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FMCG distribution group Aquila Part Prod Com (BVB: AQ) and cold cuts producer Cris-Tim Family Holding (BVB: CFH) will join the FTSE Global All Cap indices from September 21, 2026, taking the number of Romanian companies represented in the benchmark to 10 for the first time, according to indicative results of FTSE Russell’s semi-annual review…

Romania has more than 3,000 projects financed through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) still awaiting completion and reception, with less than two weeks until the August 31 deadline, interim prime minister Ilie Bolojan said on August 21. The number has fallen from about 4,500 projects identified as outstanding on August 13. The government…

Romanian company ABS 2000 has inaugurated a glass recycling plant in Buzău with an annual processing capacity of 80,000 tonnes, following an investment of about EUR 7.4 million supported by financing from the EU-funded Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), according to Agerpres. The facility is among the largest investments in glass recycling capacity in Romania…

The Romanian water management company Apele Romane will build a dam to increase the level of the Danube at Cernavoda nuclear power plant after dredging works with the same purpose, while the state-controlled company Hidroelectrica has released more water from its Olt River hydropower plants to help the nuclear company bring online faster at least…

Romania’s real estate investment market recorded transactions worth approximately EUR 300 million in the first half of 2026, down from around EUR 400 million in the same period last year, according to a Colliers report. The consultancy estimates that the full-year volume could approach EUR 1 billion if several large transactions currently underway are completed.…

Happy New Year, the Romanian animated short film directed by Radu Gaciu and produced by Adriana Bumbeș through Ariadna Films, has been selected for the Official Competition of the Encounters Film Festival. The film will have its world premiere on September 23, 2026, at Watershed in Bristol. The film, set in 2009 in Romania, follows…

Roughly 48% of Romanians are able to put away money every month or most months, while a quarter manage to put money aside only occasionally, when they have funds left, according to a survey conducted at the initiative of tbi bank on a sample of 1,223 employees nationwide. The survey, published on Friday, August 21,…

President Nicușor Dan will lead Romania’s delegation to the high-level segment of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, which will take place in New York next month, according to an announcement from the Presidential Administration. The central theme of the next UN session is ‘Restoring trust, managing transformation: A United Nations that…

A thick layer of smoke covered Timişoara on Friday, August 21, for the second consecutive day, following recent out-of-control wildfires in Serbia. In response, authorities recommended that residents stay indoors. Thousands of hectares of forests and grassland have burned in the neighboring country in recent days, and smoke easily crossed into Romania. A day earlier,…

The Animest International Animation Film Festival will hold its 21st edition in Bucharest from October 2 to 11, with a program exploring the relationship between people and the natural environment. Screenings and events will take place at Cinema Muzeul Țăranului, Cinemateca Eforie, Instituto Cervantes, and CINETic. The thematic section will comprise three short-film programs titled…