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Romania’s map of salaries shows Bucharest and western counties on top, south lagging behind
An analysis published by recruitment platform eJobs shows that the highest salaries in Romania in the first half of 2025 were in Bucharest and the counties in the west of the country. The southern parts, on the other hand, had the lowest average salaries. Over 130,000 jobs and 5.1 million applications were recorded in the…
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Romania’s former tourism minister Elena Udrea released on parole
Former tourism minister Elena Udrea is to be released on parole from Târgșor Prison on Thursday, July 17, following a final decision issued by the Prahova Tribunal. The court rejected an appeal filed by the anti-corruption prosecutors (DNA Ploiești), who had challenged a previous ruling by the Ploiești Court approving Udrea’s conditional release, Agerpres reported.…
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Enescu Festival brings Grammy winners and world-class orchestras to Sibiu
The George Enescu International Festival returns to Sibiu from September 2 to 21 with a lineup featuring Grammy-winning artists and top orchestras. Under the theme “Anniversaries,” the event marks 70 years since the death of George Enescu and celebrates milestones in the history of composers and ensembles that have shaped musical modernism. Sibiu will host…
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City Grill Group launches “Mixtură de Lăutărie” – an original artistic program bringing traditional music performed and mixed live with DJ rhythms, straight into its restaurants
City Grill Group, the leading Romanian player in the hospitality industry, is launching “Mixtură de Lăutărie,” an original musical concept that brings to its restaurants a sound experience unlike anything seen before in HoReCa: live music based on traditional Romanian melodies, reinterpreted and mixed in real time by a DJ. The format has been created…
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Two-thirds of Romanians living abroad do not have insurance for belongings back home, report shows
More than two-thirds (68.6%) of Romanians living abroad do not have any form of insurance in Romania, not even the mandatory home insurance, according to a nationwide online survey initiated by Allianz-Țiriac. From among those who left the country, a quarter say they own a house or apartment in the country, and approximately 13% still…
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Arizona to be first US state to open trade office in Romania, says Embassy
Arizona will become the first US state to open an economic representative office in Romania, following a decision by the state legislature to allocate USD 125,000 in its fiscal year 2026 budget for the establishment of the office in Bucharest. The new office will support trade and economic cooperation and will also cover Eastern Europe…
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UAE’s Etihad Airways to connect Bucharest to Abu Dhabi from March 2026
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, is opening 7 new routes, including one from Bucharest. The new flights will directly connect the Romanian capital with Abu Dhabi, starting from March 16, 2026, with flights set to take place four times per week. In addition to Bucharest, the airline is introducing flights…
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Romanian health minister says 15 hospitals under construction with Resilience Facility funding
Health minister Alexandru Rogobete said that 15 hospitals are currently under construction across Romania, financed through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR). Of these, 12 are expected to be funded through grants and three through loans, though the final allocation has not yet been confirmed, Agerpres reported. Speaking at a press conference at the…
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Startup created by three Romanian entrepreneurs develops smart modular homes
View Box Houses, a Romanian startup founded by three entrepreneurs with experience in technology, design, and management, has made an investment of over EUR 1 million in developing a complete ecosystem for the construction and delivery of smart modular homes. The investment was primarily aimed at the production line and the creation of internal departments…
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Romanian data watchdog fines Călin Georgescu for unlawful use of cookies, data collection on his website
Romania’s data protection authority has fined far-right populist Călin Georgescu over RON 50,000 for violating both national and EU privacy regulations through his personal website. The investigation, concluded in June 2025 by the National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing (ANSPDCP), found that the former presidential hopeful unlawfully collected user data without proper consent or…