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Several regions of Romania saw blizzard-level winds and snow over Christmas. Roughly 19 out of the 41 counties in the country saw a yellow code for strong winds, snow, and ice between Tuesday, December 23, and Friday, December 26.  The most substantial snow cover accumulated in Oltenia, southern Romania, and the Southern Carpathian Mountains, where…

Romania’s mandatory private pension funds held total assets of RON 194.9 billion at the end of November 2025, up 31% compared with the same period last year, according to data published by the Financial Supervisory Authority (ASF) and quoted by news agency Agerpres. ASF said that 94% of investments made by privately managed pension funds…

Non-resident tourists visiting Romania for business spent more than RON 1.18 billion in the third quarter (Q3) of 2025, according to data published by the National Institute of Statistics (INS) and quoted by news agency Agerpres.  A total of 756,600 non-resident tourists stayed in collective accommodation structures during the period, with overall spending reaching RON…

ChatGPT continued to be the most widely used AI chat tool in Romania in 2025, but Google Gemini has been steadily gaining ground, according to an analysis published by SEO agency Mixtazure. According to the study, ChatGPT maintained a market share of over 85% throughout 2025 and recorded around 4 million monthly searches in Romania…

President Nicușor Dan has met with Sir George Iacobescu, the Romanian-born businessman behind the Canary Wharf financial district in London. In a message posted on social media after the meeting, the head of state said it was a pleasure to meet again one of the most respected Romanians in the United Kingdom, “a source of…

The National Company Bucharest Airports (CNAB) announced a major investment in a photovoltaic power plant to cover part of the energy needs of Henri Coandă International Airport (also known as Otopeni Airport) – the main airport serving the Romanian capital. The total estimated value of the project is roughly RON 283.8 million, excluding VAT.  The…

Christmas is around the (nearest) corner and with it the days up to New Year’s, a daze of food (mainly the eponymous meat-filled cabbage rolls), family, friends, and (hopefully for as many as possible) no work. Also a time to catch up on movies. Here are a few to pass these weeks, some are for…

Romania’s new ministers of defense and economy took the oath of office on Tuesday, December 23, at the Cotroceni Palace, during a special ceremony. As such, Radu Miruță (picture, right) is the new minister for defense, and Irineu Darău (picture, left) is the minister for economy. The Save Romania Union (USR) party proposed Radu Miruță, then-minister of economy,…

Romania’s first post-1989 president, Ion Iliescu, and his allies confiscated the anti-communist revolution and executed a military coup, according to military prosecutor Cătălin Ranco Pițu, who signed the indictment in the 1989 Revolution Case. The prosecutor gave an hour-long interview to Digi24 on Monday, December 22, to mark the Revolution. During the program, he presented…

The Book Truck, a mobile library set up in a van, has been traveling since 2021 to bring books to children living in villages in Cluj county, in western Romania, and sometimes further. Victor Miron, the initiator of the Book Truck and the founder of the association Cărțile pe Față, an NGO which runs various…