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In the context of a budget deficit lower than that envisaged under the latest budget revision, the leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) in Romania, Sorin Grindeanu, questioned in an interview given to Gandul the necessity of what he called the austerity measures implemented by the government, indirectly blaming prime minister Ilie Bolojan for…

The Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR), headed by isolationist leader George Simion, leads authoritatively in terms of voters’ preference, according to a survey conducted by INSCOP Research and published on January 21. The parties in the ruling coalition, as a whole, still have a slight advantage. AUR leads with 40.9% of the voters…

The German Schwarz group, which owns the Lidl and Kaufland grocery store chains in Romania but also an IT services division, invested at least EUR 37.5 million into its Romanian subsidiaries last year, through capital increases. For many years, the development of the two networks was mainly done with money generated by the two retail…

Taking into account the strategic importance of the Neptun Dep offshore natural gas project, but also the risks in the area, the Ministry of Defence assured that the maritime space is “permanently monitored”, although the exclusive economic zones, such as those hosting the project, do not constitute national territory per se. The statement comes after…

Romania’s foreign minister Oana Țoiu said history has already answered a question raised by Donald Trump at the World Economic Forum in Davos about whether Europe would come to the United States’ aid in a moment of need. In a reaction on social media, she pointed to the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, when…

GRAFFITI PLUS (GRF+), a major brand marketing agency in Romania, is set to begin its offer of newly issued shares, available as part of the pre-listing private placement round addressed to retail investors.  The minimum investment ticket is approximately EUR 2,700, and subscriptions made within the first three days benefit from a special discount. The…

Internationally acclaimed journalists, Pulitzer Prize winners, and bestselling authors will gather in Bucharest for the 11th edition of The Power of Storytelling, one of Central and Eastern Europe’s leading conferences dedicated to storytelling and journalism. The event will take place on March 21–22 and is expected to bring together more than 550 participants from Romania…

Romania’s annual January 24 celebration marks the 1859 Union of the Romanian Principalities, or the Small Union, when Moldavia and Wallachia united to create Romania. The event took place 167 years ago and laid the foundation of the modern Romanian state. The Union, however, did not happen at once, nor was it easily achievable. It…

The inhabitants of Cluj-Napoca, Romania’s second-largest city, breathed polluted air in 222 days last year, according to a study carried out by the community network ‘Strop de Aer’ and cited by G4Media. The analysis, carried out on over 1.8 million measurements collected from 48 sensors installed by citizens, highlights the fact that pollution was not…

ANAF, the Romanian agency tasked with recovering debts owed to the state, won a legal battle over the other half of the house in Sibiu for which former president Klaus Iohannis already owes compensation to the Romanian state, according to a ruling given on Tuesday, January 20. The state went to court with the former…