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Romania leasing 71 tourist beaches for 10 years

10 September 2024

Romanian NATO deputy secretary general awarded medal for outstanding service

10 September 2024

Southern Romania: Tulcea local authorities plan UNESCO Geopark for northeastern Dobrogea

10 September 2024

Velo Apuseni: Cluj County Council requests environmental permit for bike trails in Apuseni Mountains

10 September 2024

AccessABILITY Expo in Bucharest brings together the disability community, professionals and innovators

10 September 2024

Romania’s Babeș-Bolyai University to invest RON 13 mln into new research, teaching facility

10 September 2024

International speakers, investors and entrepreneurs to attend How to Web conference in Bucharest next month

10 September 2024

10 September 2024

Romanian lawmakers tackling EU Directive on minimum wage

10 September 2024

Drone fragments found in Romania following Russian attacks on Ukraine

10 September 2024

Greece, Romania and Bulgaria join forces faced with high energy prices in the region

10 September 2024

Drone fragments found in Romania following Russian attacks on Ukraine

06 September 2024

Accor opens Swissôtel Poiana Brasov: A new benchmark for upscale hospitality in Romania’s premier ski resort

News from Companies

10 September 2024

05 September 2024

Café Athénée reopens with style, refinement, and exquisite flavors

News from Companies

Daily news highlights

09 September 2024

Romanian Senate head and presidential candidate Nicolae Ciucă launches controversial book

09 September 2024

2024 Venice Film Festival: Romanian Bogdan Mureșanu's feature debut wins top Orizzonti award

09 September 2024

US company DZYNE Technologies and ROMARM sign pivotal MoU

09 September 2024

New school year kicks off in Romania

09 September 2024

Romania’s carmaker Dacia introduces voluntary resignation scheme

09 September 2024

Bucharest Days: Video mapping event iMapp lights up the Parliament Palace this month

09 September 2024

Romania’s organic agricultural company Norofert enters Brazil

09 September 2024

Romanian athletes shine at rowing, table tennis championships

Politics

10 September 2024

Romanian NATO deputy secretary general awarded medal for outstanding service

10 September 2024

Romanian lawmakers tackling EU Directive on minimum wage

09 September 2024

Romanian Senate head and presidential candidate Nicolae Ciucă launches book

09 September 2024

Romania and Israel in talks for closer ties in defense, food industries

09 September 2024

Romanian MEP Siegfried Muresan expects 3rd Resilience Facility disbursement this autumn

06 September 2024

Romanian MEP appointed chief negotiator of EUR 1.3 trillion multiannual EU fund

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09 September 2024

M&A

Romanian affiliate marketing company 2Performant acquires Profitshare, partners with eMAG owner

09 September 2024

BVB Arena: Apidava, from a sweet hobby to a EUR 7 million a year international honey business

Company Profile

09 September 2024

Romania’s organic agricultural company Norofert enters Brazil

05 September 2024

Fondul Proprietatea gets permit for buyback program at 70% above market price

04 September 2024

Romanian holding ROCA Industry envisages EUR 10 mln bond issue to finance new acquisitions

03 September 2024

Bloomberg: Romania’s stock market among top performers in Europe

News from Companies

06 September 2024

Floria: Chrysanthemums and Roses, the most gifted flowers on the first day of school

News from Companies

06 September 2024

Zacke PR becomes the communication partner for Bringo, the national leader in ultra-fast grocery delivery services

News from Companies

05 September 2024

Café Athénée reopens with style, refinement, and exquisite flavors

News from Companies

04 September 2024

VTEX acquires Weni to enhance its composable and complete platform, delivering data-driven, AI-powered CX for enterprise brands and retailers

News from Companies

03 September 2024

UPfit.Cloud launches FitNet, the first platform to bring together players in the fitness industry

News from Companies

03 September 2024

Up Romania launches Up Play, the first gamification module in its mobile application – a premiere in the local employee benefits market

News from Companies

Latest Interviews

24 July 2024

Trends and challenges in Romania’s construction industry: Insights from MASTERBUILD CEO Stefan Vayna

Business Views

22 July 2024

Emmett King, co-founder Transylvania Angels Network: The Romanian ecosystem has more and better startups each year

19 July 2024

Dragos Darabut, Agista: We are looking to partner with founders who share our mindset and help them accelerate their business

