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In a global landscape where businesses are expected to deliver more than profits, STIRIXIS Group has positioned itself as a transformative force, melding business strategy, human experience, and built environments into a single, powerful vision. Elena Kyrnassiou-Athanassoula, Vice-President and Group Executive Director, shares the philosophy that has backed the international expansion of the Athens-based firm. …

The four parties seeking a new ruling coalition in Romania have nominated candidates over the weekend for the ministries they are supposed to oversee, while a final agreement on the coalition’s protocol is expected to be sealed on June 23. Some of the candidates proposed by parties have already prompted criticism, while prime minister-designate Ilie…

The Romanian government has published a draft decision approving a strategic programme for the development and modernisation of Bucharest Băneasa – Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (AIBB-AV) covering the 2025–2035 period, Agerpres reported on June 20. The plan includes the construction of a new passenger terminal and major upgrades to the airport’s infrastructure to meet projected…

Romanian furniture manufacturer Taparo, a key supplier to IKEA and major European retailers, is nearing bankruptcy after its judicial administrator formally requested the Maramureş Court to initiate bankruptcy proceedings, citing the full cessation of the company’s operations. The request, filed on May 29, was recorded in the Insolvency Proceedings Bulletin, Ziarul Financiar reported. The filing…

Romania will maintain its standard VAT rate at 19% but will eliminate most preferential VAT rates beginning in August, retaining reduced rates only for food and medicines, Digi24 reported on June 20, citing sources close to the negotiations between president Nicușor Dan and prime minister-designate Ilie Bolojan. The final decision on lifting the standard VAT…

In a recommendation to be published on June 23 and proposed for endorsement in the July 8 meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN), the European Commission sets an updated fiscal consolidation trajectory for Romania, sets October 15 as a deadline for the annual update under the Excessive Deficit Procedure (EDP), and requires…

The Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) on June 20 adopted a new decision establishing that Romania has not taken effective action in response to Council recommendations in the context of the Excessive Deficit Procedure. No further action was taken yet, however. Specifically, Romania failed to observe ECOFIN’s January 21 recommendation, which stipulated that the…

The mayor of Timișoara, Dominic Fritz, announced on Friday, June 20, that two new bridges over the Bega River will be built in the city. The bridges will be financed with EU-backed funds worth over RON 130 million. The bridges in question are the Solventul Bridge, which will connect Gării Street to Dâmbovița Boulevard and…

President Nicușor Dan has nominated Senate president Ilie Bolojan, a leader of the National Liberal Party (PNL) and former interim president, for the prime minister seat. Dan said Bolojan is “the best person to carry out the needed adjustments in the state administration.” He pointed to Bolojan’s track record with reducing spending, and said PNL leader…

Balkanik Festival – Home of World Music, set to take place at Uranus Garden between September 5 and September 7, lines up this year artists who “celebrate that form of joy that does not ignore reality, but faces it with beauty, energy, and solidarity,” the organizers said. The artists performing in September in Bucharest will…