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The largest cave in Arad County, known as the Bear Cave, located in the resort town of Moneasa, opened its doors to tourists on the second day of Easter, April 13. The cave now offers visitors an extended route with an additional 20 meters and a new lighting system. The latter, however, is still awaiting…

Transilvania | Extravaganza, an exhibition of works by Romanian painter Ștefan Câlția (pictured) set to open as part of this year’s International Theater Festival in Sibiu (FITS), will gather approximately 80 works representative of various stages in the artist’s practice, the organizers have said. The show, curated by Liviana Dan, covers recurrent themes in the…

Romsilva closed for car traffic the road through Baneasa forest used intermittently by residents of the Greenfield residential complex, who otherwise have only a narrow road to exit their residential area, as the developer delays the construction of the promised access to the belt road.  The state forest management company Romsilva decided to scrap the…

The public transportation company in Bucharest, STB, will decide this week on hiking the ticket fare from RON 3 to RON 5 – a measure initially proposed by mayor Ciprian Ciucu (Liberal Party PNL) but blocked by the Social Democrats (PSD) – while the subway company Metrorex ponders a second hike from RON 5 to…

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) has launched an investigation into the procurement of electric school minibuses in Romania financed through the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), following a complaint filed by the minister of investments and European projects, Dragoș Pîslaru. The minister announced on April 13 that EPPO had officially confirmed the start of…

The Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR) is seeking to establish relations with Hungary’s new governing authorities following the parliamentary elections that brought the opposition Tisza party to power, UDMR leader Kelemen Hunor said. Hunor, who previously expressed support for outgoing Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán and attended his final campaign rally in Debrecen,…

Romania’s egg exports rose sharply in 2025, reaching over EUR 140 million – nearly triple the previous year’s level, marking a 160% increase, according to data cited by Ziarul Financiar. The jump represents the strongest growth in recent years and highlights a broader upward trend. Compared to a decade ago, the value of egg exports…

Romania’s hydropower plant Hidroelectrica (BVB: H2O) has under different stages of development battery energy storage system – BESS projects with a total capacity of over 3,000 MWh, some of them able to deliver energy at nameplate capacity for four hours, according to Economica.net, based on data included in the company’s reports.  A first project is…

Israeli developer AFI Europe is expanding both organically and through potential acquisitions in Romania, its key market, where it holds a EUR 1.52 billion portfolio and a substantial development pipeline. According to data cited by Ziarul Financiar, the company is currently evaluating the acquisition of a portfolio of six retail parks put up for sale…

Plaza Centers, listed on the London (LON: PLAZ), Warsaw, and Tel Aviv, announced that the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) Tribunal dismissed on jurisdictional grounds its EUR 385 million claim against Romania concerning the Casa Radio project in Bucharest – a large-sized project in the Romanian capital city initiated in 2004…