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Works to consolidate Unirii Square in downtown Bucharest to kick off next year

22 January 2024

Romania aims to double trade exchanges to EUR 1 billion with Vietnam, PM says

22 January 2024

Accor to open first Handwritten hotel in Bucharest in 2025

22 January 2024

Romanian search engine optimization software Aysa.ai attracts EUR 150,000 investment from Innovator Spark

22 January 2024

Fewer tourists visit Romania’s Danube Delta in 2023

22 January 2024

IMF delegation to arrive in Bucharest for routine visit

22 January 2024

Crosspoint Real Estate: Total investment volume drops 60% YoY in Romania to about EUR 500 mln in 2023

22 January 2024

Iași hosts events dedicated to 165th anniversary of Union of Romanian Principalities

22 January 2024

Great masters of Romanian art in the spotlight at new edition of Art Safari in Bucharest

22 January 2024

Europe Top 16: Romanian table tennis player Bernadette Szocs wins bronze medal

22 January 2024

Romania's employment up 4.2% over past three years, GDP surges three times faster by 14.1%

21 December 2023

Heritage meets community at Timișoara's Museum of Water

22 January 2024

Farmers, truckers protesting in Romania avoid association with far-right politician

22 January 2024

Works to consolidate Unirii Square in downtown Bucharest to kick off next year

12 January 2024

Ionuț Bindea, CEO ROCA Industry: We invest for the long term and we want to create regional champions

Business Views

Daily news highlights

19 January 2024

Pfizer sues Romania over 28 mln refused COVID-19 vaccines

19 January 2024

Romanian pilots start training at European F-16 Center in Fetești

19 January 2024

Lockheed Martin and local partner open MRO centre for Black Hawk in Romania

19 January 2024

Poll: 68% of Romanians believe 2024 will be better than 2023

19 January 2024

Romania participates in Green Week 2024 exhibition in Berlin

19 January 2024

PSY, Tiesto and Mahmut Orhan join lineup of Untold Dubai

19 January 2024

Colliers: 2024 likely to be better than 2023 for the Romanian real estate market

19 January 2024

Eastern Romania: New building to house National Opera in Iaşi

Politics

22 January 2024

Romania aims to double trade exchanges to EUR 1 billion with Vietnam, PM says

18 January 2024

Romanian Embassy: US visa refusal rate dropped to 8.79% last year

17 January 2024

16 January 2024

Romania can afford holding all of its 2024 elections separately, PM says

16 January 2024

Romanian PM assures farmers' and truckers' protests will end in "a couple of days"

15 January 2024

Moldovan president Maia Sandu receives Timișoara Award for European Values

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22 January 2024

Romania might lift quarterly financial reporting requirements for BVB-listed companies

22 January 2024

Romanian real estate developer Qualis defers bond repayment

19 January 2024

Bucharest court clears One United's residential project One Lake

18 January 2024

Romania’s Digi Communications closer to getting more assets in Spain

16 January 2024

CEE’s leading wine producer Purcari expands in Turkey

15 January 2024

M&A

Romania’s polymer processing group TeraPlast takes over Moldovan peer Palplast

News from Companies

12 January 2024

Nasekomo Secures EUR 8 mln to drive robotized, AI-assisted insect bioconversion expansion in Europe

News from Companies

12 January 2024

From Suceava to Las Vegas: ASSIST Software attends CES 2024

News from Companies

12 January 2024

Investment opportunities in the strategic industrial sector: ROCA Industry looking to raise RON 140.7 mln in private placement

News from Companies

11 January 2024

VTEX Is Awarded Best Interface Developer Portal at DevPortal Awards 2023

News from Companies

11 January 2024

Beyond Business School reveals the names of the 23 leaders joining its EMBA’s CEO Talks

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09 January 2024

IKANOS: How to put “Weight Loss” the last time on Resolution’s List. How 3 women managed to lose between 10 and 25 kg and maintain their weight

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12 January 2024

Ionuț Bindea, CEO ROCA Industry: We invest for the long term and we want to create regional champions

Business Views

08 January 2024

Costica Misaca, GM Pizza Hut: We expect to turn around the business by the end of 2024

Business Views

04 January 2024

Serban Enache, Dreamstime: We went from photography on film to AI-generated content. Change is probably the only constant in the stock photo industry

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12 December 2023

CSR

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Mathieu Gregori, founder Econos: The first step to sustainability is to measure your current status. You can’t improve what you don’t track

24 October 2023

Mihai Păduroiu, CEO Office Division One United Properties: Companies prioritize spaces that put first the physical and mental health of their employees

