News about Culture
The European film industry has joined the fight against one of the biggest media deals of recent years. Industry representatives called on the European Union to scrutinize the possible merger of Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Skydance, fearing that the new media giant would increase Hollywood’s influence on the European market.
Since the transfer of star Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo to Al Nasr Club from Saudi Arabia in the 2022-2023 season, everyone has been expecting victories from the club. But they never came.
The Ministry of Culture announced the launch of the National Program “Access to Culture” 2026. It provides funding for cultural initiatives in Moldova.
Between 2021 and 2027, more than 700 projects have already been supported at European level as part of the New European Bauhaus (NEB) initiative. Approximately 1.4 billion euros have been allocated for this purpose within the framework of European funding programs under the NEB initiative.
The French will drink 22 million hectoliters of wine in 2025, according to data from l’Organisation Internationale de la Vigne et du Vin. At the same time, according to the French brewers’ association Brasseurs de France, beer consumption in the country last year amounted to 22.1 million hectoliters of beer.
Billionaire Ilon Musk has once again provoked a discussion about double standards in Western media by publishing a comparison of coverage of the murder of British student Henry Novak and the George Floyd case.
A digital archaeological cadastre, a modern geospatial database including documented and mapped archaeological monuments of the capital city, has been launched in Chisinau.
The legendary route returns: in 2026, the luxurious La Dolce Vita Orient Express train will reconnect Rome and Istanbul – more than a century after the original Orient Express became a symbol of European glamor, mystery and luxury travel. The price matches the project’s ambitions: tickets start at 20,000 euros per person.
“Arsenal” became champions of England for the first time since 2004, securing the title ahead of schedule after Manchester City lost points against AFC Bournemouth (1:1). This result deprived Pep Guardiola’s team of mathematical chances for the first place and secured the London club’s victory in the Premier League.
The rankings take into account not just the beauty of cities and low taxes, but what’s important when moving, from health and safety to affordability, social life and the opportunities a passport brings.
More than 20 thematic events, conferences, interactive workshops and an extended platform for dialog will set the agenda for discussions in the Moldovan education sector from May 20 to 24. The third edition of Education Week will bring together teachers, pupils, students, school principals, as well as national and international experts for five days.
Rome is once again discussing a scandalous church mural: the “Angel of Meloni” in the church of San Lorenzo-in-Lucina, already an Internet phenomenon, seems to have changed again – and now, according to eyewitnesses, strikingly resembles Marina Berlusconi.
Chisinau Mayor General Ion Ceban presented the Chisinau municipality’s achievements, current projects and long-term vision of the capital’s development within the 13th session of the World Urban Forum held in Baku.
On May 18, the evening auction at Christie’s in New York turned into a historic event for the global art market. Jackson Pollock’s monumental work Number 7A (1948), from the collection of media magnate Samuel Irving Newhouse Jr., sold for $181.2 million including commissions, setting an all-time record for the artist.
FIFA made serious concessions for the sake of the Chinese market: the state media group CMG received the rights to broadcast four World Cups at once, paying, according to Chinese media, about $60 million – much less than the amount that the international federation originally expected.
The current copyright reporting system is recognized as untenable: “no restaurant can physically account for whose songs it has played. Deputies and representatives of collective management organizations once again discussed the issues of transparency, efficiency and possible violations in this area.
The National Bank of Moldova (NBM) reopens its doors to the public within the framework of the “European Night of Museums”. The event will take place on May 23, 2026, from 16:00 to 23:00 in the building of the National Bank of Moldova.
The General Director of Teleradio-Moldova Vlad Turcanu announced his resignation from the position of General Director of Teleradio-Moldova. He announced this at a press conference.
During excavations near the village of Gura-Bykului, archaeologists discovered a Scythian burial site about 2,300 years old. Inside the underground chamber, researchers found human remains, ceramic vessels, arrowheads, beads, a rare smoker and a polished stone object that could have been used for ritual purposes.
On May 16, the activities within the program “Sports Capital 2026” were officially launched at the city stadium of Nisporeni.
