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Romanian sports commentator Ilie Dobre has set a new world record for the ‘longest broadcast of a goal without respiration,’ according to the World Record Academy. The performance lasted 42.3 seconds and marks the 11th world record of Dobre’s career, news agency Agerpres reported. The record was achieved during the Romanian second-tier football match between…

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announced on Monday, June 8, that it will provide a EUR 175 million loan to Greek utility group Public Power Corporation (PPC) to support renewable energy projects in Romania, Greece, and Bulgaria. The financing will enable the planning, construction, and operation of roughly 400 megawatts of new wind and solar capacity. According…

Mannheim, the second largest city in Germany’s federal state of Baden-Württemberg, has turned its cultural and creative sectors into drivers of urban development, with music taking center stage. Matthias Rauch, Head of Cluster Creative Economy at the City of Mannheim, was in Bucharest for the East European Music Conference 2026 and spoke to Romania Insider…

VELUX Romania, the local branch of the Danish company known for its roof windows, skylights, sun tunnels, and related accessories, announced a repositioning of its range of electrical and solar products into a more accessible zone.  The repositioning comes in response to a new consumer focus on electric and solar-operated skylight windows. According to the…

DN AGRAR Group (BVB: DN), the largest dairy milk producer in Europe, announced its plans for the coming years and an accompanying investment plan for the development of the CUT 2 farm, the sixth farm of the group, along with two additional composting facilities. DN AGRAR’s 2025 – 2030 Development Strategy is built around five…

TeraPlast Group (BVB: TRP), the largest polymer processor in South-Eastern Europe, announced on Monday, June 8, that it has reached an agreement to acquire, through a business transfer, the MASA polyethylene pipes business of Aliaxis in Spain. The production facility is located in Okondo, northern Spain, around 20 km from Bilbao. The transaction price will…

City Grill Group, Romania’s largest Romanian-owned restaurant chain, has allocated a €6.5 million investment budget for 2026, focused on destinations with strong identities. One of the cornerstones of this strategy is Manuc’s Inn, a historic monument and Bucharest’s longest-running restaurant, which celebrates 220 years since its first documented mention this year. Built between 1806 and…

Equans, the global energy and technical services company that is part of France’s Bouygues Group, has established its Romanian headquarters and a new IT hub in Bucharest’s One Cotroceni Park Office development. The company also launched a recruitment drive as it expands its local operations. The company leased approximately 1,600 square meters of office space…

The Brașov-Făgăraș highway passed an important bureaucratic hurdle on Sunday, June 7, after the Brașov County Environmental Directorate issued the draft Environmental Agreement for the project worth RON 7.74 billion (EUR 1.47 billion). The approval established strict protection conditions for the sensitive areas crossed by the route. The highway is designed to pass five localities:…

The Yellow Tie (Cravata Galbenă), the biographical film inspired by the life of renowned Romanian conductor Sergiu Celibidache, will be available on Netflix in Romania and the Republic of Moldova starting June 10. The streaming debut follows a highly successful theatrical run that made it the most-watched Romanian film of 2025. The film, directed by…