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Terranova Logistic Park, located on Șoseaua București -Târgoviște in the northern part of Bucharest, was acquired by a group of investors already active on the local market, Cushman & Wakefield Echinox announced, without revealing the identity of the new owners. According to Economedia.ro, the buyer is River Property. The park was previously owned by a…

Bogdan Chirițoiu, the head of Romania’s competition authority, has been elected chair of the administrative board of the EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER). Chirițoiu, who has led the Competition Council since 2009, has held posts as state councilor and as a university lecturer. He holds a PhD in Economics. At the…

Romanian director Vasile Todinca’s short film Alișveriș has been selected in the European Shorts section of the Premiers Plans d’Angers festival, which runs until January 25. The production was previously selected in the Semaine de la Critique section of last year’s Cannes Film Festival. The film follows Tatiana, an unemployed woman as she sells her…

Consumers returned more than 5.2 billion beverage containers in 2025, pushing Romania’s deposit-return scheme to a nationwide collection rate of 83%, according to data released on January 22 by RetuRO, the administrator of the Deposit-Return System – known as SGR. The results cover January to December 2025. More than 350 million containers were returned in…

Bucharest residents lost over 7 days in traffic jams last year, according to the 2025 TomTom Traffic Index ranking. Specifically, they lost 171 hours in traffic due to peak-hour congestion. The average travel speed was 18.5 km/h, and the average distance covered in 15 minutes was 4.6 km. According to the statistics, the city has…

Romania has made progress in implementing anti-corruption safeguards, but must step up efforts to prevent corruption among members of parliament, the Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) said. In a report published on Thursday, January 22, the monitoring body noted that several key measures concerning parliamentarians remain only partly fulfilled or unaddressed.…

Almost 7% of Bucharest’s population is represented by foreigners, according to data from the General Inspectorate for Immigration cited by Radio Romania Actualitati. Bucharest immigration officials registered over 144,000 people in the city in 2025. Approximately 100,000 of them were from countries such as Nepal, Turkey, or Sri Lanka, while over 40,000 were primarily from…

The authorities have stopped two containers carrying around 40 tons of suspected waste at the Port of Constanța, preventing their import into Romania, the Border Police announced. The containers had arrived from Tunisia and were bound for a Romanian company. Border police officers from the Coast Guard, working alongside customs inspectors and environmental commissioners, carried…

Exhibitions, concerts, and themed film screenings are on the agenda in Bucharest, while Brașov hosts a large salsa event. In Bucharest: Memory of Holocaust Film Days January 23 – January 25 Documentaries and other productions highlight one of the darkest episodes in history. More details on the program here. Concerts @ George Enescu Philharmonic January…

With a home ownership index of 77.95% and a property ownership rate of 93.9%, Romania ranks third globally, according to a study conducted by Compare the Market. The home ownership index is calculated based on several indicators, including the property ownership rate and price dynamics. The indicator places Romania among the global leaders in terms…