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06 December 2023

Former deputy head of Romania's tax collection body escapes 13-year sentence through prescription

06 December 2023

Some 60% of Fondul Proprietatea shares placed under latest buyback bid

06 December 2023

Romania’s FAN Courier opens its first international hub in Arad

06 December 2023

Romania’s major locker network easybox becomes available to individuals

06 December 2023

Industrial prices in Romania resume growth in Sept-Oct as energy prices remain elevated

06 December 2023

Consumer lending gains momentum in October in Romania

06 December 2023

Romania’s tax collection in full 2023 heads to 1.2% of GDP below target

05 December 2023

Romanian prosecutors investigate Archbishop in corruption case

05 December 2023

Romania registers no progress in 2022 PISA assessment, still second to last in EU

06 December 2023

Romania’s Copșa Mică through the lens of a Norwegian couple who lived there in the 1990s

22 November 2023

Interviews

15 November 2023

Branding Romania: The RUF ladies that built a 60-strong network of diaspora communities as ambassadors of The Road That Unites, Via Transilvanica

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05 December 2023

Romanian prosecutors investigate Archbishop in corruption case

24 November 2023

The perfectly crafted festive season: a symphony of joy at InterContinental Athénée Palace Bucharest

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Daily news highlights

05 December 2023

Romania will enter US Visa Waiver program in 2025, PM says

05 December 2023

Romania registers no progress in 2022 PISA assessment, still second to last in EU

05 December 2023

Communication with Austria on Schengen has improved, Romanian minister says

05 December 2023

First Kempinski hotel in Romania to open in Poiana Brașov following EUR 70 mln investment

05 December 2023

The Picasso Effect: Bucharest exhibition extended by two weeks

05 December 2023

Romanian appointed as new CEO of Vodafone in the Czech Republic

05 December 2023

Romanian fintech Omnicredit wins SME Banking Club award

05 December 2023

Romania gets EUR 34 mln from EU Solidarity Fund to cover drought and forest fire damages in 2022

Politics

05 December 2023

Romania will enter US Visa Waiver program by 2025, PM says

05 December 2023

Communication with Austria on Schengen has improved, Romanian minister says

05 December 2023

New poll: Romanian Liberals at par with far-right AUR, Social Democrats’ score robust

04 December 2023

Romanian PM travels to Washington DC, New York during working visit to the US

04 December 2023

Romania's reformist party USR notifies EC about prosecutors' investigations into COVID vaccine procurement

04 December 2023

Poll shows weak competition in Romanian presidential elections

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06 December 2023

Some 60% of Fondul Proprietatea shares placed under latest buyback bid

29 November 2023

Energy

OMV Petrom to open first LNG/CNG filling station in partnership with Vulcangas Romania

29 November 2023

Romanian, Croatian partners launch ETF based on BVB blue-chips index BET-TRN

29 November 2023

Energy

Nuclearelectrica seals EUR 525 mln refurbishment contract for Romania's sole nuke plant

27 November 2023

Agriculture

Romanian group Agroland reports stable EUR 50 mln revenues and rising profit

27 November 2023

UniCredit issues RON 480 mln of 5-year senior non-preferred bonds

News from Companies

05 December 2023

Romanian start-up Evo Beauty, which aims to digitize the beauty and wellness industry, posts 60% growth in the local market since the beginning of the year

News from Companies

05 December 2023

IKANOS fittech platform launches Ikanos Mind - the complete weight loss and maintenance manual

News from Companies

05 December 2023

ASSIST Software is the first Romanian company to join The Grow Entrepreneurs Club

News from Companies

04 December 2023

Dreamstime stock photo community launches Wallpaper App

News from Companies

04 December 2023

Diviodent brings PROMIS to Romania, the only range of oral hygiene products with natural ingredients and 100% biodegradable packaging

News from Companies

29 November 2023

KADRA, one of the leading Romanian providers of automated access management solutions, joins the EMI Group, a European leader in industrial access solutions

News from Companies

Latest Interviews

09 November 2023

Romanians abroad

Promoting Romania!

Dana Bucin, Honorary Consul of Romania to Connecticut: Successful strategy to support Via Transilvanica can be used to raise awareness on the Visa Waiver program

01 November 2023

Mihai Lehene, president Romanian United Fund: Via Transilvanica allows us to link and weave the Romanian story into what we tell our kids

Promoting Romania!