Business Views

10 November 2023

Ulli Schuhmacher, Managing Director Heberger Romania: We want to set the benchmark for how residential projects should be built

Business Views

Real Estate

22 January 2024

Accor to open first Handwritten hotel in Bucharest in 2025

22 January 2024

Crosspoint Real Estate: Total investment volume drops 60% YoY in Romania to about EUR 500 mln in 2023

22 January 2024

Romanian real estate developer Qualis defers bond repayment

19 January 2024

Colliers: 2024 likely to be better than 2023 for the Romanian real estate market

19 January 2024

Romanian developer Transilvania Construcții completes EUR 15 mln logistics park in Bacău

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29 December 2023

New Year's Eve in Romania: a tapestry of tradition, culinary delights and collective joy

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19 December 2023

PISA 2022: Could online learning bridge the gap in global education challenges?

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14 December 2023

Why the Cambridge Curriculum works best for travelling families

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12 December 2023

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Prohibition to claim additional pay for overtime worked under a part-time individual employment contract

12 December 2023

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Penalties imposed on employers who receive foreigners in Romania without an employment or secondment permit

06 December 2023

Startup

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Why your deep tech start-up might not get funded (even if your product is great)

Startup

22 January 2024

Romanian search engine optimization software Aysa.ai attracts EUR 150,000 investment

05 January 2024

Startup

Platform for last-mile delivery CautCurier.ro aims to expand to major cities in Romania

21 December 2023

SeedBlink and Capital Cell partner to boost funding for European biotech and healthtech startups

20 December 2023

Romanian IT company Linnify opens office in the US, becomes member of the Austin Venture Association

18 December 2023

Startup

Smart collaboration platform founded by Romanians launches funding round on SeedBlink

13 December 2023

Finance

Fintech Fagura launches crowdlending platform in Romania

Discover Romania

18 January 2024

Romanian literature: Mircea Cărtărescu’s Solenoid longlisted for 2024 Dublin Literary Award

18 January 2024

Timișoara’s plant nursery installation shortlisted for 2024 EU Mies Award

17 January 2024

Cuisine

Romania’s traditional Topoloveni Magiun de Prune rated best fruit product in the world in 2023

17 January 2024

Agriculture

New farm-to-table network to promote sustainable farming, tourism in Romania’s UNESCO Geopark Ținutul Buzăului

12 January 2024

Cluj Pharmacy Museum reopens after restoration works

08 January 2024

Cinema

Romanian Film Review – Leopards, RomComs, and Melodrama: An all-time classics January

Events

22 January 2024

A look at the 80’s generation in Romanian photographer Andrei Bîrsan’s latest exhibition

22 January 2024

Eastern Romania: Iași to host events dedicated to 165th anniversary of Union of Romanian Principalities

22 January 2024

Great masters of Romanian art in the spotlight at new edition of Art Safari in Bucharest

19 January 2024

Romania participates in Green Week 2024 exhibition in Berlin

19 January 2024

PSY, Tiesto and Mahmut Orhan join lineup of Untold Dubai

18 January 2024

Romania’s Simona Halep to play exhibition match in Cluj-Napoca

Culture

22 January 2024

A look at the 80’s generation in Romanian photographer Andrei Bîrsan’s latest exhibition

22 January 2024

Eastern Romania: Iași to host events dedicated to 165th anniversary of Union of Romanian Principalities

22 January 2024

Great masters of Romanian art in the spotlight at new edition of Art Safari in Bucharest

19 January 2024

Eastern Romania: New building to house National Opera in Iaşi

18 January 2024

Romanian literature: Mircea Cărtărescu’s Solenoid longlisted for 2024 Dublin Literary Award

Sports

22 January 2024

Europe Top 16: Romanian table tennis player Bernadette Szocs wins bronze medal

18 January 2024

Romania’s Simona Halep to play exhibition match in Cluj-Napoca

15 January 2024

Sports Festival brings Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf to Cluj-Napoca this summer

11 January 2024

Footballer Radu Drăgușin becomes most expensive Romanian transfer of all time

10 January 2024

Romanian fencer Radu Niţu currently first in the world in men’s junior saber category

22 January 2024

Romania's employment up 4.2% over past three years, GDP surges three times faster by 14.1%

21 December 2023

Heritage meets community at Timișoara's Museum of Water

22 January 2024

Farmers, truckers protesting in Romania avoid association with far-right politician

22 January 2024

Works to consolidate Unirii Square in downtown Bucharest to kick off next year

12 January 2024

Ionuț Bindea, CEO ROCA Industry: We invest for the long term and we want to create regional champions

