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This week in BucharestWeek of Jul 6-12, 2026

This week, Bucharest turned its gaze inward, examining the infrastructure through which it moves and breathes: the metro opens its doors to cyclists at new…

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Traian Băsescu attacks Sorin Grindeanu: “He wants to make a government in Parliament”. politica

Traian Băsescu attacks Sorin Grindeanu: “He wants to make a government in Parliament”.

Basescu ironized the proposal of PSD interim president Sorin Grindeanu on the creation of a crisis commission in Parliament, which he says would equate to a parallel “government”.

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Ciucu's move to strengthen his support in the General Council after a discussion with Popescu-Piedone. politica

Ciucu's move to strengthen his support in the General Council after a discussion with Popescu-Piedone.

Cristian Popescu-Piedone announces that he met with mayor general Ciprian Ciucu, meeting at the end of which the two agreed that the former mayor of sectors 4 and 5 would not run for mayor general in 2028, in exchange for supporting some projects in the capital.

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Cristian Popescu Piedone met with Ciprian Ciucu: It was an open, serious and unavoidable conversation politica

Cristian Popescu Piedone met with Ciprian Ciucu: It was an open, serious and unavoidable conversation

Cristian Popescu Piedone, chairman of the Romanian Nationalist Reform Party, announced that on Wednesday, at the Bucharest City Hall, he had a meeting of more than an hour with Mayor-General Ciprian Ciucu.

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Populism: “Love your country and support the EU project are goals that can reinforce each other” general

Populism: “Love your country and support the EU project are goals that can reinforce each other”

President Nicuşor Dan attended, on Wednesday, the meeting of the Strategic Reflection Group “Romania in the EU” (RUE), held at the Cotroceni Palace, during which the Report “National Identity, European Identity and the Challenge of Populism” was presented.

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The first community cats houses have been located in Sector 4. general

The first community cats houses have been located in Sector 4.

An initiative aimed at improving both the living conditions of community cats

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The rains of Wednesday caused damage in Bucharest and in 33 localities in nine counties.The water was evacuated from over a hundred homes and 24 trees were cleared. general

The rains of Wednesday caused damage in Bucharest and in 33 localities in nine counties.The water was evacuated from over a hundred homes and 24 trees were cleared.

Up to this evening at 21:00, the storms have caused effects in 33 localities in nine counties (Arges, Buzău, Constanța, Covasna, Dâmbovița, Ialomița, Ilfov, Prahova and Vrancea) and in Bucharest.

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Capital and five counties, affected by rain: over 100 houses flooded, several people evacuated in Prahova general

Capital and five counties, affected by rain: over 100 houses flooded, several people evacuated in Prahova

Torrential rains caused damage on Wednesday in 24 localities in Buzău, Dâmbovița, Ialomița, Ilfov and Prahova counties, as well as in Bucharest, according to the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations (IGSU).

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“A begging notification in Bucharest led directly to a BMW X5”.What the Local Police found next to a young woman in a wheelchair general

“A begging notification in Bucharest led directly to a BMW X5”.What the Local Police found next to a young woman in a wheelchair

A call for begging in Sector 6 led directly to a BMW X5 and to suspicions of exploitation, the Local Police Sector 6 has identified a possible case of exploitation of a disabled person on the streets of Bucharest.

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Foreigners arrested at Otopeni Airport while trying to leave the country with fake documents general

Foreigners arrested at Otopeni Airport while trying to leave the country with fake documents

Two men and two women were spotted with fake travel documents on Tuesday evening at Otopeni Airport while trying to board an airplane traveling to Ireland, following a border guard over-control in the non-Schengen area.

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Sector 1: Computer tomograph for pulmonary diseases at Caraiman Center general

Sector 1: Computer tomograph for pulmonary diseases at Caraiman Center

A new type of imaging investigation at the Caraiman Center in Sector 1.From today, residents of Sector 1 can conduct the Native LOW DOSE chest CT investigation at the City Health Center.

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Work on the blocks on the Road of the Vines is advancing rapidly! general

Work on the blocks on the Road of the Vines is advancing rapidly!

Work on the blocks on the Viilor Road is progressing rapidly, while the work on the social housing block of the Municipality of the Capital in the Ghencea Extension seems to be moving forward.

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PMB reassures citizens: STB insolvency does not mean stopping public transport or reducing the number of vehicles general

PMB reassures citizens: STB insolvency does not mean stopping public transport or reducing the number of vehicles

The STB insolvency procedure does not mean stopping public transport or reducing the number of buses, trolleys and trams, the representatives of the Municipality of Bucharest (PMB) said.

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