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Alesonor appoints STRABAG as general contractor for second phase of Amber Forest near Bucharest
Residential developer Alesonor announced the appointment of the technology group for construction services STRABAG Romania as the general contractor for the construction of Phase II of the Amber Forest suburb, located in Tunari, Ilfov County – close to Bucharest. The project includes building a residential area that will include 172 housing units, comprising a total…
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Addiction expert Anna Lembke to speak on digital dependency at Impact Bucharest 2026
Stanford professor and psychiatrist Dr. Anna Lembke, one of the most influential international voices in the field of addiction and mental health, will speak in Bucharest about digital dependency, burnout, and the attention crisis in the business environment at Impact Bucharest 2026. Lembke, the author of the global bestseller Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the…
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Bucharest flexible office deliveries triple year-on-year as market tops 74,000 sqm in 2025
Bucharest’s flexible office market expanded strongly in 2025, with new deliveries tripling year-on-year and total stock reaching 74,000 sqm across 48 locations. The segment now accounts for more than 2% of the city’s modern office inventory, according to data released by real estate services firm iO Partners. Total flex supply grew by 8.1% compared with…
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Romania to take over presidency of South-East European Cooperation Process
Starting July 1, Romania will take over the rotating presidency of the South-East European Cooperation Process from Bulgaria until June 30, 2027. According to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Romania’s mandate will last one year and will be officially taken over at the SEECP Summit in Sofia, scheduled for June 2026. The institution…
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Dan Lăzărescu appointed head of Bosch Engineering Center in Cluj
Bosch has appointed Dan Lăzărescu as director of its Engineering Center in Cluj, effective January 2026, in addition to his role as the group’s representative in Romania. The move marks a strategic step aimed at strengthening synergies between Bosch’s Romanian divisions, the company said. Lăzărescu, who has served as general manager of Robert Bosch S.R.L.…
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Romanian emergency number implements video call option, improved location system
Romanians will be able to call 112 via video call and will be found much more easily thanks to a new, highly performant location system, implemented for the first time in Europe. The new system, called Next Generation 112, is based on network information, ILD, and determined location information. It will allow faster call handling,…
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Analysis reveals sharp drop in Romanian students at UK universities
A new analysis showed a sharp decline in the number of Romanian students enrolled at UK universities, with figures dropping by 73% over the past three academic years. In 2024-2025, 2,435 Romanian students were studying in the United Kingdom, compared to 8,915 in 2021-2022 – a decrease of 6,480 students. The downturn follows the UK’s…
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Italian Costa Cruises continues expansion in Romania, its second-largest market in CEE
Italian company Costa Cruises said it is stepping up its expansion in Romania, describing the country as its second-largest market in Central and Eastern Europe and one of the fastest-growing in the region. The company estimates annual growth of 5-10% locally, with Romania also ranking sixth within the European Union for Costa. The company said…
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Romanian mercenary Horaţiu Potra remains in preventive detention
Romania’s High Court of Cassation and Justice decided on Wednesday, February 11, that the mercenary Horaţiu Potra will remain in preventive detention. Potra’s son and nephew will also remain under house arrest. Horaţiu Potra, Dorian Potra, and Alexandru Potra were first placed in preventive detention in November for attempting to act against the constitutional order, failing…
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Romania’s agriculture minister considers price-control mechanisms for food products
The minister of agriculture, Florin Barbu, declared that he will soon promote in the government and Parliament a project regarding “the management of inflation through a mechanism for capping the commercial markup for agri-food products on Romanian territory,” a mechanism that would be automatically enforced when inflation exceeds 5%-6%, Economica.net reported. A commercial markup…