Sorin Oprescu

Bucharest on Bucharest

by Craig Turp January 20, 2012 Bucharest

 Romania’s National School of Administration and Political Science (SNSPA) last year carried out an in-depth study to find out what the people of Bucharest thought about the place in which they live. While the study was published in May last year, its existence – and its findings – have only just become made known to [...]

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Francophonies and the race to become mayor of Bucharest

by Craig Turp January 5, 2012 Bucharest

 One of our favourite ever moments of Bucharest Life came in September 2006, while we having dinner at a Bucharest restaurant. A group of French visitors on the next table were trying to order their meals in French, and, after becoming increasingly louder, yet still failing to make themselves understood, they gave up and tried [...]

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Legea capitalei & Misleading advertising

by Craig Turp May 5, 2011 Bucharest

 We saw this advert – there are various versions doing the rounds on Bucharest’s billboards, websites etc. – and got all excited: Is there finally going to be a referendum on killing all the city’s stray dogs? Erm… No. In fact, as we write, there is no referendum planned on anything in Bucharest, although Elena [...]

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Doing away with Bucharest’s six sectors is a sound idea

by Craig Turp February 6, 2011 Bucharest

 To the uninitiated, Bucharest often looks like a city with few – if any – distinct districts or quarters. With the possible exception of Lipscani/Old Town and perhaps the more salubrious areas in the north of the city, it can appear to be one huge urban sprawl of blocks, with nary a distinguishing feature in [...]

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Bucharest In Your Pocket 69

by Craig Turp February 1, 2011 Bucharest

 Here’s the cover of the latest issue of Bucharest In Your Pocket. We do hope you like it… As always, you can find the new guide in hotels, bars and restaurants across Bucharest (well, you will be able to by the end of this week at least) or you can download the PDF here. There [...]

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The city council has spoken: Bucharest will not be hosting the 2020 Olympic Games

by Craig Turp December 17, 2010 Bucharest

 You have to love ambition. And Bucharest’s Mayor Sorin Oprescu has plenty of ambition. He earlier this week announced his desire to see Bucharest host the Olympic Games in 2020, bless him. Today, Bucharest City Council decided hosting the Olympic Games was not a priority, and voted Oprescu’s idea down. All very predictable. What we [...]

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Hands off RATB

by Craig Turp March 9, 2010 Bucharest

 Make a list of good public services in Bucharest. Finished? Thought so. There are not that many public services in Bucharest which approach anything that could even be said to resemble ‘good.’ But there are a few… Rubbish collection is one, at least in our sector (Sector 3). We get our rubbish collected twice a [...]

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