15 November 2023

Daniela Kammrath, founder of Romanian at Heart: For those of us who left the country, projects like Via Transilvanica are part of what we love and miss most about Romania

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15 November 2023

Daniela Kammrath, founder of Romanian at Heart: For those of us who left the country, projects like Via Transilvanica are part of what we love and miss most about Romania

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13 November 2023

Alin Ușeriu, initiator of Via Transilvanica - Romania's "Road that Unites": Without people, there is no heritage

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10 November 2023

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

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Real Estate

06 December 2023

Romania’s FAN Courier opens its first international hub in Arad

05 December 2023

First Kempinski hotel in Romania to open in Poiana Brașov following EUR 70 mln investment

04 December 2023

WDP pays EUR 90 mln for urban logistics real estate project in eastern Bucharest

28 November 2023

Local developer launches 180,000 sqm mixed-use urban regeneration project in Bucharest

28 November 2023

Colliers: 2023 could be the most successful year so far for the industrial and logistics market

Partner Content

29 November 2023

“An EPIC Transformation: From Rust to Riches” tells the story of Romania’s incredible journey in the last 30 years

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24 November 2023

The perfectly crafted festive season: a symphony of joy at InterContinental Athénée Palace Bucharest

Partner Content

21 November 2023

Alianța Gala 2023: Celebrating a Legacy of Partnership and Achievement

Partner Content

15 November 2023

Branding Romania: The ladies from the Romanian United Fund who succeeded in building a network of over 60 communities of Romanians worldwide, the new ambassadors of “The Road That Unites – Via Transilvanica”

Promoting Romania!

30 October 2023

Alternative education: The differences between hybrid learning and homeschooling

Partner Content

01 November 2023

Mihai Lehene, president Romanian United Fund: Via Transilvanica allows us to link and weave the Romanian story into what we tell our kids

Promoting Romania!

Startup

05 December 2023

Romanian start-up Evo Beauty, which aims to digitize the beauty and wellness industry, posts 60% growth in the local market since the beginning of the year

News from Companies

05 December 2023

Romanian fintech Omnicredit wins SME Banking Club award

24 November 2023

AmCham Sustainability Competition announces winners tackling environmental challenges

21 November 2023

Romanian Moov Leasing hits EUR 10 mln valuation after selling 25% stake to Alexander Holding founders

20 November 2023

Romanian digital education platform Kinderpedia wins public vote at Web Summit’s startup competition PITCH

20 November 2023

Bucharest-based Underline Ventures closes debut fund at USD 20 mln to support early-stage startups

Discover Romania

24 November 2023

The perfectly crafted festive season: a symphony of joy at InterContinental Athénée Palace Bucharest

Partner Content

22 November 2023

Interviews

Romania’s Copșa Mică through the lens of a Norwegian couple who lived there in the 1990s

21 November 2023

Travel

Romania's Ice Hotel included in The Standard winter tourist attractions ranking

20 November 2023

Romania events: The calendar of 2023 Christmas markets

16 November 2023

Weekend Calendar: CinePOLSKA, Ballets Jazz Montréal, Hong Kong String Orchestra, Sibiu Christmas Market and more

13 November 2023

Alin Ușeriu, initiator of Via Transilvanica - the long-distance trail across Romania: Without people, there is no heritage

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Events

05 December 2023

The Picasso Effect: Bucharest exhibition extended by two weeks

04 December 2023

French jazz trio Nout performs in Bucharest, Cluj

04 December 2023

Bucharest’s Art Safari holds Christmas edition in December

04 December 2023

The Nutcracker and I: Pianist Alexandra Dariescu brings multimedia performance of Tchaikovsky's piece to Bucharest

04 December 2023

EURO 2024 draw: Romania to face Belgium, Slovakia in Group E

29 November 2023

Exhibitions to see this December in Bucharest and in the country

Culture

05 December 2023

The Picasso Effect: Bucharest exhibition extended by two weeks

04 December 2023

French jazz trio Nout performs in Bucharest, Cluj

04 December 2023

Dreamstime stock photo community launches Wallpaper App

News from Companies

04 December 2023

The Nutcracker and I: Pianist Alexandra Dariescu brings multimedia performance of Tchaikovsky's piece to Bucharest

29 November 2023

“An EPIC Transformation: From Rust to Riches” tells the story of Romania’s incredible journey in the last 30 years

Promoting Romania!

Sports

04 December 2023

Three Romanian athletes with disabilities climb Mount Kilimanjaro on National Day

04 December 2023

EURO 2024 draw: Romania to face Belgium, Slovakia in Group E

22 November 2023

Romania defeats Switzerland and finishes first place in Group I for EURO 2024

20 November 2023

Romanian athletes secure eight medals at European Aerobic Gymnastics Championship

20 November 2023

Romania qualifies for EURO 2024 after win against Israel

06 December 2023

Romania’s Copșa Mică through the lens of a Norwegian couple who lived there in the 1990s

22 November 2023

Interviews

15 November 2023

Branding Romania: The RUF ladies that built a 60-strong network of diaspora communities as ambassadors of The Road That Unites, Via Transilvanica

Promoting Romania!

