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Regulation (EU) 2026/1386 on the screening of foreign direct investments (FDI), in force since 16 July 2026, repeals Regulation (EU) 2019/452 and reshapes the EU screening framework. It provides for an 18-month transitional period in which Member States must adapt their legislation and administrative mechanisms. Certain provisions, including those on notification of national measures, the…

The Romanian government announced that it has increased the number of staff handling account validations on the e-Sănătatea mea platform, the country’s new medical platform intended to serve as the central point of interactions between patients and the healthcare system. In the first days since the platform was brought online, on September 1, users who…

European Council president Antonio Costa said on Thursday, September 3, after a meeting with Romanian president Nicuşor Dan in Bucharest, that the latest violations of Romania’s airspace, as well as incidents involving maritime drones, are deeply concerning. Costa noted that Romania’s security also means Europe’s security, while collective security is closely linked to the security…

British television producer Charlie Ottley, who moved permanently to Romania and obtained Romanian citizenship at the end of last year, announced on Thursday, September 3, that he plans to restore the original visitor center in Şirnea, Braşov County, using traditional materials. The center will become the first English pub and the first guesthouse in a Romanian…

One United Properties (BVB: ONE), a major investor and developer of residential, office, and mixed-use real estate in Romania listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange, has fully leased the modern buildings in its office portfolio, according to a press release. In total, the company leased an area of over 140,000 sqm. The operational buildings One…

The city of Brașov, in central Romania, aims to free the city center from cars and turn parking spaces into pedestrian areas and green spaces. To do so, authorities tapped an underground car park with hundreds of spaces under the city’s Central Park. Following the reorganization planned by the authorities, the Central Park area will…

Romania has made significant progress in preventing the ill-treatment of people held by the police and in prisons, according to a new report by the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT). However, the committee warned that conditions in police detention facilities remain very poor and that prisons are operating at 119.5%…

The Bucharest-Ilfov region has established itself as the undisputed leader in Romania’s IT sector, both in terms of the number of companies and the business generated, while Cluj, Timiș and Iași are the other IT hubs in the country, according the “Romanian IT Market Study: Evolution and Perspectives” conducted by the Romanian Economic Monitor team within…

Romania selected Cristian Mungiu’s Cannes-winning film Fjord as its submission for Best International Feature Film at the 2027 Academy Awards. The selection committee chose the film unanimously, the Romanian Film Center (CNC) announced. Written and directed by Mungiu, Fjord premiered in the official competition at the Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Palme d’Or.…

The Romanian government expressed its full solidarity with Germany on Wednesday, September 2, following a drone incident at the Leipzig airport, which German authorities attributed to Russia.  On August 4, a drone carrying an explosive device was discovered at Leipzig/Halle Airport in eastern Germany, close to Ukrainian cargo planes. It failed to explode as the…