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President Nicușor Dan called for calm and a de-escalation of political tensions after a full day of consultations with pro-Western parties on Wednesday, April 22, stressing that Romania remains a “functional state” despite the ongoing government crisis. The remarks came after the Social Democratic Party (PSD) withdrew its support for Liberal (PNL) prime minister Ilie…

A rare collection of photographs of Marilyn Monroe will be showcased at the 25th edition of the Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF), marking 100 years since the birth of the Hollywood icon. The exhibition, titled Dear Marilyn, will be open to the public from June 4 to 21 at the Cluj-Napoca Art Museum, with free…

No fewer than 60 Romanians are running for councilor seats in the May 7 local council elections in London, RFI Romania reported. Most of the Romanian candidates are backed by Reform UK, the populist right-wing party led by Nigel Farage, the architect of Brexit.  The Romanian candidates are largely clustered in the east of the…

FreeYa Mind Campus, the first private quantum infrastructure center in Central and Eastern Europe, announced on Tuesday, April 21, a partnership with IBM to bring an IBM Quantum System Two quantum computer to Romania. The agreement, signed in December 2025, provides for the physical installation of the system in Iași in October 2026, with remote…

Major works have begun at the Arrivals parking facility of Henri Coandă (Otopeni) International Airport, Bucharest’s main one, leading to temporary closures and changes in passenger access. The consolidation and modernization works will last around 10 months and will address structural degradation identified in the parking building, which dates back to 2003. The project includes…

The latest edition of the Business Sentiment Index (BSI), a survey carried out every six months by the Foreign Investors Council (FIC), shows a cautiously improving outlook for revenues and investment, alongside persistent concerns about legislative predictability, competitiveness in attracting FDI with peer locations, and rising cost pressures. The overall business environment index has improved…

Roughly 8 out of 10 employers in Romania say they will hire the same number of people as before, despite the implementation of artificial intelligence-based solutions, according to a survey conducted by recruitment platform eJobs. However, they will look for candidates for a different skillset than those currently sought. The implementation of artificial intelligence-based solutions…

The Gallup report “State of the Global Workplace 2026”, published in April, shows the largest decline in manager engagement in recent years: from 31% in 2022 to 22% in 2025, a drop of 9 percentage points. Just between 2024 and 2025, manager engagement fell by 5 points, from 27% to 22%. This means that the…

President Nicușor Dan began consultations with the ruling coalition parties on Wednesday, April 22, following the Social Democratic Party’s decision to withdraw its support for Liberal (PNL) prime minister Ilie Bolojan. After separate talks with the president, Bolojan said he would remain in office, while PSD leader Sorin Grindeanu warned the party could move into…

Romania’s short-term rental market continued to grow strongly in 2025, according to an analysis conducted by Crosspoint Real Estate. Bucharest remains the top-performing major urban center, while Brașov stands out among regional markets. Bucharest generated EUR 66.8 million from short-term rentals in 2025, 20% more than in 2024 and more than double the level recorded…