SIBIU INDEPENDENT newspaper presents briefly the main weekly news from last week in Sibiu County area in English.
Rășinari village, near Sibiu, received in Saudi Arabia the title for Best Tourism Village. The mayor of the village participated in the ceremony.
Following the articles in SIBIU INDEPENDENT, the Prefect’s office started a serie of investigation to illegal trout aquafarms in Sibiu County. A new one with infected trout with hemorhagic septicemia was found near Cârțișoara village.
The search for missing student Angelika Maurer continues in the the forests near Sibiu City. SIBIU INDEPENDENT discovered that the Police didn’t notified the Orthodox Church to search for the student in the monasteries altought they publicaly communicated that they are searching her in the monasteries.
Sibiu City Hall received a 32.7 million euro EU fundaing for a second center for separate collection of waste by voluntary contribution in Dealul Dăii near Sibiu.
Nicu Ștefănuță, EU MP from Sibiu had a serious debate in EU Parliament with another Romanian EU MP, Cristian Terheș that compared EU with a prison.
A major land fired started between the Sibiu neighborhoods Turnisor and Strand. Fire departement succedeed to put out the fire. Police is investigating who started the fire.
The case of the baby left on the side of the road in North of Sibiu County developes. SIBIU INDEPENDENT discovered that the mother called Emergency Number 112 three times prior to abandon the child and was taking with the baby to the Medias Hospital and released every time.
IKEA opened a collection point for orders in Sibiu.
Five international companies bided to build the first section of 14 km of freeway Sibiu to Fagaras.
Five masterpieces from Brukenhtal Museum Sibiu will be exhibited in Bucharest. Their insurance value is 65 million Euros. The paintings incude The Man with the Blue Hat by Jan van Eyck considered the most expensive painting existing in Romania. Also the painting Ecce Homo by Tiziano that was stolen from the museum in 1968 and recovered only in early 2000s.
The Financial Supervisory Authority announced on Friday they revoked the permit for EUROINS insurance company in Romania. Over 2.6 million car insurances are at risk.
The representative of the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Mr. Nathan Mergy visited this week the Sibiu Land Forces Academy.
Ukrainian band Kalush Orchestra, winners of Eurovision, will perform in Sibiu during the Focus in the Park Festival at the end of August 2023.
