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Romanian startup .lumen attracts new investment from EIT Urban Mobility to scale AI glasses for the blind

12 December 2025

Report: Health spending per capita in Romania, lowest in the EU

12 December 2025

Romania’s annual inflation rate holds steady at 9.8% in November

12 December 2025

Society

French soldiers save truck driver after serious accident on Romania’s A3 motorway

12 December 2025

Smallest Art Fair in Town: Bucharest event focused on works on paper holds third edition

12 December 2025

Romania’s Social Democratic Party halts government reforms pending internal review

12 December 2025

Romanian president invites protesting magistrates to talks on judiciary crisis

12 December 2025

Romania's Prime Batteries forms JV with South Korean partner to produce active material

12 December 2025

Romanian investors get access to Franklin Templeton and Invesco funds to diversify portfolios

12 December 2025

Tradeville projects 3.6% average dividend yield for Romanian blue chips in 2026

12 December 2025

Update: Increasingly more magistrates denounce "captured judiciary" in Romania fueling street protests

04 December 2025

Voices of Romania: New episode with Serge Ioan Celibidache, director of The Yellow Tie, is now live

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12 December 2025

Update: Romania confirms first leprosy cases in over 40 years, two more under investigation

04 December 2025

Corinthia Bucharest turns December into theatre, with lights, music and a few festive secrets

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12 December 2025

Romania’s government adds four more companies to list of SOEs slated for reforms

Daily news highlights

12 December 2025

Romanian president invites protesting magistrates to talks on judiciary crisis

11 December 2025

Bucharest Appeal Court leadership rejects media investigation, but judge says “toxic” conditions are real

11 December 2025

EC refers Romania to EU Court of Justice over failures in air quality monitoring

11 December 2025

American scientists study extreme microbial life in Romania’s Buzău Land UNESCO Geopark

11 December 2025

Unexpected moose sighting confirmed in Romania’s Hunedoara county

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11 December 2025

Romania "balances partnership" with OMV Petrom and extends its licenses by 15 years

11 December 2025

Fund backed by private sector to support cultural organizations in Romania starting next year

11 December 2025

Traditional Romanian string instrument added to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list

Politics

12 December 2025

Romania’s Social Democratic Party halts government reforms pending internal review

12 December 2025

Romanian president invites protesting magistrates to talks on judiciary crisis

11 December 2025

Romanian unions call on president to mediate minimum wage conflict with government

11 December 2025

Romanian PM says 2026 budget to be adopted at the end of January

10 December 2025

Romanian president promises report on 2024 cancelled elections within "two to three months"

10 December 2025

Macron confirms 2026 visit to Bucharest as French and Romanian leaders hold economy, security talks in Paris

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12 December 2025

Romanian investors get access to Franklin Templeton and Invesco funds to diversify portfolios

12 December 2025

Tradeville projects 3.6% average dividend yield for Romanian blue chips in 2026

11 December 2025

MedLife hits EUR 1 billion valuation on Bucharest Stock Exchange

11 December 2025

Romania "balances partnership" with OMV Petrom and extends its licenses by 15 years

10 December 2025

Europe’s largest dairy milk producer, listed at the Bucharest Exchange, is boosting its processing capacity

10 December 2025

OMV Petrom gets extra time for more explorations in offshore perimeter Neptun Deep

News from Companies

10 December 2025

Romanian Companies Increasingly Exposed to Non-Payment Risk: Aon's Solutions for a Volatile Business Environment

News from Companies

09 December 2025

MerchantPro and NETOPIA Payments launch AI Checkout with One Click Payment. Local eCommerce enters the era of agentic payments.

News from Companies

09 December 2025

City Grill Group 2025: €3 million investments in restaurant modernization, digitalization and culinary leadership Dragoș Bercea Becomes Corporate Executive Chef, unifying the Group’s culinary vision

News from Companies

08 December 2025

Waterdrop® lansează colecția AO26 în Ediție Limitată: hidratare de performanță inspirată de energia Australian Open

News from Companies

02 December 2025

Inter Computer Romania signs €5 Million euro worth contracts in 2025 and accelerates digitalization and AI-ready infrastructure projects

News from Companies

02 December 2025

Monarc Development Takes Over Strategy and Sales for a €27.5 Million Project, Transforming It into Monarc Grivița 166, a Serviced-Residences Concept with Concierge Services

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Latest Interviews

10 December 2025

Vlad Musțeată, CEO North Bucharest Investments: “2026 is shaping up as one of the strongest investment windows for Bucharest’s residential market”

Business Views

04 December 2025

Voices of Romania: New episode with Serge Ioan Celibidache, director of The Yellow Tie, is now live

