Category: Uncategorized

Romanian police and prosecutors conducted more than 200 searches across the country as part of the larger Jupiter 4 operation on Tuesday, November 4. The searches concern offenses like fraud, forgery of documents, counterfeiting, tax evasion, embezzlement, misappropriation of funds, and abuse of office, among others.  “The Jupiter operation contributes to strengthening the efforts of…

Evrotrust, a leading European Qualified Trust Service Provider (QTSP), has raised EUR 6.6 million in growth funding from 3TS Capital Partners to expand its operations in Romania. The investment, made from 3TS’s recently closed EUR 111 million Fund IV, will help Evrotrust bring EU-grade digital identity, e-signatures, and remote onboarding solutions to local businesses and…

NATO secretary general Mark Rutte will make his first official visit to Romania on Wednesday, November 5, where he will be received by president Nicușor Dan at the Cotroceni Palace, the Romanian Presidency announced. The announcement comes after Washington’s decision to reduce its troop presence in Romania. Talks between the two leaders will focus on…

AROBS Transilvania Software (BVB: AROBS), the largest technology company listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange, announced the acquisition of a 65% majority stake in Sibiu-based engineering company Gess Engineering. Gess Engineering develops and implements complex vehicle testing, validation, and integration solutions. The company provides end-to-end services, from engineering and design, prototype testing, and performance analysis,…

eMAG, the largest online retailer in Romania, set its 15th edition of Black Friday on November 7. The company estimates sales this year at RON 940 million (EUR 184.7 million), RON 44 million more than the previous year. Overall, customers will have to choose from 100,000 televisions, 600,000 small household appliances, 1.5 million clothing items,…

The Alliance for the Union of Romanians, or AUR, announced during a meeting on Monday, November 3, that it supports former TV presenter Anca Alexandrescu for the position of mayor of Bucharest. The elections will be held on December 7. The leadership of AUR decided unanimously to support Anca Alexandrescu, although she is not a…

A former Royal Navy minehunter has arrived at the Port of Constanța on Monday, November 3, to join the Romanian Naval Forces, following a 41-day journey from the United Kingdom that covered more than 4,200 nautical miles. The vessel, now named M271 “Căpitan Constantin Dumitrescu,” is the second minehunter delivered to Romania under a government-to-government…

Romania has formally signed an intergovernmental agreement to acquire 18 F-16 fighter jets from the Netherlands, the Ministry of Defense announced on Monday, November 3. The aircraft, already stationed at the Fetești Air Base as part of the European F-16 Training Center (EFTC), will now become the property of the Romanian state and will be…

Romania has 454 casinos, which places the country right after the United States, which hosts 2,147 such places and over 600 casino hotels, B1tv.ro reported. Bucharest ranks as the second city, after Las Vegas, in terms of the number of casinos per population. Thus, in the Romanian capital city, there operate 164 such units, which…

The candidate of the National Liberal Party (PNL) for Bucharest general mayor, Ciprian Ciucu, is two percentage points ahead of Daniel Băluţă, the representative of the Social Democrats (PSD) in the race, seen so far as the preferred one, according to a survey commissioned by the Liberal Party and published by Cotidianul.ro, as reported by…