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Travel platform Lonely Planet has published a list of best Halloween destinations to try in Europe and Romania’s famous region of Transylvania is at the top. Best known as the place where Dracula’s Castle is located, the Romanian region is also home to the Citadel of Sighişoara or the spooky Hoia-Baciu Forest in Cluj-Napoca. “Forget…

On a crisp November evening, Bucharest sheds its autumn gloom and slips into something far more vivid. Inside the Radisson Blu Hotel, the lobby glows with candlelight, bursts of marigold yellow, and the hum of anticipation. This year’s Halloween celebration isn’t about fright, it’s about life. On November 1, the five-star hotel on Calea Victoriei…

Bitdefender, the global cybersecurity leader born in Romania, announced the extension of its multi-year partnership and collaboration agreement with Scuderia Ferrari HP, the Formula 1 racing division of Ferrari. Under the renewed agreement, Bitdefender will remain Ferrari’s exclusive global partner in the cybersecurity category and will expand its role through deeper technology integration and increased…

Cluj-Napoca will build a center for the victims of domestic violence following an investment of EUR 5 million, mayor Emil Boc announced on October 20. The center will consist of an administrative building, with spaces for social, medical and psychological counseling, offices, kitchen, dining room and activity areas; and a building with 14 fully equipped…

A total of 170 people will be laid off from the Bosch factory in Jucu, in Cluj county, Hacking Work reported. In Cluj, Bosch currently has approximately 3,300 employees at its production facility. The factory produces electronic control units for driving assistance, traffic safety and comfort, and improving the driving experience. “The development of Bosch’s…

Kingswood Capital Management has signed an agreement to acquire the medical products manufacturer Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare from the private investment firm CD&R. Drive DeVilbiss has been present in Romania since 2005, with a factory in Bistrița, where the company produces its Ticco raised toilet seat, Delphi shower stools and Bellavita Nova bath lifts, according to…

The National Agency for the Development of Health Infrastructure (ANDIS) and the Turkish group CCN signed the contract for the construction works on the Iași Regional Emergency Hospital on October 17. The value of the contract amounts to RON 1.69 billion (around EUR 340 million), Forbes.ro reported. Earlier this year, CCN also won the tender…

Egg producer Toneli has opened a breaker egg factory in Costeştii din Vale, in Dâmboviţa county, following a EUR 5 million investment. “Toneli has been active in this sector (e.n. breaker eggs) for four years, but we were outsourcing this service to a partner in Bulgaria. Now, we have built a factory from scratch,” Florin…

Compa Group, one of the largest manufacturers of automotive components in the country, has started the second phase of Arsenal Residence, a residential complex located near the Sub Arini Park in Sibiu, in central Romania. The total investment exceeds EUR 30 million, and follows the company decision to diversify into the real estate market, Ziarul…

Mplus, the BPTO vertical of Croatia’s Bosqar Invest (ZSE: BSQR), has concluded its acquisition of Valoris, the Romanian customer experience (CX) and business process outsourcing (BPO) provider. The acquisition of Valoris further strengthens Mplus’s position on the Romanian market and expands its delivery capacity for international markets, the company said. The transaction has received the…