PODCAST

03 December 2025

Decarbonization, a new engine of economic competitiveness - Auchan Romania contributes to accelerating the transition of the agri-food chain through the Climate Supplier Event

Business Views

18 November 2025

Finance

Business Views

Daniel Turbatu, Paysera Romania: Account-to-Account Payments are rapidly becoming mainstream

03 November 2025

Flavours of Growth: How Raluca Țeposu turned a catering startup into one of Romania’s leading culinary ecosystems

Business Views

18 November 2025

Yellow Fresh Fruits COO: “Every hour counts” in Romania’s fresh banana market

Business Views

Real Estate

11 December 2025

North Bucharest Investments accelerates by almost 15% in November, outperforming the national market trend

News from Companies

10 December 2025

Bucharest malls in 2024: AFI Cotroceni leads turnover, Băneasa Shopping City tops profitability

10 December 2025

Survey: More than 75% of homeowners in Romania invest in energy efficiency

10 December 2025

Vlad Musțeată, CEO North Bucharest Investments: “2026 is shaping up as one of the strongest investment windows for Bucharest’s residential market”

Business Views

10 December 2025

One United plans EUR 500 mln mixed-use project in Constanța

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12 December 2025

Education

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The Skills That Matter Most: How Emory University’s Cutting-Edge Curriculum Is Shaping the Future of Education and Why Verita Brought It to Romania

11 December 2025

New Year’s Day Brunch at Radisson Blu Hotel, Bucharest

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10 December 2025

New Year’s Eve Dining Experience at Ginger Sushi Bar & Lounge

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09 December 2025

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09 December 2025

Main Reasons to Establish a Company in Cyprus

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09 December 2025

The Main Types of Companies in Romania and Their Advantages

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Startup

12 December 2025

Romanian startup .lumen attracts new investment from EIT Urban Mobility to scale AI glasses for the blind

04 December 2025

Food Angels Hub: Investors’ network launches in support of HoReCa, food industry businesses in Romania

28 November 2025

Alt.Real and RongoDesign named winners of Romania ClimAccelerator 2025

24 November 2025

Four Romanian tech startups among the region's fastest-growing

20 November 2025

Largest program dedicated to young entrepreneurs in Romania launched in Timișoara

19 November 2025

Romanian startup Profluo gets funding to scale its solution internationally

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06 December 2025

Romanian film review – Dracula, Miriam Răducanu – Rigor and Sense, Internal Zero

04 December 2025

Culture & History

Saint Nicholas Day marks the start of the holiday season in Romania

27 November 2025

Via Transilvanica: Long-distance trail crossing Romania introduces modular accommodation units

19 November 2025

Planned trail to cover Romania's Dobrogea region

14 November 2025

Băile Govora: Specialists issue call for protection of Romanian spa town's architectural heritage

14 November 2025

A drop of holiday magic: 2025 Christmas markets in Romania

Events

12 December 2025

Smallest Art Fair in Town: Bucharest event focused on works on paper holds third edition

11 December 2025

New Year’s Day Brunch at Radisson Blu Hotel, Bucharest

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11 December 2025

Weekend calendar: Noël fair, carol concerts, exhibitions and more

10 December 2025

New Year’s Eve Dining Experience at Ginger Sushi Bar & Lounge

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10 December 2025

Exhibition explores the place of jazz in pre-1990 Bucharest

10 December 2025

Iasi

Iași hosts major charity drive for shelter animals this weekend

Culture

12 December 2025

Smallest Art Fair in Town: Bucharest event focused on works on paper holds third edition

11 December 2025

Fund backed by private sector to support cultural organizations in Romania starting next year

11 December 2025

Traditional Romanian string instrument added to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list

11 December 2025

Weekend calendar: Noël fair, carol concerts, exhibitions and more

04 December 2025

Northern Romania: US Embassy in Romania funds restoration of wooden church in Maramureș

Sports

08 December 2025

2026 World Cup draw sets Romania’s possible group against the US, Paraguay and Australia

28 November 2025

Romania scores first win in group stage of Women’s Handball World Championship

28 November 2025

New 400 sqm mural of Romanian swimming star David Popovici unveiled in Timișoara

27 November 2025

Romanian table tennis player Iulian Chiriță secures two medals at the ITTF World Youth Championships 2025

27 November 2025

Via Transilvanica: Long-distance trail crossing Romania introduces modular accommodation units

12 December 2025

Update: Increasingly more magistrates denounce "captured judiciary" in Romania fueling street protests

04 December 2025

Voices of Romania: New episode with Serge Ioan Celibidache, director of The Yellow Tie, is now live

PODCAST

12 December 2025

Update: Romania confirms first leprosy cases in over 40 years, two more under investigation