Business Views

Latest News

22 January 2024

Great masters of Romanian art in the spotlight at new edition of Art Safari in Bucharest

22 January 2024

Works to consolidate Unirii Square in downtown Bucharest to kick off next year

22 January 2024

Romania aims to double trade exchanges to EUR 1 billion with Vietnam, PM says

22 January 2024

Accor to open first Handwritten hotel in Bucharest in 2025

22 January 2024

Romanian search engine optimization software Aysa.ai attracts EUR 150,000 investment from Innovator Spark

22 January 2024

Fewer tourists visit Romania’s Danube Delta in 2023

Latest Press Releases

12 January 2024

Nasekomo Secures EUR 8 mln to drive robotized, AI-assisted insect bioconversion expansion in Europe

12 January 2024

From Suceava to Las Vegas: ASSIST Software attends CES 2024

12 January 2024

Investment opportunities in Romania's strategic industrial sector: ROCA Industry looking to raise RON 140.7 mln in private placement

11 January 2024

VTEX Is Awarded Best Interface Developer Portal at DevPortal Awards 2023

11 January 2024

Beyond Business School reveals the names of the 23 leaders joining its EMBA’s CEO Talks

09 January 2024

IKANOS: How to put “Weight Loss” the last time on Resolution’s List. How 3 women managed to lose between 10 and 25 kg and maintain their weight

Daily news highlights

19 January 2024

Pfizer sues Romania over 28 mln refused COVID-19 vaccines

19 January 2024

Romanian pilots start training at European F-16 Center in Fetești

19 January 2024

Lockheed Martin and local partner open MRO centre for Black Hawk in Romania

19 January 2024

Poll: 68% of Romanians believe 2024 will be better than 2023

19 January 2024

Romania participates in Green Week 2024 exhibition in Berlin

19 January 2024

PSY, Tiesto and Mahmut Orhan join lineup of Untold Dubai

19 January 2024

Colliers: 2024 likely to be better than 2023 for the Romanian real estate market

19 January 2024

Eastern Romania: New building to house National Opera in Iaşi

Politics

18 January 2024

Romanian Embassy: US visa refusal rate dropped to 8.79% last year

11 January 2024

Romania becomes 15th member state of the Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO

15 January 2024

Moldovan president Maia Sandu receives Timișoara Award for European Values

15 January 2024

Ukraine announces negotiations for bilateral security agreement with Romania

17 January 2024

16 January 2024

Romania can afford holding all of its 2024 elections separately, PM says

Expat Life

18 January 2024

Romanian Embassy: US visa refusal rate dropped to 8.79% last year

11 January 2024

Romania becomes 15th member state of the Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO

15 January 2024

Moldovan president Maia Sandu receives Timișoara Award for European Values

15 January 2024

Ukraine announces negotiations for bilateral security agreement with Romania

17 January 2024

16 January 2024

Romania can afford holding all of its 2024 elections separately, PM says

Daily news highlights

19 January 2024

Pfizer sues Romania over 28 mln refused COVID-19 vaccines

19 January 2024

Romanian pilots start training at European F-16 Center in Fetești

19 January 2024

Lockheed Martin and local partner open MRO centre for Black Hawk in Romania

19 January 2024

Poll: 68% of Romanians believe 2024 will be better than 2023

19 January 2024

Romania participates in Green Week 2024 exhibition in Berlin

19 January 2024

PSY, Tiesto and Mahmut Orhan join lineup of Untold Dubai

19 January 2024

Colliers: 2024 likely to be better than 2023 for the Romanian real estate market

19 January 2024

Eastern Romania: New building to house National Opera in Iaşi

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22 January 2024

Romania might lift quarterly financial reporting requirements for BVB-listed companies

22 January 2024

Romanian real estate developer Qualis defers bond repayment

18 January 2024

Romania’s Digi Communications closer to getting more assets in Spain

16 January 2024

CEE’s leading wine producer Purcari expands in Turkey

15 January 2024

M&A

Romania’s polymer processing group TeraPlast takes over Moldovan peer Palplast

12 January 2024

Romanian construction materials group ROCA Industry issues new shares

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Latest Interviews

12 January 2024

Ionuț Bindea, CEO ROCA Industry: We invest for the long term and we want to create regional champions

Business Views

08 January 2024

Costica Misaca, GM Pizza Hut: We expect to turn around the business by the end of 2024

Business Views

04 January 2024

Serban Enache, Dreamstime: We went from photography on film to AI-generated content. Change is probably the only constant in the stock photo industry

