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The conventional electricity producers and the power distribution companies are preparing to accommodate the expected oversupply of electricity by renewable energy units, including the prosumers, during the Easter period, when the consumption drops below that during working days.  Particularly, the prosumers, with an installed capacity estimated at 2,700 MW, “are now a challenge,” according to…

Romania’s automobile production decreased by 11.2% y/y to 135,723 units in Q1, according to data compiled by the industry association ACAROM. The contraction was milder, only 5.9% y/y, in March. Out of this, Renault-owned Dacia produced 75,812 units and Ford Otosan 59,911 units.  Although both Romanian car factories, Dacia in Mioveni and Ford Otosan in…

A Dacian gold bracelet dating back to the mid-1st century BC is now on display at the National History Museum of Romania, following its recent recovery by Romanian judicial authorities at the end of 2024. The artifact, part of a treasure discovered near the archaeological site of Sarmizegetusa Regia, had been trafficked illegally before being…

Foundation Conservation Carpathia, which has been working since 2009 on the long-term goal of establishing a world-class nature reserve in Romania’s Făgăraş Mountains, is looking to reintroduce the vulture in a bid that is meant to benefit both the ecosystem and the local communities. Meanwhile, it moving forward with constructing the ecotourism infrastructure needed for…

Roughly 4,000 troops and 913 military vehicles from ten NATO countries will take part in the multinational exercise Dacian Spring 2025 (DASP 25), scheduled to take place in Romania between May 5 and 23. The participating countries include Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Italy, Luxembourg, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, and Spain. The exercise is planned and…

Award-winning films or selections from the most important festivals of 2024-2025 will be shown in premiere in Romania at the 24th edition of the Transylvania International Film Festival (TIFF) in Cluj-Napoca between June 13 and 22. Some of the productions were shown at festivals like the ones in Cannes, Karlovy Vary, Venice, San Sebastian, Sundance,…

Romania had in 2024 the highest share of emigrants among EU states, with 24% or 4.6 million people living abroad, as well as one of the highest volumes of remittances relative to GDP, namely 2.8% in 2023, according to an analysis by Alpha Bank. Romanians who left the country sent back around RON 13 billion…

George Simion, the leader of far-right party Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) and Bucharest mayor Nicușor Dan, who is running as an independent, are the main favorites to win the upcoming presidential election, according to an IRSOP poll. George Simion would be voted by 31% of Romanians, while Nicușor Dan would receive 28%…

The third edition of the LYNX Festival, Romania’s first event dedicated exclusively to nature documentaries and photography, will open on June 4 in Brașov with the Romanian premiere of Europe – One Continent, Five Worlds, a sweeping nature series filmed over more than 1,000 days across 30 countries. The festival will run from June 4…

The Chinese car company with the largest international presence, Chery, will officially begin selling cars on the Romanian market this year, Profit.ro reported. Its local catalog is to include the Tiggo 8 SUV, the first model officially approved in the European Union, which will soon be followed by two other SUVs, Tiggo 7 and the smallest…