
UNTOLD comes at a cost, but Cluj gains far more than noise and road closures
Cluj should not lose sight of what UNTOLD has become: a major tourism engine, an international cultural landmark and one of the city’s most successful global exports.

Cluj should not lose sight of what UNTOLD has become: a major tourism engine, an international cultural landmark and one of the city’s most successful global exports.





Africa Day returned to Cluj with music, dance, food, exhibitions and family activities at the Transylvanian Ethnographic Museum.

PNL has moved into opposition after the fall of the Bolojan government, leaving PSD under pressure to form a new majority without AUR.

Romania’s government has fallen after a PSD-AUR no-confidence vote, raising new questions over political stability, EU funding and far-right influence.

Romania faces a key no-confidence vote as government stability weakens and far-right influence grows, marking the latest phase in an ongoing political crisis.

Aletta Mihai, a 30-year-old pregnant woman, died after being struck by a car on the sidewalk outside Cluj-Napoca City Hall.

A long-abandoned historic barracks in central Cluj is reopening as a cultural centre, marking the end of years of decay, delays, and unrealised redevelopment plans.

Cluj-Napoca’s three flagship infrastructure projects, the metropolitan beltway, the metropolitan train and the long-promised metro, are all facing serious problems in early 2026.

Strada Piezișă, a cornerstone of Cluj’s student life, is set for a full transformation into a pedestrian-focused street with rebuilt infrastructure and proper drainage.








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People from around the world on why they call Cluj-Napoca home.

From the United Kingdom
Steve moved to Cluj in 2019 after buying a holiday home in Băla.

From Germany
Meet Anna, she and her husband have been living in Cluj-Napoca since 2017.

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