Today we say farewell to Nelu Bîșcă, a photojournalist for the newspaper Deșteptarea for several decades. For entire generations of readers, many of the images that told the story of the city and its people were captured through the lens of his camera.
Two years ago, when Deșteptarea celebrated its 35th anniversary, Ioan Bîșcă wrote a text about what it...
It was Friday, 22 December 1989. The frost bit into people’s cheeks, yet the sky over Bacău was strangely clear. Above the city hung an unusual rainbow, in pale pastel colours, like a luminous wound cut across the winter sky. “This can’t be good…,” Elena Țintaru thought, quickening her...
There is a question that returns obsessively, especially in December, when social media fills with urban indignation and rural nostalgia alike: how is it that Romanians, a people often said to have been born of shepherding, place the slaughter of the pig at the very centre of their winter...
Claudiu-Richard Târziu, an ECR Member of the European Parliament, has launched a strong attack on the leadership of the European Commission on the occasion of the first anniversary of the second Commission led by Ursula von der Leyen, marked on 1 December.
In a public statement, Târziu argues that, following...
In the Harrow area of north-west London, unofficially known as the United Kingdom’s “Little Romania”, the smell of Romanian smoked meats blends daily with the bustle of a large Romanian community. Here, among shops with signs written in Romanian and conversations that flow naturally “just like back home”, stands...
On December 16, 1989, the city of Bacău saw the publication of the final issue of Steagul roșu, a newspaper that for decades had served as the official press organ of the County Committee of the Romanian Communist Party and the County People’s Council. The edition prepared for December...
In 2025, the AGRICOLA – Neam de Gospodari Association continued its active involvement for the benefit of the Bacău community, supporting over 35 social, educational, and sports projects aimed at people seeking to make healthy choices to improve their quality of life.
2025 in Numbers: A Year of StewardshipFor AGRICOLA...
Claudiu-Richard Târziu, Member of the European Parliament for the ECR Group, has voiced strong opposition to the EU–Mercosur trade agreement following alarming information contained in a recent report on practices in Brazil’s beef industry. The report’s findings point to a major gap between the standards imposed on European farmers...
To mark this special anniversary, X-Force Fitness is launching a grand raffle running from December 1 to 30, offering attractive prizes to everyone who walks through our doors.
How to Enter the RaffleIt’s simple: for every workout session completed between December 1 and 30, you receive one entry ticket. The...
A major high-level corruption scandal is shaking Brussels, warns Romanian MEP Claudiu Richard Târziu. According to his statement, former EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini was arrested on Tuesday in a case involving alleged fraud with European funds.
The investigation reportedly targets two additional individuals, including a senior...
For Bacău’s local administration, 2025 was a year defined by both progress and pressure. Faced with repeated central budget cuts, the City Hall had to make a number of difficult but necessary decisions to keep investment projects moving. It was also a year in which several major EU-funded projects...
Bacău is preparing for a landmark celebration this December, as the Roman Catholic Parish of St. Nicholas hosts a dual event on Saturday, December 6: the feast day of its parish church and the 20th anniversary of the consecration of the parish’s second major church, Saints Peter and Paul....
A new edition of the “Procession of Winter Customs and Traditions” will take place in Bacău, organized by the Professional Folklore Ensemble “Busuiocul” of the Bacău County Council. The event is one of the most anticipated cultural highlights of the winter season.
The celebration aims to showcase authentic Romanian traditions...
As we enter the Nativity Fast, the final week of November and the first days of December reveal three major feast days—each carrying profound spiritual resonance, rooted both in national identity and in the life of the Church. They remind us of the Lord, but also of the need...
Firefighters from the Onești Fire Department, in cooperation with crews from the Adjud Fire Station, responded today to a severe road accident involving a truck and a car in the locality of Coțofănești.
Upon arrival, rescuers found three people trapped inside the heavily damaged vehicle, while two others had self-evacuated...
