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Niculescu has already met representatives of the Social Democrats (PSD), Liberals (PNL) and Hungarian party UDMR last week. PSD argued for reviving the coalition it left in April before bringing down the government in May, while the Liberals rejected the unexpected invitation. Niculescu nevertheless described the talks as constructive. “Yesterday [October 8] we held discussions…

A bison was found decapitated in the area of Ilva Mare, Bistrița-Năsăud County, by locals on Thursday, October 8. A day later, an animal protection association, Ramses, filed a complaint with the police, and a criminal file was opened. The bison is a protected species in Romania. “A body without a head and questions to…

Damen Shipyards Mangalia has been sold to Rheinmetall Real Estate Romania for EUR 138.03 million, excluding VAT, judicial liquidator CITR announced on Friday, October 9. The company won the auction conducted as part of the shipyard’s insolvency proceedings. CITR said the transaction could allow operations to resume at the shipyard, which it described as one…

The autumn season of the film program Documentary Mondays will cover four film screenings, followed by meetings and discussions with special guests. The four films explore “lives transformed by the passage of time and relationships that endure or fall apart, following people confronting their own pasts and undergoing changes that force them to redefine their…

A decommissioned passenger plane became stuck beneath a bridge on Romania’s DN1 road overnight in the Balotești area, north of Bucharest, Digi24 reported. The aircraft, which had its wings removed for transport, was travelling from Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport to Voluntari. One traffic lane was blocked while crews worked to clear the road. The…

A new bridge and a border crossing point linking Romania and Ukraine were inaugurated on Thursday, October 8. The project also includes a border crossing point with Ukraine, Sighetu Marmației II, and covers a total of 1.2 km on Romanian territory. In the first phase, only vehicles weighing less than 3.5 tons will be allowed…

Siena, a startup founded by Romanians Andrei Negrău (co-founder and CEO) and Lisa Popovici (co-founder and CMO) in 2022, has raised USD 17 million in a Series A funding round led by York IE, with participation from Joyance Ventures and existing investors Aglaé Ventures and Sierra Ventures. With the latest inflow, the company reached total…

The Bucharest performance, a free-entry one, is scheduled for October 10 at the Jewish State Theater. The production, performed in Swedish with Romanian subtitles, stars Adriana Savin, Henrik Dahl and Gaianeh Pilossian. The Teater Tribunalen tour opened with two performances at the International Theatre Festival for Young Audiences in Iași and will continue at the…

Romania’s GDP remained unchanged in the second quarter of 2026 compared with the previous quarter, while the economy contracted by 0.6% in the first half of the year compared with the same period in 2025, according to provisional data published on Friday, October 9, by the National Institute of Statistics (INS). Seasonally adjusted GDP for…

Renewable energy developer Greenvolt Power announced that it secured EUR 284 million in project financing for its Gurbănești wind farm in Romania. The project will comprise 42 turbines and is expected to become one of the country’s largest wind farms. The financing was provided by a syndicate of eight institutions: UniCredit, Erste Group Bank, Banca…