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Romania’s famous Dacian helmet stolen from Dutch museum reportedly found
The famous Dacian helmet from Coțofenești, stolen from the Drents Museum in the Netherlands in early 2025, has reportedly been found, according to Dutch media reports. The information was also confirmed to Euronews Romania by Dutch authorities and by sources within Romania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, although prosecutors have yet to officially confirm the discovery.…
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Romanian entrepreneurs back AI startup focused on brand visibility in ChatGPT-era search
Romanian entrepreneurs Andrei Vasile and Mihai Vădan, known for building the SanoPass platform later acquired by MedLife, announced their investment in Fameloop AI and the launch of a new platform developed in Romania and the United Kingdom. The solution helps companies increase their visibility in AI-generated responses. The two founders said the investment reflects a…
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Romania’s Sphera Franchise Group opens second Cioccolatitaliani unit in Italy
Sphera Franchise Group, the largest food service operator in Romania, announced the opening of the second Cioccolatitaliani unit in Italy, this time in Genoa, as part of its expansion strategy on the Italian market. The new unit represents an investment of approximately EUR 550,000. The venue, located in the Shopping District Waterfront Genoa, comes less…
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OMV Petrom fails to find significant gas with second well in Bulgaria’s Han Asparuh perimeter
OMV Petrom announced it did not encounter significant gas volumes upon the completion of drilling operations at the Krum-1 exploration well – the second exploration well drilled in the Han Asparuh Block, offshore Bulgaria. OMV Petrom entered the Han Asparuh perimeter in 2020, replacing parent company OMV after several unsuccessful exploration wells had already been…
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Brussels court rules Romania should pay EUR 600 mln for canceled Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines
A Brussels court on April 1 ordered Poland and Romania to pay the remaining balance for COVID-19 vaccines ordered from the pharmaceutical group Pfizer/BioNTech, worth EUR 1.3 billion and EUR 600 million, respectively, according to a court statement quoted by AFP, as reported by local news agency Agerpres. US pharmaceutical company Pfizer sued the two…
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Romania’s forex reserves up in March, on FX bond issues partly offset by forex market intervention
The foreign exchange reserves at Romania’s central bank stood at EUR 67 billion at the end of March 2026, up from EUR 65 billion one month earlier, according to data from the National Bank of Romania BNR. The EUR 2 billion net increase, in the context of EUR 3 billion and USD 1.73 billion inflows…
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Romania’s FinMin expects better sovereign rating outlook this autumn, pending budget execution
If Romania maintains the course of stabilising state finances, it can hope that this year, possibly even in the fall, the country’s rating outlook will be improved from negative to stable by the major rating agencies, said finance minister Alexandru Nazare at the Economist Romania Government Roundtable 2026 conference, according to Profit.ro. Romania expects a…
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Romania’s Environment Ministry adopts abused cat to promote responsible pet adoption
The Romanian Ministry of Environment has adopted a rescued cat in a move aimed at promoting responsible pet adoption and animal welfare. The institution hopes to set an example and encourage greater public involvement in protecting animals. The cat, now named Leia, was previously known as Luna and was found in critical condition after suffering…
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Romanian SocDem leader Sorin Grindeanu signals readiness for early premiership amid coalition tensions
Social Democratic Party (PSD) leader Sorin Grindeanu has said his party is considering taking over the prime ministership earlier than stipulated under the current coalition agreement, as political tensions continue to mount, Digi24 reported. Under the existing protocol, the rotation of the prime minister is scheduled for April 2027. However, Grindeanu indicated that revising this…
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Western Romania: Beiuș municipality plans EUR 33 mln aquapark
The municipality of Beiuș in western Romania is planning to build a EUR 33 million aquapark as part of efforts to develop tourism, Ziarul Financiar reported. The complex would be arranged on a total area of over 48,000 square meters, with a main building of almost 6,700 square meters, in which there will be pools…