Business Views

01 July 2024

Romanians abroad: ZeroBounce CEO Liviu Tănase on building a business in the U.S. and his entrepreneurial experience

27 August 2024

Jonas Schäfer, founder and GM of Valea Verde: We are committed to sustainable tourism and supporting local communities

Business Views

21 August 2024

Entrepreneur Dragos Anastasiu: In developing the Green Village project we emphasized preserving the Danube Delta's rich biodiversity

Business Views

Real Estate

09 September 2024

CTP appoints Jovan Radosavljevic as new managing director for Romania

06 September 2024

Real estate company Build21 launches funding round through blockchain technology

06 September 2024

Paval Holding and Apex Alliance take over one of Switzerland's largest hotels

06 September 2024

Prime Kapital and MAS RE preparing three more shopping malls in Romania

05 September 2024

Romanian real estate developer River Development appoints Ana-Maria Pascu as leasing manager

Partner Content

22 August 2024

Via Transilvanica celebrated on Nasdaq Tower in Times Square

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13 August 2024

Expat Life

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Experience exquisite dining and artistic ambiance at Olea, where every meal is an occasion

31 July 2024

PE investments in the construction sector reached EUR 55 mln in 2023 in CEE, an increase of 45% vs. 2022. The importance of capital for Romanian companies

Partner Content

26 July 2024

Indulge in the ultimate luxury: Live cooking stanchions at JW Marriott Bucharest’s legendary Sunday Brunch

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04 July 2024

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Expert Corner

PA Focus June's Fiscal Evolution: Revealing Sector-Specific Breakthroughs

18 June 2024

Robin Hermann, STACKIT: "Europe's cloud market has huge potential"

Partner Content

Startup

10 September 2024

International speakers, investors and entrepreneurs to attend How to Web conference in Bucharest next month

04 September 2024

Romanian young entrepreneurs launch hotel service to reduce request resolution time

03 September 2024

Startup

Early Game makes pre-seed investment in biotech startup founded by Romanian scientists

02 September 2024

Startup

Web3 infrastructure platform Alchemy acquires Romanian startup Bware

22 August 2024

Kaufland installs new EV battery swap stations in Romania in partnership with local startup

21 August 2024

Romanian startup Humans.ai acquires blockchain engineering studio Starfish Technologies

Discover Romania

05 September 2024

Café Athénée reopens with style, refinement, and exquisite flavors

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02 September 2024

Cinema

Romanian film review – September Delights @Cinema Elvire Popescu

27 August 2024

Jonas Schäfer, founder and GM of Valea Verde: We are committed to sustainable tourism and supporting local communities

Business Views

21 August 2024

Entrepreneur Dragos Anastasiu: In developing the Green Village project we emphasized preserving the Danube Delta's rich biodiversity

Business Views

19 August 2024

Romania’s long-distance trail Via Transilvanica has ‘few minutes of glory’ in NYC’s Times Square

16 August 2024

Cinema

Romanian film review – Open-Airs for the Summer, Part 2

Events

10 September 2024

AccessABILITY Expo in Bucharest brings together the disability community, professionals and innovators

10 September 2024

International speakers, investors and entrepreneurs to attend How to Web conference in Bucharest next month

10 September 2024

09 September 2024

Bucharest Days: Video mapping event iMapp lights up the Parliament Palace this month

06 September 2024

Classix Festival in Iași announces 2025 edition

05 September 2024

Bucharest’s UNFINISHED adds ice baths, garden mapping and bread tastings to 2024 edition

Culture

10 September 2024

Southern Romania: Tulcea local authorities plan UNESCO Geopark for northeastern Dobrogea

09 September 2024

2024 Venice Film Festival: Romanian Bogdan Mureșanu's feature debut wins top Orizzonti award

06 September 2024

Bucharest’s Geology Museum joins initiative to become autism-friendly

05 September 2024

Mircea Cărtărescu teaches Romanian literature course at Columbia University in New York

05 September 2024

Weekend calendar: Art Safari, Balkanik, Bucharest International Dance Film Festival, Enescu Competition, Masters of Classic, TIFF Timișoara and more

Sports

10 September 2024

Velo Apuseni: Cluj County Council requests environmental permit for bike trails in Apuseni Mountains

10 September 2024

09 September 2024

Romanian athletes shine at rowing, table tennis championships

09 September 2024

Romania ends 2024 Paris Paralympics with gold, bronze medals

03 September 2024

UPfit.Cloud launches FitNet, the first platform to bring together players in the fitness industry

