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The Romanian centrist parties summoned by president Nicusor Dan on August 20 to discuss the new Wage Law for the budgetary sector, a milestone under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR), failed to reach an agreement. However, the parties will analyse the latest version of the project, presidential adviser Radu Burnete announced after the…

Bucharest mayor Ciprian Ciucu will remain under judicial supervision for another 60 days in a bribery investigation and cannot leave Romania without prior approval. The Bucharest Tribunal on Thursday, August 20, rejected his challenge to the restrictions imposed by anti-corruption prosecutors, Agerpres reported. Ciucu was placed under judicial supervision by the National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA)…

69 works by Pablo Picasso from the collection of the Musée Picasso, Antibes, will be on display in Timișoara, between September 17, 2026, and January 17, 2027, in a special exhibition that inaugurates the new Art Encounters space. The event, titled “Picasso en visite,” will include 69 works – paintings, drawings, engravings, lithographs and ceramics.…

The government approved the TechUp Romania Program on Thursday, August 20. The initiative includes a new financing line worth more than EUR 1 billion, which aims to transform research into production and develop advanced technologies. The program focuses on areas with high added-value potential such as advanced computing, artificial intelligence, microelectronics and digital infrastructure; biotechnology,…

Cris-Tim Family Holding (BVB: CFH), one of the largest players in Romania’s processed meat and ready-made meals market, reported revenues of RON 567.4 million for H1 2026, up 6%, and a net profit of RON 63.6 million, 34% higher compared to the previous year According to the company, the results were supported by the continued…

The British-Romanian Chamber of Commerce (BRCC) announced the appointment of Felicia Alexandru as Executive Director on Tuesday, August 18. The appointment comes at a time of growing economic relations between the two countries. Bilateral trade in goods and services reached GBP 10.4 billion in the four quarters ending at the end of March 2026, up…

A Romanian F-16 fighter jet destroyed a maritime drone near the Neptun Deep offshore gas platform in the Black Sea on Thursday, August 20, interim defense minister Radu Miruță announced. The operation was ordered to protect several hundred people working at the site and secure the critical infrastructure, he said. According to minister Miruțǎ, the…

Households and companies in Romania could be financially rewarded if they agree to consume less electricity during certain periods, according to a new regulation approved by Romania’s energy authority ANRE, highlighted by Euronews Romania. Following the change, during periods when the energy system is under pressure, energy grid operator Transelectrica will be able to establish how…

Romania’s National Environmental Guard announced that it closed an unauthorized wildlife facility in Dâmbovița County and issued fines totaling RON 220,000. The authority also filed a criminal complaint against the International Wildlife Foundation (IWF) after inspectors allegedly found animals kept in unsanitary and inadequate conditions, sometimes without food or water. The facility operated as a…

STRABAG Property and Facility Services (STRABAG PFS), a subsidiary of the European construction group STRABAG, agreed to acquire 100% of Romanian companies Brenneka Install and Samivo Instal. The transaction is expected to close by the end of 2026, subject to approval from the relevant authorities. The STRABAG subsidiary signed the acquisition agreement on August 11.…