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The Romanian Navy’s Mircea training ship is set to depart from the military port of Constanța on Thursday, April 16, for a five-month international voyage across the Atlantic. The mission will include 188 crew members, among them 75 second-year cadets from the “Mircea cel Bătrân” Naval Academy and 19 foreign students from partner naval academies.…

Romania sent humanitarian aid to Lebanon as part of a broader European effort to support civilians affected by the ongoing crisis in the Middle East, the government announced. The assistance follows a request made through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. According to authorities, around 15 tonnes of supplies, including food, tents, and essential items such…

Hanami, the Japanese tradition of enjoying the fleeting beauty of cherry blossoms (sakura), will be marked this weekend in Bucharest’s King Michael I park (formerly Herăstrău). The event, organized by Japan’s Embassy to Romania, is scheduled for April 18. The program covers several workshops on topics including the tea ceremony, origami, calligraphy, and yukata. The…

The Public Prosecution Service of the Netherlands requested prison sentences of up to 66 months for the three suspects in the Drents Museum robbery that took place in January last year. The thieves managed to steal the 2,500-year-old Coțofenești Helmet and three gold bracelets on loan from Romania. Prosecutors said the suspects prepared the robbery…

Almost equal shares of the Romanians polled by the Political Rating Agency in April, namely some 21%, expect the incumbent ruling coalition to survive at least until April 2027 – when the prime ministership transfer is expected to help it survive by the end of its term in late 2028 – and fall apart within…

Romania is set to restart the Petrotel-Lukoil refinery within 45 days after receiving a sanctions waiver from the United States, energy minister Bogdan Ivan announced. The move is expected to boost domestic fuel production and reduce reliance on imports amid the Middle East conflict and the Strait of Hormuz crisis. “This is extremely important news:…

The investors behind a planned large-scale wool processing factory in Romania have won a court case against the government, after the Bucharest Court of Appeal annulled the decision to withdraw state aid worth RON 186 million (around EUR 36 million), according to Profit.ro. The project, developed by Eco Partnersheep Insulation, aims to build what is…

The state-owned bank Exim Bank US, the main export credit agency of the United States, is soon to sign a direct credit agreement worth up to USD 57.2 million with EnergoNuclear, the project company fully controlled by the Romanian state-owned company Nuclearelectrica (BVB: SNN), through which the plan to build the new units 3 and…

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cut Romania’s economic growth forecast for 2026 to 0.7%, down from 1.4% projected earlier, according to the latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) published on April 14. The revised estimate brings expected growth this year in line with 2025, when Romania’s economy also expanded by 0.7%, based on updated official…

The Football Museum in Bucharest will offer free public access to the personal collection of Mircea Lucescu on Thursday, April 16, in a special event celebrating the legacy of one of Romania’s most successful football figures. The initiative comes after the coach’s passing earlier this month at the age of 80. The museum located on…