04 December 2025

Corinthia Bucharest turns December into theatre, with lights, music and a few festive secrets

Partner Content

12 December 2025

Romania’s government adds four more companies to list of SOEs slated for reforms

Latest News

11 December 2025

Weekend calendar: Noël fair, carol concerts, exhibitions and more

12 December 2025

Romanian startup .lumen attracts new investment from EIT Urban Mobility to scale AI glasses for the blind

12 December 2025

Report: Health spending per capita in Romania, lowest in the EU

12 December 2025

Romania’s annual inflation rate holds steady at 9.8% in November

12 December 2025

Society

French soldiers save truck driver after serious accident on Romania’s A3 motorway

12 December 2025

Smallest Art Fair in Town: Bucharest event focused on works on paper holds third edition

Latest Press Releases

10 December 2025

Romanian Companies Increasingly Exposed to Non-Payment Risk: Aon's Solutions for a Volatile Business Environment

09 December 2025

MerchantPro and NETOPIA Payments launch AI Checkout with One Click Payment. Local eCommerce enters the era of agentic payments.

09 December 2025

08 December 2025

Waterdrop® launches the AO26 Limited Edition collection: performance hydration inspired by the energy of the Australian Open

02 December 2025

Inter Computer Romania signs €5 Million euro worth contracts in 2025 and accelerates digitalization and AI-ready infrastructure projects

02 December 2025

Monarc Development Takes Over Strategy and Sales for a €27.5 Million Project, Transforming It into Monarc Grivița 166, a Serviced-Residences Concept with Concierge Services

Daily news highlights

12 December 2025

Romanian president invites protesting magistrates to talks on judiciary crisis

11 December 2025

Bucharest Appeal Court leadership rejects media investigation, but judge says “toxic” conditions are real

11 December 2025

EC refers Romania to EU Court of Justice over failures in air quality monitoring

11 December 2025

American scientists study extreme microbial life in Romania’s Buzău Land UNESCO Geopark

Video

11 December 2025

Unexpected moose sighting confirmed in Romania’s Hunedoara county

11 December 2025

Romania "balances partnership" with OMV Petrom and extends its licenses by 15 years

11 December 2025

Fund backed by private sector to support cultural organizations in Romania starting next year

11 December 2025

Traditional Romanian string instrument added to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list

Politics

12 December 2025

Romanian president invites protesting magistrates to talks on judiciary crisis

08 December 2025

Who is Ciprian Ciucu, the new general mayor of Bucharest?

10 December 2025

Macron confirms 2026 visit to Bucharest as French and Romanian leaders hold economy, security talks in Paris

10 December 2025

Romanian president promises report on 2024 cancelled elections within "two to three months"

12 December 2025

Romania’s Social Democratic Party halts government reforms pending internal review

11 December 2025

Romanian PM says 2026 budget to be adopted at the end of January

Expat Life

12 December 2025

Romanian president invites protesting magistrates to talks on judiciary crisis

08 December 2025

Who is Ciprian Ciucu, the new general mayor of Bucharest?

10 December 2025

Macron confirms 2026 visit to Bucharest as French and Romanian leaders hold economy, security talks in Paris

10 December 2025

Romanian president promises report on 2024 cancelled elections within "two to three months"

12 December 2025

Romania’s Social Democratic Party halts government reforms pending internal review

11 December 2025

Romanian PM says 2026 budget to be adopted at the end of January

Daily news highlights

12 December 2025

Romanian president invites protesting magistrates to talks on judiciary crisis

11 December 2025

Bucharest Appeal Court leadership rejects media investigation, but judge says “toxic” conditions are real

11 December 2025

EC refers Romania to EU Court of Justice over failures in air quality monitoring

11 December 2025

American scientists study extreme microbial life in Romania’s Buzău Land UNESCO Geopark

Video

11 December 2025

Unexpected moose sighting confirmed in Romania’s Hunedoara county

11 December 2025

Romania "balances partnership" with OMV Petrom and extends its licenses by 15 years

11 December 2025

Fund backed by private sector to support cultural organizations in Romania starting next year

11 December 2025

Traditional Romanian string instrument added to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list

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11 December 2025

MedLife hits EUR 1 billion valuation on Bucharest Stock Exchange

12 December 2025

Tradeville projects 3.6% average dividend yield for Romanian blue chips in 2026

10 December 2025

Europe’s largest dairy milk producer, listed at the Bucharest Exchange, is boosting its processing capacity

10 December 2025

OMV Petrom gets extra time for more explorations in offshore perimeter Neptun Deep

09 December 2025

Franklin Templeton reverses course and seeks another 4-year term managing Fondul Proprietatea

