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The National Company for Road Investments (CNIR) announced on Monday, January 26, that it received eight bids for the construction of the final section of the A8 “Union” motorway between Târgu Neamț, Iași and Ungheni. The contract also includes the construction of a 5 km segment in the Republic of Moldova. Section 4, between DN24…

The emergence of a left-wing party that would stand for the interests of the poorer part of Romania (and implicitly the working-class diaspora) would have an extremely unfavorable impact on the future of the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR), according to “The Unheard Diaspora” – a qualitative study conducted by IRES and sociologist…

The United States will deploy a unit of American troops equipped with M1A2 Abrams tanks to Romania, as part of the rotational presence on NATO’s southeastern flank. The move does not imply an increase in the overall number of US troops stationed in Romania, but rather an upgrade in capabilities, said Gheorghiță Vlad, commander of…

The Romanian government has presented the list of projects that will benefit from financing through the European defence programme SAFE, under which Romania can access more than EUR 16 billion – the second-largest allocation among EU member states, after Poland. The funds will be borrowed by the state and repaid starting in 2035 over a…

The ruling coalition in Romania, in the meeting of January 26, failed to agree over several preliminary decisions that would unlock the construction of the 2026 budget planning, according to Adevarul.ro, citing sources familiar with the negotiations. A 6.2%-of-GDP deficit target, including 0.12% of GDP envelope for (to be decided) “economic relaunch measures,” was announced…

ENEVO Group, Romania’s largest energy, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor for renewable energy and cybersecurity projects, targets a turnover of EUR 350 million this year, almost two and a half times higher than in 2025, driven by strong domestic growth and international expansion. The company began the year as a contractor for the largest photovoltaic…

A group of shareholders of Fondul Proprietatea (FP), holding more than 8% of the fund’s share capital, has requested the addition of new items to the agenda of the general meetings scheduled for February 26, including the independent valuation of FP’s stake in Bucharest Airports Company (Aeroporturi Bucureşti) and a capital return to investors. The…

According to notes published after visiting Romania, Citigroup analysts believe that the country’s budget deficit could even fall below the 6% of GDP this year, with only the measures already adopted for 2026 (expenditure cuts and revenue increases).  Public deficit potentially below 6% of GDP this year from 7.7% (8.0% under ESA)  in 2025 CA…

Romania’s National Agency for Fiscal Administration (ANAF) announced on Monday, January 26, that it launched ANA, a new virtual assistant designed to help taxpayers access general information about their tax obligations. In the initial testing phase, the chatbot is available exclusively through users’ private virtual space (SPV) accounts, with plans to make it accessible directly…

At the beginning of the year, the International German School of Bucharest (iDSBU) hosted a New Year’s Reception that went beyond a purely ceremonial framework, opening a broader dialogue on the role of education in a society undergoing rapid transformation. The event brought a key issue into focus: education can no longer be viewed solely…