05 December 2023

Romanian prosecutors investigate Archbishop in corruption case

24 November 2023

The perfectly crafted festive season: a symphony of joy at InterContinental Athénée Palace Bucharest

Partner Content

Latest News

06 December 2023

Romania’s FAN Courier opens its first international hub in Arad

06 December 2023

06 December 2023

Former deputy head of Romania's tax collection body escapes 13-year sentence through prescription

06 December 2023

Some 60% of Fondul Proprietatea shares placed under latest buyback bid

06 December 2023

Romania’s FAN Courier opens its first international hub in Arad

06 December 2023

Romania’s major locker network easybox becomes available to individuals

Latest Press Releases

05 December 2023

Romanian start-up Evo Beauty, which aims to digitize the beauty and wellness industry, posts 60% growth in the local market since the beginning of the year

05 December 2023

IKANOS fittech platform launches Ikanos Mind - the complete weight loss and maintenance manual

05 December 2023

ASSIST Software is the first Romanian company to join The Grow Entrepreneurs Club

04 December 2023

Dreamstime stock photo community launches Wallpaper App

04 December 2023

Diviodent brings PROMIS to Romania, the only range of oral hygiene products with natural ingredients and 100% biodegradable packaging

29 November 2023

KADRA, one of the leading Romanian providers of automated access management solutions, joins the EMI Group, a European leader in industrial access solutions

Daily news highlights

05 December 2023

Romania will enter US Visa Waiver program by 2025, PM says

05 December 2023

Romania registers no progress in 2022 PISA assessment, still second to last in EU

05 December 2023

Communication with Austria on Schengen has improved, Romanian minister says

05 December 2023

First Kempinski hotel in Romania to open in Poiana Brașov following EUR 70 mln investment

05 December 2023

The Picasso Effect: Bucharest exhibition extended by two weeks

05 December 2023

Romanian appointed as new CEO of Vodafone in the Czech Republic

05 December 2023

Romanian fintech Omnicredit wins SME Banking Club award

05 December 2023

Romania gets EUR 34 mln from EU Solidarity Fund to cover drought and forest fire damages in 2022

Politics

05 December 2023

Communication with Austria on Schengen has improved, Romanian minister says

05 December 2023

Romania will enter US Visa Waiver program by 2025, PM says

04 December 2023

Romania's reformist party USR notifies EC about prosecutors' investigations into COVID vaccine procurement

04 December 2023

Romanian president promulgates new Pension Law

05 December 2023

New poll: Romanian Liberals at par with far-right AUR, Social Democrats’ score robust

04 December 2023

Romanian PM travels to Washington DC, New York during working visit to the US

Expat Life

05 December 2023

Communication with Austria on Schengen has improved, Romanian minister says

05 December 2023

Romania will enter US Visa Waiver program by 2025, PM says

04 December 2023

Romania's reformist party USR notifies EC about prosecutors' investigations into COVID vaccine procurement

04 December 2023

Romanian president promulgates new Pension Law

05 December 2023

New poll: Romanian Liberals at par with far-right AUR, Social Democrats’ score robust

04 December 2023

Romanian PM travels to Washington DC, New York during working visit to the US

Daily news highlights

05 December 2023

Romania will enter US Visa Waiver program by 2025, PM says

05 December 2023

Romania registers no progress in 2022 PISA assessment, still second to last in EU

05 December 2023

Communication with Austria on Schengen has improved, Romanian minister says

05 December 2023

First Kempinski hotel in Romania to open in Poiana Brașov following EUR 70 mln investment

05 December 2023

The Picasso Effect: Bucharest exhibition extended by two weeks

05 December 2023

Romanian appointed as new CEO of Vodafone in the Czech Republic

05 December 2023

Romanian fintech Omnicredit wins SME Banking Club award

05 December 2023

Romania gets EUR 34 mln from EU Solidarity Fund to cover drought and forest fire damages in 2022

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06 December 2023

Some 60% of Fondul Proprietatea shares placed under latest buyback bid

29 November 2023

Romanian, Croatian partners launch ETF based on BVB blue-chips index BET-TRN

27 November 2023

Agriculture

Romanian group Agroland reports stable EUR 50 mln revenues and rising profit

27 November 2023

UniCredit issues RON 480 mln of 5-year senior non-preferred bonds

24 November 2023

Brick maker Brikston posts weaker financial results

22 November 2023

Romania’s BVB, sole European stock exchange with one of the biggest IPOs of 2023

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09 November 2023

Romanians abroad

Promoting Romania!

