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The “Aurel Vlaicu” Băneasa International Airport, the second airport of the Romanian capital, after the Henri Coandă International Airport, received three bids for the feasibility study aimed at its modernization. Urban Scope, Egis Romania, Quadratum Architecture (leader), and Haskoning Nederland submitted bids to provide the National Company Bucharest Airports, which manages the airport, with the…

Romanian airline AnimaWings has launched direct flights connecting Timișoara and Cluj, in the western part of the country, to Athens. At the same time, additional direct flights from Cluj to Greece will be launched in June for the summer season. The Cluj–Thessaloniki route will start on June 2, with two direct flights per week, followed…

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), together with several partners, including the Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI), disrupted a prolonged cyberattack network targeting sensitive infrastructure in several Western states, president Nicusor Dan said on April 8. “Cyber actors associated with the GRU, the intelligence service of the Russian army, were collecting military, governmental, and critical infrastructure-related…

Romania’s far-right opposition party AUR has ruled out supporting any minority government or entering into arrangements with parties from the current ruling coalition, signaling a hardline stance ahead of potential political shifts. Petrișor Peiu, leader of AUR senators, said the party will not engage in any coalition, alliance, or agreement with governing parties before the…

An analysis carried out by the Association of Automobile Manufacturers and Importers of Romania (APIA) shows that, in March 2026, compared to the same period last year, new car registrations are increasing by +4.9%.  During the month, 10,273 units were sold, over 1,800 being Dacia models, more than double the brand that ranked second, namely…

The refinery owned by Russian group Lukoil in Romania, Petrotel, which is designed to refine Ural oil, a heavy and sulfurous oil, could be restarted within a few weeks after the United States waives the sanctions previously placed against all Lukoil and Rosneft refineries operating outside Russia, Energy Minister Bogdan Ivan explained, quoted by News.ro.…

The World Bank has significantly revised its estimates regarding the evolution of the Romanian economy this year, from 1.3% as it estimated in January, to 0.5%, according to the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) Economic Update report, published on April 8 by the World Bank Group. The World Bank also revised its estimates downward for…

The retail sales volume in Romania failed to substantially rebound in February 2026, after a visible slowdown in January, marking a second downward step-like correction after the VAT rate hike in August last year.  The retail sales volume contracted by 6.8% y/y  in February and by 7.6% y/y in January-February, according to the data published by…

The president of Romania, Nicusor Dan, appointed on April 8 seven head prosecutors and deputy head prosecutors and rejected only one of the eight nominees sent on the day before by the Social Democrat (PSD) Justice Minister Radu Marinescu. This happened despite negative opinions issued by the Superior Council of Magistracy (CSM) for three of…

Three out of four Romanians say they will attend the Resurrection service this year, according to the Informat.ro Barometer by INSCOP Research. A similar percentage is represented by those who say they will spend Easter at home, while 2.5% state that they will go on vacation within the country, and 1.8% will go abroad. Around…