More than five years after a double murder that shocked Romania, the Bacău Court of Appeal has ordered chemical company Chimcomplex SA to pay moral damages to the families of two workers killed during the 2021 hostage crisis in Onești.
According to the court's ruling issued on June 18, 2026, judges upheld an appeal in the case, overturned a previous...
Marius Savin has won the public competition for the position of manager of the Spitalul Județean de Urgență Bacău, according to an official announcement released following the exam held on January 26, 2026.
Documents published by the competition organisers show that Savin received scores above 9 out of 10 both...
A legislative proposal currently before Romania’s parliament could fundamentally change how citizens access the internet, prompting warnings from legal experts that identity checks introduced in the name of child protection may lead to widespread monitoring of all users.
The draft law, informally dubbed the “online age-of-majority” bill, aims to strengthen...
A Dan Air Airbus A319-100 was involved in a serious aviation incident on the night of December 1–2, 2025, during its approach to Bacău International Airport, after repeated navigation system anomalies caused the aircraft to deviate significantly from its intended flight path.
The aircraft, registered YR-URS, was operating flight DN402...
Alexandru-Ioan Jicu, a student at Gheorghe Vrănceanu National College in Bacău, Romania, achieved outstanding results at the NeoScience Olympiad, recently held in the United States.
Jicu won gold medals and first prizes in both Chemistry and Physics, placing him among the top competitors at the international level.
School officials said the...
A man from Bacău County, eastern Romania, was officially declared dead due to a bureaucratic error, despite being alive and well, local authorities confirmed.
The case came to light after Eugen Popa posted on social media that a document issued by the county’s General Directorate of Social Assistance and Child...
The Bacău Public Health Directorate has released data on respiratory illnesses and influenza cases recorded at county level for the period January 12–18, 2026. The figures indicate a high number of infections, particularly among children and the elderly.
During the reporting period, 2,194 cases of acute upper respiratory tract infections...
The year 2025 confirmed Deșteptarea’s position as one of Romania’s most closely followed regional online news outlets. Traffic data point to a stable evolution throughout the year, with significant peaks during certain periods and sustained reader interest overall.
12 million page views in a single year
Between January 1 and December...
At a time when both children and adults are spending more and more hours in front of screens, the need for movement, balance and discipline has never been greater. And when sport successfully combines education, health and character-building, the result is far more valuable than any ordinary physical activity.At...
Economic analyst Radu Georgescu warns of a worrying downturn in household consumption in Romania, based on data recently released for the month of November. According to him, starting in August 2025, household consumption has entered an accelerated decline—a phenomenon rarely seen in the Romanian economy.
Georgescu points out that roughly...
Bacău County remains one of the main employment hubs in Romania’s North-East Region, according to data from the County Directorate of Statistics.
At the end of October 2025, the county had 127,387 employees. This figure represents a slight decrease compared to September (–42 employees), but an increase of 1,361 employees...
Ramona Verman, named Bacău’s best athlete of 2025, is aiming to build on a breakthrough year as she targets new personal records and qualification for the 2026 European Athletics Championships for Seniors. The 21-year-old long jumper, coached by Aura Balaban at CSM Bacău, won the European U23 title in...
The morning of January 5, 2026 — a Monday, after many days of holidays — hardly looked encouraging. Around 7:00 a.m., the streets were almost deserted, especially as many residents of Bacău were still enjoying extended holidays until January 7 or 8.
Expectations were similarly low at the Bacău Blood...
Romania will officially celebrate 2026 as “The Year of Nadia Comăneci,” marking 50 years since the legendary gymnast scored the first perfect 10 in Olympic history at the 1976 Montreal Games. The initiative was approved by the Romanian Senate on May 14, 2025, and by the Chamber of Deputies...
The recent debate in the European Parliament on the future of motor vehicles was more than a simple exchange of technical arguments. It signaled that, at last, the voice of reason is beginning to be heard at the level of European decision-making. For those who have long warned about...
