In communist Romania, an actor brought the Beatles into a Bucharest theatre. He would also translate Bob Dylan, sing in a folk band and help build an internet radio station. His name was Florian Pittiș. Today on Change Makers we explore a career that helped Romanians discover music, literature and ideas they might otherwise have missed.
The village of Troianul, in the west of Teleorman County, boasts a youth center, a museum, and Nike recognition for its junior football team.
The President of Romania, Nicușor Dan, has designated a new prime minister following the now-traditional consultations with the parliamentary political parties.
Declining living standards and poverty rank among the main economic anxieties for people in Romania, with concerns running significantly higher than the European Union average.
Romania’s national football team has suffered its fourth consecutive defeat in the 2026 UEFA Nations League, going down 1–0 at home to Sweden in Bucharest.
Romania’s President Nicușor Dan nominated Luca Niculescu as the new prime minister.
After Fitch and Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s also keeps Romania’s sovereign rating in the last tier of the investment-grade category.
Lawmakers are pushing for a major funding boost in the cohesion and agricultural budgets.
Matches in European women's handball competitions took place last weekend.
A look back at the headline-making events this past week
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Mary Kate O’Flanagan, an award-winning screenwriter and story consultant, was recently in Bucharest.
A legendary pianist and a solemn act of remembrance marked the start of a new musical season in Bucharest. Before striking the first chords on stage, Martha Argerich was honored for transforming her art into a beacon for history's truths.
Preparing for the invisible enemy
Military cooperation on NATO’s eastern flank is built day by day
Our guest today is Her Excellency Amparo Eréndira Anguiano Rodríguez, Ambassador of Mexico to Romania.
About 1,500 people from the west of Romania took to their bikes during the European Mobility Week
Producer Dan Burlac was at Control Club in Bucharest on Sunday evening for the warm-up screening of the documentary film entitled “Sona, a Story Written in Stone,” directed by Mircea Gherase, introducing the 11th edition of the Alpin Film Festival.
Every week, listeners from across the shortwave world take the time to write to us, sharing their reception conditions, describing what they heard, and telling us what RRI means to them. This week's Listeners Letterbox features eight wonderful messages. We are grateful to each and every one of you.
Everything you need to know about Romania in less than 60 minutes
Everything you need to know about Romania in less than 60 minutes
Everything you need to know about Romania in less than 60 minutes
The history of the Muslim community in Romania is primarily the history of the Tatars and Turks living in Dobrogea
Forensic medicine is the branch of medicine that makes it easier to establish the truth and ensures that the law is applied fairly. The institutional …
The “Cultivators of Life” programme seeks to bring together ancestral knowledge inherited through traditional cultivation practices, contemporary gardening practices, and scientific knowledge
Romania, which ranked third from last among EU countries in the PISA tests, needs change.
The public radio service's stations will be migrated to a new technical system from October 5 to 9.
RRI broadcast frequencies valid as of March 29 to October 24, 2026:
RRI broadcast frequencies valid as of March 29 to October 24, 2026:
Dear friends, given the frequent malfunctions reported at the Radiocom transmitters that broadcast RRI programmes, please note that, when such malfunctions occur, Radiocom switches RRI programmes as quickly as possible to a backup transmitter, which operates on alternative frequencies. Please, find these alternative frequencies listed below the traditional ones. When you cannot listen to RRI’s English language broadcasts on the usual frequency, please switch to the alternative frequency. Thank you for your understanding!
Radio Romania International continues to expand its own podcast platform.
Radio Romania International has continued to develop its own native podcast platform.
