Conductor Cristian Lupeș, Manager of the State Philharmonic in Sibiu: “People always need an outlet, a magical place where everyday worries disappear. Our mission is to provide this place through music”
This summer marks four years since you took over the leadership of the State Philharmonic in Sibiu. What are the most important achievements that you and the team you lead have had during this period? Indeed, August marks 4 years since I won the competition for the Sibiu Philharmonic manager job, and in this time, […]
The EU economy caught between the American hammer and the Chinese anvil
Foto: Wirestock/ depositphotos.com To the East of the West, a great distance to the West from the East, and squeezed in the middle of a war between the opposite ends of the economic spectrum. This is where the European economy stands in relation to those of the United States and China, both in fierce competition […]
Greek National Day, marked by an anniversary concert at the Romanian Athenaeum
In honour of the Greek National Day, on the occasion of the 202nd anniversary of the start of the 1821 Revolution, the most important date in the modern history of Greece, the starting point of the National Renaissance, the Embassy of the Hellenic Republic in Bucharest organized on 26 March, at 5:00 pm, at the […]
The next “National Project” for Romania is…
Foto: olanstock/ depositphotos.com Bucharest – 23 April 2023. I think of myself as a fairly recent arrival in Romania, having arrived (on a three-year posting with one of the City of London law firms) in 1996. Although I missed some of the excitements and hardships of the years immediately following the Revolution, I was in […]
Be aware of the backstage in your company
Foto: KirillM/ depositphotos.com As you may have read already in previous articles, I like to compare our worldly existence to a game; even the company represents a sophisticated game, in which we must know certain rules in order to succeed. We are active on a stage which allows us to adopt different roles that some […]
A lot and cheap, a little but expensive
Foto: vantuz/ depositphotos.com This is not the first time – and it certainly won’t be the last – that the global economy has suffered a blow that threatens its recovery, the culprit being the cartel of major crude oil exporters. Earlier this month, OPEC+ members announced that they would cut global production by an additional […]
Swiss Investors Call for Private and Community Involvement in Romania’s Sports Industry
The growth and development of the sports industry in Romania should depend on private sector investment, with the support of local communities. Despite this, hundreds of sports clubs in Romania are still financed by the state, unlike other countries where the private sector sponsors sports. In fact, Romania currently has the largest spending per athlete […]
AmCham Romania Point of View: A sustainable and credible fiscal-budgetary trajectory is not possible without structural reforms and without a firm commitment for long-term efficiency measures
The American Chamber of Commerce in Romania (AmCham Romania) expresses the concern of the business community it represents regarding the high risks of deviation of the budget deficit from the adjustment trajectory that Romania has committed to at the European level. AmCham Romania, along with other business associations, repeatedly advocated for a constructive dialogue and […]
People disengaged at work – a big challenge for leadership and … society
Foto: VectorMine / depositphotos.com Most of us have heard about the new buzzword “the great resignation” coming over from America. It describes a mass movement of employees resigning from their job in America shortly after COVID ended. People unhappy at work is nothing really new. Gallup, an institute measuring job satisfaction around the world reports […]
Energy Globe Award 2022 Romania
Be it in the field of water, solar and wind energy or in relatively new sectors such as e-mobility or “solar cooling” – sustainable energy from renewable sources has been of enormous importance in Austria over the past years, even decades. Austrian companies have built up great know-how in these sectors and are often market […]