Dana Bucin, Honorary Consul of Romania to Connecticut: Successful strategy to support Via Transilvanica can be used to raise awareness on the Visa Waiver program

01 November 2023

Mihai Lehene, president Romanian United Fund: Via Transilvanica allows us to link and weave the Romanian story into what we tell our kids

Promoting Romania!

15 November 2023

Daniela Kammrath, founder of Romanian at Heart: For those of us who left the country, projects like Via Transilvanica are part of what we love and miss most about Romania

Promoting Romania!

15 November 2023

Daniela Kammrath, founder of Romanian at Heart: For those of us who left the country, projects like Via Transilvanica are part of what we love and miss most about Romania

Promoting Romania!

13 November 2023

Alin Ușeriu, initiator of Via Transilvanica - Romania's "Road that Unites": Without people, there is no heritage

Promoting Romania!

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

05 December 2023

Communication with Austria on Schengen has improved, Romanian minister says

05 December 2023

Romania will enter US Visa Waiver program by 2025, PM says

04 December 2023

Romania's reformist party USR notifies EC about prosecutors' investigations into COVID vaccine procurement

04 December 2023

Romanian president promulgates new Pension Law

05 December 2023

New poll: Romanian Liberals at par with far-right AUR, Social Democrats’ score robust

04 December 2023

Romanian PM travels to Washington DC, New York during working visit to the US

Business

05 December 2023

Romania gets EUR 34 mln from EU Solidarity Fund to cover drought and forest fire damages in 2022

05 December 2023

First Kempinski hotel in Romania to open in Poiana Brașov following EUR 70 mln investment

06 December 2023

Romania’s tax collection in full 2023 heads to 1.2% of GDP below target

06 December 2023

Consumer lending gains momentum in October in Romania

06 December 2023

Industrial prices in Romania resume growth in Sept-Oct as energy prices remain elevated

06 December 2023

Romania’s major locker network easybox becomes available to individuals

06 December 2023

Romania’s FAN Courier opens its first international hub in Arad

06 December 2023

Some 60% of Fondul Proprietatea shares placed under latest buyback bid

Community highlights

27 October 2023

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

Partner Content

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

05 December 2023

Romanian start-up Evo Beauty, which aims to digitize the beauty and wellness industry, posts 60% growth in the local market since the beginning of the year

05 December 2023

IKANOS fittech platform launches Ikanos Mind - the complete weight loss and maintenance manual

05 December 2023

ASSIST Software is the first Romanian company to join The Grow Entrepreneurs Club

04 December 2023

Dreamstime stock photo community launches Wallpaper App

04 December 2023

Diviodent brings PROMIS to Romania, the only range of oral hygiene products with natural ingredients and 100% biodegradable packaging

29 November 2023

KADRA, one of the leading Romanian providers of automated access management solutions, joins the EMI Group, a European leader in industrial access solutions

From our Partners

Mihai Lehene, president Romanian United Fund: Via Transilvanica allows us to link and weave the Romanian story into what we tell our kids

01 November 2023

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30 October 2023

Partner Content

“If I only knew then what I know now”

27 October 2023

Agriculture

20 October 2023

Fully operational 730 ha farm in Eastern Romania up for sale

Professor Ioana Gheonea, president of the Romanian Radiology Society: AI will help us with the workload we have to manage daily

20 October 2023

Healthcare Trends

How to rent premium housing in Romania directly from real estate developers

19 October 2023

Real Estate

05 December 2023

First Kempinski hotel in Romania to open in Poiana Brașov following EUR 70 mln investment

04 December 2023

Real Estate

WDP pays EUR 90 mln for urban logistics real estate project in eastern Bucharest

Belgian real estate developer WDP announced on November 29 the doubling of the investment budget in 2023, to EUR 440...

28 November 2023

Real Estate

Local developer launches 180,000 sqm mixed-use urban regeneration project in Bucharest

HILS Development, the real estate development company founded by Ionuț Negoiță in 2018, launched on November 28 "the...

28 November 2023

Real Estate

Colliers: 2023 could be the most successful year so far for the industrial and logistics market

Total leasing demand of 550,000 square meters in the industrial and logistics real estate sector in the first three...

28 November 2023

Real Estate

Apartment prices in Brasov exceed those in Bucharest

The central Romanian city of Brasov has surpassed the capital Bucharest in terms of the price of apartments, according...

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26 October 2023

Székely Museum reopens in central Romania

25 October 2023

Cinema

Romanian Film Review: Day of the Tiger, Freedom, Another Lottery Ticket

24 October 2023