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Rheinmetall, the German defense giant valued at roughly EUR 50 billion, confirmed its intention to acquire the Romanian Mangalia shipyard, located south of Constanța, together with Swiss shipping company MSC. Damen Shipyards Mangalia was awarded to Rheinmetall Real Estate Romania on Friday, October 9, in an auction organized by judicial liquidator CITR, for EUR 138…

Ireland removed 24 Romanian nationals under EU free-movement rules following the completion of custodial sentences for criminal offenses. The charter flight left Dublin on October 18 and arrived in Bucharest later that evening, as announced by Ireland’s Department of Justice, Home Affairs, and Migration. The men were between 24 and 57 years old. Irish authorities…

The UNDERCLOUD Independent Theater Festival will hold its 19th edition in Bucharest from November 2 through 11. Its program features 19 productions ranging from reinterpretations of classical texts to experimental and interdisciplinary performances. The festival opens on November 2 with Funny Games, directed by Botond Nagy and starring Ofelia Popii. Adapted from Michael Haneke’s film,…

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky asked Romania, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary to allow the transit of Ukrainian grain shipments to other markets at an EU summit in Brussels on Friday, October 16, according to Hungarian PM Peter Magyar. “Zelensky asked Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Hungary and all neighboring countries to allow transit, as they did three or…

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck Romania’s Vrancea seismic region at 11:51 a.m. on Monday, October 19, according to the National Institute for Earth Physics (INCDFP). The quake occurred in Buzău County at a depth of 124.1 kilometers. The epicenter was located 54 km south of Buzău, 58 km east of Brașov, 60 km southeast of…

European independent power producer R.Power announced that it completed construction of its 55 MWp Lazuri photovoltaic project in northwestern Romania. The company is now preparing the solar farm for energization and the start of commercial operations. Located in Satu Mare county, the project comprises 88,708 photovoltaic modules and six medium-voltage stations. Once operational, it is…

BALFIN Group and Flying Tiger Copenhagen said they are expanding their partnership into Romania, Bulgaria, and Croatia. The rollout will begin in Romania and Bulgaria in 2027, followed by Croatia in early 2028. The companies did not disclose how the planned 87 stores would be divided among the three markets or provide details about their…

A seventh-grade student from “Ștefan cel Mare” Middle School in Bistrița, northern Romania, allegedly attacked a teacher and a sixth-grade classmate with a knife on Monday, October 19. The sixth-grade student is in foster care and was targeted by the attacker because of his religion, according to Vasile Șteopoaie, head of the Bistrița-Năsăud County School…

The Mihai Eminescu Trust Foundation’s ECO H2O project in Viscri has won the special Water Resilience prize at the 2026 New European Bauhaus Prizes. The award was presented in Brussels last week, on October 15. The European Commission described ECO H2O as the first nature-based wastewater system in rural Romania. The project had previously been…

Vista Bank Romania announced that it completed its acquisition of 100% of brokerage firm Investimental following approval from the Financial Supervisory Authority (ASF). The transaction, initially announced in January 2026, brings Investimental into the bank’s financial ecosystem. The acquisition gives Vista Bank specialist brokerage expertise and technology, providing access to the Bucharest Stock Exchange and…