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A total solar eclipse will be visible from large areas of continental Europe, including the western part of Romania, on August 12, 2026, nearly three decades after a similar astronomical event that occurred in 1999. The upcoming total solar eclipse will be visible from several regions of the Northern Hemisphere, including certain parts of Europe,…

More than 120 civil society organizations from 30 countries signed a public letter warning that the city of Oradea, in western Romania, may become, after Budapest, the only city in the EU where authorities repeatedly block the organization of a Pride March for the rights of the LGBTIQ+ community. The organizations signaled their solidarity with…

Graffiti Plus (BVB: GRF+), one of the leading communication and brand marketing consultancies in Romania, debuted on Thursday, July 16, on the AeRO market of the Bucharest Stock Exchange. The company was able to tap non-repayable funds provided through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) to cover the costs of the listing process. The…

Representatives of Timișoara’s “Traian Vuia” Airport, one of Romania’s most important regional hubs, announced on Thursday, July 16, that all flights will be suspended between November 2 and November 22 due to repair works on the takeoff and landing runway. During the nearly three-week period, the runway will be completely closed, and all takeoff and…

The Court of Justice of the European Union ruled on Thursday, July 16, that the interpretation given by the High Court of Cassation and Justice regarding the statute of limitations for criminal liability is not compatible with European Union law in cases of serious fraud affecting the EU’s financial interests. The ruling, given in the…

The leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), the largest party in the Romanian Parliament, with around 27% of MPs, or 127 out of the 464 parliamentarians, said that his party is close to gathering the 233 votes needed to form a government.  Sorin Grindeanu, who was backed for becoming prime minister by his party,…

IKEA opened its second Plan and Order Point in Bucharest, together with a new Pick-up Point, at Grand Arena Mall in the southern part of the capital. The new location is the company’s fifth Plan and Order Point and sixth Pick-up Point in Romania. The new Plan and Order Point offers planning services for kitchens,…

Premier Energy, a leading vertically integrated utility and infrastructure company in Southeastern Europe and a listed company on the Bucharest Stock Exchange, announced the appointment of Adrian Tănase as an interim member of its Board of Directors, effective July 17. He replaces Mirela Covasa, who resigned from the board. Tănase will serve until the company’s…

Romanian prosecutors from the General Prosecutor’s Office indicted MEP and leader of far-right SOS Romania party, Diana Șoșoacă, and her former husband, Silvestru Șoșoacă, in a case concerning the deprivation of liberty of several Italian journalists dating back to 2021. Specifically, the incident took place in December 2021, when Italian journalists from Rai Uno claimed…

Romania officially inaugurated NIBIRU, the country’s first dedicated seaside entertainment resort, on July 16, marking the launch of a new tourism concept on the Black Sea coast backed by more than EUR 50 million in private investment. The opening follows the hosting of the Beach, Please! music festival earlier this month, which attracted around 600,000…