News from Companies

10 September 2024

Greece, Romania and Bulgaria join forces faced with high energy prices in the region

10 September 2024

Drone fragments found in Romania following Russian attacks on Ukraine

06 September 2024

Accor opens Swissôtel Poiana Brasov: A new benchmark for upscale hospitality in Romania’s premier ski resort

News from Companies

10 September 2024

05 September 2024

Café Athénée reopens with style, refinement, and exquisite flavors

News from Companies

Latest News

10 September 2024

Velo Apuseni: Cluj County Council requests environmental permit for bike trails in Apuseni Mountains

10 September 2024

Romania leasing 71 tourist beaches for 10 years

10 September 2024

Romanian NATO deputy secretary general awarded medal for outstanding service

10 September 2024

Southern Romania: Tulcea local authorities plan UNESCO Geopark for northeastern Dobrogea

10 September 2024

Velo Apuseni: Cluj County Council requests environmental permit for bike trails in Apuseni Mountains

10 September 2024

AccessABILITY Expo in Bucharest brings together the disability community, professionals and innovators

Latest Press Releases

06 September 2024

Floria: Chrysanthemums and Roses, the most gifted flowers on the first day of school

06 September 2024

Zacke PR becomes the communication partner for Bringo, the national leader in ultra-fast grocery delivery services

05 September 2024

Café Athénée reopens with style, refinement, and exquisite flavors

04 September 2024

VTEX acquires Weni to enhance its composable and complete platform, delivering data-driven, AI-powered CX for enterprise brands and retailers

03 September 2024

UPfit.Cloud launches FitNet, the first platform to bring together players in the fitness industry

03 September 2024

Up Romania launches Up Play, the first gamification module in its mobile application – a premiere in the local employee benefits market

Daily news highlights

09 September 2024

Romanian Senate head and presidential candidate Nicolae Ciucă launches book

09 September 2024

2024 Venice Film Festival: Romanian Bogdan Mureșanu's feature debut wins top Orizzonti award

09 September 2024

US company DZYNE Technologies and ROMARM strengthen collaboration to build Romanian defense capability

09 September 2024

New school year kicks off in Romania

09 September 2024

Romania’s carmaker Dacia introduces voluntary resignation scheme

09 September 2024

Bucharest Days: Video mapping event iMapp lights up the Parliament Palace this month

09 September 2024

Romania’s organic agricultural company Norofert enters Brazil

09 September 2024

Romanian athletes shine at rowing, table tennis championships

Politics

09 September 2024

Romanian Senate head and presidential candidate Nicolae Ciucă launches book

06 September 2024

Romanian prime minister Marcel Ciolacu meets with Israeli counterpart Netanyahu

06 September 2024

Media investigation pours cold water on military actions of Liberal presidential candidate in Romania

09 September 2024

Romanian MEP Siegfried Muresan expects 3rd Resilience Facility disbursement this autumn

04 September 2024

Mircea Geoană officially steps down from NATO seat to run for Romania's presidency

10 September 2024

Romanian lawmakers tackling EU Directive on minimum wage

Expat Life

09 September 2024

Romanian Senate head and presidential candidate Nicolae Ciucă launches book

06 September 2024

Romanian prime minister Marcel Ciolacu meets with Israeli counterpart Netanyahu

06 September 2024

Media investigation pours cold water on military actions of Liberal presidential candidate in Romania

09 September 2024

Romanian MEP Siegfried Muresan expects 3rd Resilience Facility disbursement this autumn

04 September 2024

Mircea Geoană officially steps down from NATO seat to run for Romania's presidency

10 September 2024

Romanian lawmakers tackling EU Directive on minimum wage

Daily news highlights

09 September 2024

Romanian Senate head and presidential candidate Nicolae Ciucă launches book

09 September 2024

2024 Venice Film Festival: Romanian Bogdan Mureșanu's feature debut wins top Orizzonti award

09 September 2024

US company DZYNE Technologies and ROMARM strengthen collaboration to build Romanian defense capability

09 September 2024

New school year kicks off in Romania

09 September 2024

Romania’s carmaker Dacia introduces voluntary resignation scheme

09 September 2024

Bucharest Days: Video mapping event iMapp lights up the Parliament Palace this month

