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Romanian president Nicușor Dan saluted the Gaza peace agreement for bringing “much-needed hope for peace and stability in the region.” In a post on social media, the president highlighted Romania’s continued support for a lasting peace in the Middle East. “I warmly welcome the agreement on the ceasefire and the safe return of all Israeli…

Romanians are reserved about the education system and have a low level of confidence in its quality. Only one in ten respondents believes the quality of education in the country to be adequate, according to the global Ipsos Education Monitor 2025 study conducted in 30 countries. The survey results reflect a deep dissatisfaction with the…

Over 24,500 people have prayed over the relics of Saint Parascheva in Iași, in eastern Romania, in around 24 hours, according to Church officials. The pilgrimage, one of the largest in Romania, began on Wednesday, October 8, and is set to last until the saint’s feast day on October 14. Thousands have waited in line…

The Romanian Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, represented by Commissioner General Ferdinand Nagy, made a special donation on Tuesday, October 7, to Japan’s National Museum of Ethnology (Minpaku) in Osaka, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced. The gift includes authentic pieces of traditional Romanian folk costume. The donation consists of an embroidered bead-adorned blouse, a…

The Sibiu International Airport is set to become the first in Romania to introduce the EU’s new Entry/Exit System – EES, a biometric border control mechanism designed to modernize external Schengen border management and replace manual passport stamping, according to the official announcement. The airport will operationalize the EES starting Sunday morning, October 12.  The…

Bucharest ranks first in terms of electricity prices adjusted to purchasing power among 33 European capitals and ninth among EU states in terms of energy price, according to the Household Energy Price Index (or HEPI) for September.  The HEPI report was produced by Energie-Control Austria, MEKH – Hungarian Energy and Public Utility Regulatory Authority, and…

The Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR) on October 8 cleared another two laws out of the five drafted by the government under the second package of budgetary measures, raising to three the number of laws already cleared and deferring for October 20 the decision on the two most delicate ones. Thus, the CCR has not…

Global group ArcelorMittal announced the reopening of its steel plant in Hunedoara, Romania, to process the steel brought from Krivoi Rog in Ukraine. The steel mill will resume operations on November 1 with the rolling unit, while the electric furnace may be reopened depending on the prices of raw materials and electricity, Economica.net announced, citing…

The European Commission has decided to open an infringement procedure against Romania (INFR(2025)2146) for failure to comply with the Plant Protection Products Regulation (Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009), according to G4food.ro. According to the European institution, Romania has repeatedly granted emergency authorisations for the use of products containing neonicotinoid substances – a category of insecticides known…

Contakt, active in the retail of mobile phone accessories and the provision of related services through a national network of 235 outlets mostly located in shopping malls, has submitted to the Financial Supervisory Authority (ASF) the prospectus for listing on the AeRO market of the Bucharest Stock Exchange, according to Economedia.ro. Contakt Express Logistik aims…