09 December 2025

Premier Energy plans one to two gas-fired micro power plants in Romania

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10 December 2025

Vlad Musțeată, CEO North Bucharest Investments: “2026 is shaping up as one of the strongest investment windows for Bucharest’s residential market”

Business Views

04 December 2025

Voices of Romania: New episode with Serge Ioan Celibidache, director of The Yellow Tie, is now live

PODCAST

03 December 2025

Decarbonization, a new engine of economic competitiveness - Auchan Romania contributes to accelerating the transition of the agri-food chain through the Climate Supplier Event

Business Views

18 November 2025

Finance

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Daniel Turbatu, Paysera Romania: Account-to-Account Payments are rapidly becoming mainstream

03 November 2025

Flavours of Growth: How Raluca Țeposu turned a catering startup into one of Romania’s leading culinary ecosystems

Business Views

18 November 2025

Yellow Fresh Fruits COO: “Every hour counts” in Romania’s fresh banana market

Business Views

Politics

12 December 2025

Romanian president invites protesting magistrates to talks on judiciary crisis

08 December 2025

Who is Ciprian Ciucu, the new general mayor of Bucharest?

10 December 2025

Macron confirms 2026 visit to Bucharest as French and Romanian leaders hold economy, security talks in Paris

10 December 2025

Romanian president promises report on 2024 cancelled elections within "two to three months"

12 December 2025

Romania’s Social Democratic Party halts government reforms pending internal review

11 December 2025

Romanian PM says 2026 budget to be adopted at the end of January

Business

11 December 2025

Polish group invests EUR 20 mln in hydroponic tomatoes farm in central Romania

11 December 2025

Romania’s Artesana pours EUR 8-10 mln in new cheese factory

11 December 2025

Bosch to fire 500 of its 1,800 employees at Global Business Services centre in Romania

11 December 2025

Romanian PM says 2026 budget to be adopted at the end of January

12 December 2025

Romania’s government adds four more companies to list of SOEs slated for reforms

12 December 2025

Tradeville projects 3.6% average dividend yield for Romanian blue chips in 2026

12 December 2025

Romanian investors get access to Franklin Templeton and Invesco funds to diversify portfolios

12 December 2025

Romania's Prime Batteries forms JV with South Korean partner to produce active material

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24 November 2025

Education

Cambridge School of Bucharest shortlisted for international Tes Award recognising student-led mental health innovation

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13 November 2025

Romania attracts massive Turkish investments in green energy. Storage projects, the new trend

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14 November 2025

Veranda Mall celebrates 9 years of growth and community with a vibrant winter season: new shopping options and a packed events program to bring the locals together

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12 November 2025

Christmas begins at Corinthia Grand Hotel du Boulevard

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12 November 2025

A Luxury Wellness Weekend Just Across the Border - Discover Bulgaria’s Kings’ Valley Medical & Spa Hotel

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30 October 2025

Legacy Leadership comes to Bucharest, Belgrade and Rome in 2026

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10 December 2025

Romanian Companies Increasingly Exposed to Non-Payment Risk: Aon's Solutions for a Volatile Business Environment

09 December 2025

MerchantPro and NETOPIA Payments launch AI Checkout with One Click Payment. Local eCommerce enters the era of agentic payments.

09 December 2025

08 December 2025

Waterdrop® launches the AO26 Limited Edition collection: performance hydration inspired by the energy of the Australian Open

02 December 2025

Inter Computer Romania signs €5 Million euro worth contracts in 2025 and accelerates digitalization and AI-ready infrastructure projects

02 December 2025

Monarc Development Takes Over Strategy and Sales for a €27.5 Million Project, Transforming It into Monarc Grivița 166, a Serviced-Residences Concept with Concierge Services

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28 November 2025

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One last star to shine: Corinthia Bucharest prepares the final act of its Michelin Dinner Series

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21 November 2025

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12 November 2025

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10 December 2025

One United plans EUR 500 mln mixed-use project in Constanța

10 December 2025

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Bucharest malls in 2024: AFI Cotroceni leads turnover, Băneasa Shopping City tops profitability

Bucharest’s shopping centres posted mixed financial results in 2024, with major discrepancies between the city’s largest...

08 December 2025

Real Estate

New EUR 45.5 mln Wyndham Garden hotel to open near Bucharest Airport in 2027

A new four-star hotel is set to rise next to Bucharest’s Henri Coandă International Airport, following a EUR 45.5...

09 December 2025

Real Estate

Housing prices in Craiova boast the fastest rise in Romania this year

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09 December 2025

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Digital real estate listing platform FIRST launches in Romania

FIRST, a new Romanian-developed digital real estate platform, launched on the local market with a technology-driven...

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