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Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer BYD officially launched operations in Romania, introducing its full-electric and plug-in hybrid models to the local market, Economica reported on May 8. The move is part of the company’s broader strategy to expand across Europe. BYD’s initial retail presence includes showrooms in Bucharest, in partnership with Țiriac Auto and DAB Auto.…

The local currency kept losing ground on May 9 despite reported interventions by the central bank.  The interest rates rose, and the Stock Exchange’s indices resumed the decline on May 9 after a modest gain on the previous day.  The development suggests a drain on liquidity from the money market, possibly amid hybrid interventions by…

Ilie Bolojan, the interim president of Romania, has sent his “warmest congratulations” to Pope Leo XIV in a message posted on X. “Warmest congratulations to His Holiness Pope Leo XIV upon the election to the Chair of Saint Peter. May he have a long reign and guide the faithful all over the world with wisdom…

Victor Ponta, who served as Romania’s prime minister between 2012 and 2015, announced on Wednesday, May 7, that he is founding a party under the name “Romania First.” The platform will bring together PRO Romania, the party he founded after leaving the center-left Social Democratic Party, with the Romanian Ecologist Party, and other specialists and…

The second edition of the Learning Tapestry Conference takes place in Bucharest, at the Radisson Blu Hotel, on May 14th, and will bring together global experts in psychology, business strategy, education, and leadership. They will debate how we can build an education system capable of preparing young people to adapt, reinvent, and thrive in a…

Romania will receive CHF 10 million in funding for the development of dual education, as part of a second Swiss contribution, the Switzerland – Romania Chamber of Commerce (CCE-R) announced. The funding is part of a program for the development of dual education that aims to support the integration of young people into the labor…

The Romanian Parliament approved a draft law that increases the amount of punishment for unauthorized operations with pyrotechnic articles on Wednesday, May 7. Initiators of the bill say that every winter hundreds are injured due to firecrackers, most of them children. Mihai Weber, the Social-Democratic Party ()PSD) member of Parliament who initiated the bill, says…

OMV Petrom, a major energy provider in Romania, announced the opening of the largest electric vehicle charging hub in Romania on the A1 motorway, at Miercurea Sibiului. It features a total of 34 fast-charging points: 17 in each direction, 16 for electric cars and 18 for electric trucks. The charging stations are high-capacity: each charger…

The Romanian airline Dan Air recently announced that it will begin operating regular flights to Damascus from cities such as Bucharest, Frankfurt, Berlin, and Stockholm. The company is the only one from the European Union currently operating commercial flights to Syria. The flights will begin on June 15, and tickets are already available. The routes…

Dagmara Chudzińska-Matysiak has been appointed country manager of recruitment firm Randstad Romania beginning May 2025. This marks “a new phase in the evolution of the local business toward delivering specialized, digital-first talent solutions aligned with local environment needs and global strategy,” the company said. She brings over two decades of experience at Randstad Poland, where…