Simona joined the Romania Insider team in 2015, first working on our travel guide in English and, later, writing features and interviews for Romania Insider. Since 2022, she has been Editor-in-Chief of Romania Insider. She holds a BA in Romanian and English and an MA in American Studies from the University of Bucharest and started her journalism career in 2003. Simona divides her time between her hometown Ploiești and Bucharest. While in Ploiești, she enjoys spending time with her family and taking long walks with the family dog. Going through an ever-expanding reading list and traveling, now replaced by travel literature and documentaries, are some of her favorite activities. You can get in touch with her for stories about arts, culture, and travel: simona@romania-insider.com
The National Bank of Romania (BNR) announced on May 6 an exchange rate of RON 5.0378 /EUR. This is a
Dance company Scapino Ballet Rotterdam will bring the productions Anima Obscura and Origins to
Cătălin Predoiu, the Interior Affairs minister and interim president of the National Liberal Party
Romanian prime minister Marcel Ciolacu has resigned after the first round of the presidential
Queen Marie at Brukenthal, an exhibition focusing on Queen Marie of Romania, will open at the
Unfinished Democracy, an event gathering workshops, civic debates, and conversations exploring new
Elena Lasconi, the president of the Save Romania Union (USR), has resigned from the party’s helm
Ultranationalist candidate George Simion, the leader of the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR
The ninth edition of the American Independent Film Festival (AIFF), which focuses on independent
The first edition of the Portuguese Language Film Festival, an event gathering films from the
Radu Jude's Kontinental '25, which earned the Romanian director a Silver Bear for Best Screenplay at
O Riso e a Faca/ I Only Rest in the Storm, the second feature film of Portuguese director Pedro