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European Council president Antonio Costa will visit Romania on September 4 as part of his “Tour des Capitales,” a series of meetings with EU leaders aimed at shaping the bloc’s agenda ahead of key European summits later this year. According to the official announcement, Costa is set to hold talks in Bucharest with Romanian president…

The resident population of Romania decreased by 31,545 persons compared to the beginning of the previous year, down to 19,036,031 inhabitants, while the aging phenomenon continues to intensify, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics, published Friday, August 29. According to the official statistics, the main cause of the population decrease was the…

Romania’s National Agency for Fiscal Administration, or ANAF, requested that former president Klaus Iohannis vacate a property located in Sibiu, as well as return rents from 1999-2015. The request is the conclusion of a long legal battle over the property. This is not the first time that Iohannis and his wife, Carmen, were ordered to…

Logistics real estate developer CPT announced the construction of a 4,000 sqm extension to the IWIS factory in Oradea, Western Romania, on Friday, August 29. Works on the new extension commenced recently, with completion planned for 2026.  The new addition will expand the existing 7,000 sqm production facility located within CTPark Oradea City, a strategic…

The Romanian football team FCSB qualified for the main phase of the Europa League football competition on Thursday, August 28, after besting Scotland’s Aberdeen 3-0 (1-0) at home, in Bucharest. The teams seemed evenly matched until the 40th minute, when the hosts requested a penalty after a FCSB player fell in the penalty area. After…

The Romanian Environment Ministry has launched a tender for consultancy services to monitor bird species and report to the European Commission under the EU Birds Directive, it said in a statement on Thursday, August 28. The contract is valued at roughly RON 36.5 million (about EUR 7.2 million), excluding VAT, and is financed largely through…

Romania has launched free Romanian language courses for Ukrainian citizens living in the country, in an effort to support their social and professional integration. The program, announced by the Romanian Cultural Institute (ICR), is a partnership between ICR, the Embassy of Ukraine, and the National Confederation for Women’s Entrepreneurship (CONAF). The online courses, dedicated exclusively…

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) condemned the recent major airstrike on Kyiv carried out by Russia, calling it “yet another blatant proof of Russia’s total contempt for international efforts for peace.” The strike killed at least 23 people, including four children, and wounded dozen others, according to reports by the BBC. It caused significant…

Romania has received three additional F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft from Norway, the Ministry of Defense (MApN) announced on Thursday, August 28. The jets landed at the 86th Air Base in Borcea and will be assigned to the 571st Fighter Squadron, part of the 57th Air Base “Captain Aviator Constantin Cantacuzino” at Mihail Kogălniceanu. The aircraft…

Almost all prosecutors’ offices in Romania, with a few exceptions, have suspended their activity indefinitely and decided to handle only urgent cases, to protest against the government’s project to reform the pension system.  The prosecutors’ protest was announced by the Superior Council of Magistracy through a press release posted on Thursday, August 28. Specifically, the…