09 September 2024

Romania’s organic agricultural company Norofert enters Brazil

09 September 2024

Romanian athletes shine at rowing, table tennis championships

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09 September 2024

Romania’s organic agricultural company Norofert enters Brazil

09 September 2024

M&A

Romanian affiliate marketing company 2Performant acquires Profitshare, partners with eMAG owner

05 September 2024

Fondul Proprietatea gets permit for buyback program at 70% above market price

04 September 2024

Romanian holding ROCA Industry envisages EUR 10 mln bond issue to finance new acquisitions

03 September 2024

Bloomberg: Romania’s stock market among top performers in Europe

30 August 2024

Romanian real estate fund doubles net profit in the first half of 2024

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24 July 2024

Trends and challenges in Romania’s construction industry: Insights from MASTERBUILD CEO Stefan Vayna

Business Views

22 July 2024

Emmett King, co-founder Transylvania Angels Network: The Romanian ecosystem has more and better startups each year

19 July 2024

Dragos Darabut, Agista: We are looking to partner with founders who share our mindset and help them accelerate their business

Business Views

01 July 2024

Romanians abroad: ZeroBounce CEO Liviu Tănase on building a business in the U.S. and his entrepreneurial experience

27 August 2024

Jonas Schäfer, founder and GM of Valea Verde: We are committed to sustainable tourism and supporting local communities

Business Views

21 August 2024

Entrepreneur Dragos Anastasiu: In developing the Green Village project we emphasized preserving the Danube Delta's rich biodiversity

Business Views

Politics

09 September 2024

Romanian Senate head and presidential candidate Nicolae Ciucă launches book

06 September 2024

Romanian prime minister Marcel Ciolacu meets with Israeli counterpart Netanyahu

06 September 2024

Media investigation pours cold water on military actions of Liberal presidential candidate in Romania

09 September 2024

Romanian MEP Siegfried Muresan expects 3rd Resilience Facility disbursement this autumn

04 September 2024

Mircea Geoană officially steps down from NATO seat to run for Romania's presidency

10 September 2024

Romanian lawmakers tackling EU Directive on minimum wage

Business

09 September 2024

Romanian MEP Siegfried Muresan expects 3rd Resilience Facility disbursement this autumn

09 September 2024

Romanian airports' traffic hits new record in July

09 September 2024

Romania’s organic agricultural company Norofert enters Brazil

09 September 2024

CTP appoints Jovan Radosavljevic as new managing director for Romania

09 September 2024

M&A

Romanian affiliate marketing company 2Performant acquires Profitshare, partners with eMAG owner

10 September 2024

Romania’s foreign trade stagnates and shrinks as a share of total economy

10 September 2024

Greece, Romania and Bulgaria join forces faced with high energy prices in the region

10 September 2024

Romania ready to launch EU-funded CfD scheme for 5MW wind and solar power plants

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18 June 2024

Robin Hermann, STACKIT: "Europe's cloud market has huge potential"

News from Companies

01 August 2024

Eden Capital Development officially launches Cortina Elysium, a high-end residential project located in the north of Bucharest and starts apartment sales

News from Companies

29 July 2024

Mark Twain International School appoints new Managing Director as the founders shift their focus to strategic development

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10 June 2024

Liceul Teoretic “Școala Mea” Announces the Launch of the International Division for Years 10 to 13

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22 May 2024

The British School of Bucharest presents: Sports Day - A festivity of skill, unity, and joy

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06 September 2024

Floria: Chrysanthemums and Roses, the most gifted flowers on the first day of school

06 September 2024

Zacke PR becomes the communication partner for Bringo, the national leader in ultra-fast grocery delivery services

05 September 2024

Café Athénée reopens with style, refinement, and exquisite flavors

04 September 2024

VTEX acquires Weni to enhance its composable and complete platform, delivering data-driven, AI-powered CX for enterprise brands and retailers

03 September 2024

UPfit.Cloud launches FitNet, the first platform to bring together players in the fitness industry

03 September 2024

Up Romania launches Up Play, the first gamification module in its mobile application – a premiere in the local employee benefits market

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Paval Holding and Apex Alliance take over one of Switzerland's largest hotels

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Prime Kapital and MAS RE preparing three more shopping malls in Romania

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HILS Development invests EUR 3 mln in Green Homes certification for Bucharest residential complex

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