Everyone knows what is happening in the Middle East right now, some even fear that the explosions will be heard in Europe due to this confrontation. The Americans have been warning for weeks that it is not okay to waste time in the area, because the situation could become unstable. However, many Romanians have chosen to spend their holidays in Dubai or on pilgrimages to the Holy Sepulchre. So…

Mechelen (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – 2 25-year-old men and 2 women, 22 years old from Romania, stole €470 from Mechelen supermarkets. 5 people, including a 1-year-old, were detained; adults sent to the prosecutor, child to a relative. As VRT News reported, 2 men aged 25 and 2 women aged 22, all from Romania, were caught stealing around €470 worth of goods from a supermarket on Levensesteenweg…

Romanians living abroad sent an impressive 2 billion euros back home during the first half of 2025, according to the Romanian National Bank (BNR). This milestone underscores the vital economic role played by Romania’s diaspora, whose financial contributions are crucial for countless families and communities across the country. Remittances from abroad have long been a key support system, helping…

Romanian Women Play the Bucium (Trâmbiță)

The trâmbiță is a traditional long wooden horn, similar in form and function to the alphorn. It is primarily associated with Romanian and Vlach shepherd culture, especially in the Carpathian Mountains. It is also used in other Carpathian areas within Slovakia, Serbia, Poland, and Ukraine; in the last two countries it is known as trombita (Polish) and trembita (Ukrainian).

These instruments and their associated traditions are clear markers of the shared Carpathian highland pastoral culture, much of which was shaped by Vlach shepherd settlement between the 13th and 18th centuries.

Stefania from Romania

"I photographed Stefania in 2020, in her village in Gorj County, Romania. She inherited this old, georgeous outfit from her grandmother and she’s wearing it on special occasions. Besides being passionate about the folk culture, she also loves technology, that’s why she studies robotics."