Transalpina is to be reopened for traffic in a few days time
The highest road in Romania, The Transalpina, will reopen in no more than four days. Until then, all the pits that formed during the winter will be repaired, and the tourists will be able to cross the Parâng Mountains safely, says the prefect of Gorj, Corneliu Răducan Morega.
Corneliu Răducan Morega: From the discussions I had with the director of the Regional Roads in Târgu Jiu, we have concluded that Transalpina will open on the June 15th at the latest. Right now, we are working on pits that appeared as a result of snow removal. Also, road signs were installed so that everything is set when the road is reopened.
Last year, Transalpina was reopened much earlier, on May 23, but this year Romania has had the coldest spring in 35 years and the weather conditions have not been favorable for road traffic. Transalpina crosses four counties – Gorj, Vâlcea, Sibiu and Alba, with the highest altitude on a portion of approximately 20 km in Vâlcea county. One may only drive on this road on day time, with cars weighing a maximum of 7.5 t, and a maximum speed of 30 km per hour.
Romania’s Museum Night will unfold this Saturday nationwide
The 17th edition of Romania’s Night of Museums is unfolding on Saturday nationwide. The event will take place in almost 200 cultural spaces in over 70 towns and cities, with more than 40 sites in the capital Bucharest. Museum Night offers a series of exhibitions, artistic experiments, shows, concerts or interactive tours to museums, cultural institutes, salons and creative studios. For the first time, the Bucharest’s City Hall will be open to the public. The historic building was built between 1906-1910 and can be visited tomorrow night, from 6:00 pm to 12:00 am.
The Romanian film „Collective” wins European Parliament’s LUX Audience Award
The Romanian documentary „Collective”, directed by Alexander Nanau, has won the LUX Audience Award offered by the European Parliament.
The Romanian film tells the story of a team of investigation joirnalists at a newspaper in Bucharest, who were trying to disclose a vast health fraud and sistematic corruption that led to the death of dozens of citizens. Director Alexander Nanau, whose Oscar-nominated film was realized before the pandemic, has said that the country’s film industry is in desperate need of more European money.
Alexander Nanau: „It depends on the country, but in nations like Romania, I think it would be important to have more European control over how culture is financed and supported, because Romania is a country where politics is not interested in culture. During the pandemic, no mechanism was activated to support the culture or the film industry. We have not had any funding since 2019 „. The documentary was one of three nominated films which received a certain amount of money from EU funding.
Mădălina Brotăcel, RADOR
