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Romania’s centrist parties failed to reach an agreement on the new Wage Law for the budgetary sector after nearly two hours of talks convened by president Nicușor Dan on August 25, leaving the legislation at risk of missing its August 31 deadline under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR), Digi24 reported. The meeting brought…

Cristina Trăilă (Liberal Party, PNL), deputy secretary general of the interim government of Romania headed by Ilie Bolojan, is being prosecuted in the case of businessman Fănel Bogos from Vaslui, accused by anti-corruption prosecutors of “using networks of influence” to change the management of the Vaslui sanitary inspectorate DSVSA, according to a press release of…

Waldevar Holding is building two co-located energy projects for China’s Sany Group in southern Romania at Dobrești, Dolj County, with a capacity of 95 MWp of solar energy, 220 MWh of battery storage, and the high-voltage infrastructure necessary for grid connection.  The symbolic inauguration of the project took place on Friday, August 14, when a…

MVM Energie Romania received authorization from energy regulator ANRE to develop a photovoltaic park with an installed capacity of almost 25 MW in Arcuș, Covasna County. The EUR 16 million facility is expected to be completed and commissioned by mid-2027. The Arcuș photovoltaic plant will be built on approximately 20 hectares and will have a…

Romania’s Directorate for the Investigation of Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) announced on Tuesday, August 25, that it has expanded the criminal investigation in the case of real estate developer Nordis.  Nordis, a premium developer, allegedly collected money from buyers, embezzled company funds, and misled customers during the signing of pre-contracts and sales agreements, according…

Timișoara’s Local Council unanimously approved a citywide ban on gambling halls, mayor Dominic Fritz announced on Tuesday, August 25. Existing venues will be allowed to operate only until their current licenses expire, no later than next year. “From today, it is official: slot-machine halls can no longer be authorized in Timișoara,” Fritz wrote on Facebook.…

Cosmin Ghiță has resigned as CEO of Romanian nuclear power producer Nuclearelectrica, with the Energy Ministry saying the decision follows “a new professional opportunity.” His departure comes as both reactors at the Cernavodă nuclear power plant remain offline because of the low level of the Danube. Nuclearelectrica said it was notified of Ghiță’s request to…

The Bucharest International Poetry Festival (FIPB) is set to bring together poets and artists from around the world between September 14 and 20. Organized by the Bucharest City Hall through the National Museum of Romanian Literature, this year’s festival proposes the theme “Slow Gun Poetry/Long-Range Poetry,” inspired by poet Cezar Ivănescu’s reflection on the power…

Romania’s national football team is set to play against Sweden on Friday, September 25, within League B of the Nations League. The match will be played in Solna, Sweden, according to an announcement on the official FRF website. Starting Tuesday, August 25, and until Friday, September 18 (or until they run out), tickets for the…

The leaders of the center-right European People’s Party (EPP) and Renew Europe, two of the most important groups in the European Parliament, publicly asked the European Commission on Monday, August 24, to withhold EUR 770 million in PNRR funds meant for Romania due to the “Fritz amendment.” Their plea concerns the retroactive application of a…