the Romanian nation state, paving the way for the Great Union of 1918. On January 24, 1859, Alexandru Ioan Cuza was elected ruler of Wallachia, after on January 5 he had become sovereign of Moldavia. His rule laid the foundations for modern Romania. Monday was a banking holiday in Romania. While many people chose to spend the holiday in mountain resorts, the ones who stayed at home had the option of attending military and religious ceremonies and celebrato...

COVID-19 ROMANIA - A little over 14 thousand new cases of COVID-19 infection were reported on Sunday in Romania, in addition to 22 related fatalities. Compared to previous waves, the rate of hospitalization of people who got infected is much lower, authorities say. Some 600 people are currently in intensive care. The authorities expect the infection rate to continue to rise in following days, which will in turn determine a rise in the rate of bed occupation across hospitals. In the worst-case scenario, Romania could report as many as 70 thousand daily infections in February. At present, the in...