Business Views

12 December 2023

CSR

Business Views

Mathieu Gregori, founder Econos: The first step to sustainability is to measure your current status. You can’t improve what you don’t track

24 October 2023

Mihai Păduroiu, CEO Office Division One United Properties: Companies prioritize spaces that put first the physical and mental health of their employees

Business Views

10 November 2023

Ulli Schuhmacher, Managing Director Heberger Romania: We want to set the benchmark for how residential projects should be built

Business Views

Politics

18 January 2024

Romanian Embassy: US visa refusal rate dropped to 8.79% last year

11 January 2024

Romania becomes 15th member state of the Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO

15 January 2024

Moldovan president Maia Sandu receives Timișoara Award for European Values

15 January 2024

Ukraine announces negotiations for bilateral security agreement with Romania

17 January 2024

16 January 2024

Romania can afford holding all of its 2024 elections separately, PM says

Business

19 January 2024

Romanian developer Transilvania Construcții completes EUR 15 mln logistics park in Bacău

19 January 2024

Colliers: 2024 likely to be better than 2023 for the Romanian real estate market

22 January 2024

Romania's employment up 4.2% over past three years, GDP surges three times faster by 14.1%

22 January 2024

Energy

Serbia insists on having a new gas interconnector with Romania

22 January 2024

Transport

Romanians turn more selective when buying “green” cars

22 January 2024

Romanian real estate developer Qualis defers bond repayment

22 January 2024

Transport

Webuild to begin works at most demanding segment of Sibiu-Pitesti motorway

22 January 2024

Romania might lift quarterly financial reporting requirements for BVB-listed companies

Community highlights

27 October 2023

Babeș-Bolyai University, highest among Romanian universities in Times Higher Education ranking

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30 October 2023

Alternative education: The differences between hybrid learning and homeschooling

News from Companies

27 October 2023

Diversity

Join the Romanian Diversity Chamber of Commerce for the fourth edition of Purple Night Romania and raise awareness for persons with disabilities

31 October 2023

Environment

Romanian photographer adds Iceland to Arctic expedition documenting the effects of climate change

27 October 2023

“If I only knew then what I know now”

23 October 2023

Environment

Wild Romania app gets new version to help nature lovers discover country’s biodiversity

Latest Press Releases

12 January 2024

Nasekomo Secures EUR 8 mln to drive robotized, AI-assisted insect bioconversion expansion in Europe

12 January 2024

From Suceava to Las Vegas: ASSIST Software attends CES 2024

12 January 2024

Investment opportunities in Romania's strategic industrial sector: ROCA Industry looking to raise RON 140.7 mln in private placement

11 January 2024

VTEX Is Awarded Best Interface Developer Portal at DevPortal Awards 2023

11 January 2024

Beyond Business School reveals the names of the 23 leaders joining its EMBA’s CEO Talks

09 January 2024

IKANOS: How to put “Weight Loss” the last time on Resolution’s List. How 3 women managed to lose between 10 and 25 kg and maintain their weight

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Ionuț Bindea, CEO ROCA Industry: We invest for the long term and we want to create regional champions

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PISA 2022: Could online learning bridge the gap in global education challenges?

19 December 2023

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Why the Cambridge Curriculum works best for travelling families

14 December 2023

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Costica Misaca, GM Pizza Hut: We expect to turn around the business by the end of 2024

08 January 2024

Business Views

Serban Enache, Dreamstime: We went from photography on film to AI-generated content. Change is probably the only constant in the stock photo industry

04 January 2024

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CSR

12 December 2023

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Mathieu Gregori, founder Econos: The first step to sustainability is to measure your current status. You can’t improve what you don’t track

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19 January 2024

Colliers: 2024 likely to be better than 2023 for the Romanian real estate market

19 January 2024

Real Estate

Bucharest court clears One United's residential project One Lake

Real estate developer One United Properties (BVB: ONE) announced on January 18 in a note to investors that the Bucharest...

22 January 2024

Real Estate

Romanian real estate developer Qualis defers bond repayment

Romanian real estate developer Qualis Properties, under a pre-insolvency procedure since November, announced on January...

19 January 2024

Real Estate

Romania’s construction works up 12.8% y/y in 12 months to November

The construction work volume in the 12 months to November 2023 increased by 12.8% y/y compared to the previous 12-month...

19 January 2024

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Romanian developer Transilvania Construcții completes EUR 15 mln logistics park in Bacău

Local developer Transilvania Construcții said it completed the construction of a new logistics park, TRC Park Bacău...

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Székely Museum reopens in central Romania

25 October 2023

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