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Auchan Romania publishes its 2025 Sustainability Report: Over 100 supply chains, nearly 4.5 million products saved from waste, and continuous investments in energy efficiency
Auchan Romania has published its sixth Sustainability Report, for the year 2025, marking a year of significant progress toward reducing environmental impact, supporting local producers, and developing an organizational culture based on responsibility and involvement In the year marking the company’s 20th anniversary on the local market, the report highlights major achievements in environmental, social,…
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Romania moves to guarantee birth companions and privacy rights in maternity wards
Women in labor or giving birth in Romania will have the right to be accompanied, throughout the entire duration of the birthing process, by a person of their choice, according to a legislative draft adopted by the Romanian Senate and en route to the Chamber of Deputies for the final vote. The right to an…
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Primark to open unit in Sibiu next month, further openings in Iași, Bacău by year-end
Clothing retailer Primark is set to open a store in Sibiu next month, inside Shopping City Sibiu. The unit, spanning 2,300 sqm on a single floor, is the retailer’s sixth store in the country. The company already has stores in Bucharest, Timișoara, Cluj-Napoca, and Craiova, and further openings are planned in Iași and Bacău by…
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Numerous counties in Romania under orange heatwave warning
Romania’s National Meteorological Administration issued a new yellow code weather warning for hot weather on Thursday, June 25, as well as an orange code heatwave alert for 11 counties, valid on Thursday and Friday. Afterwards, the heatwave will spread on Saturday (June 27) in the center and south, and on Sunday (June 28) across the…
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Eforie Colorat: Film, music, contemporary art at sixth season of Romanian seaside festival
The sixth edition of festival Eforie Colorat, held in Eforie Sud, on the Romanian Black Sea coast, kicks off on July 4th under the theme of Connections. The chosen topic spotlights the relationships built around the Cinemascop Garden, between locals and tourists, artists and the community, people and the city, the organizers have said. “One…
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Romanian-founded AI company headquartered in Berlin receives USD 19 mln Series A funding
The artificial intelligence company for manufacturing, Almetra (formerly Deltia), co-founded by Silviu Homoceanu in Berlin, closed a Series A transaction worth USD 19 million led by the transatlantic investment fund blisce, according to a company announcement made on Thursday, June 25. The company’s AI-powered platform provides factory teams with continuous, real-time data on production line…
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Constitutional Court approves the shooting of roughly 900 bears in Romania
Romania’s Constitutional Court decided on Wednesday, June 24, that the law providing for the shooting of nearly 900 bears in 2026 and another 900 in 2027 is constitutional. The culling of the bears, presented as an intervention and prevention measure, was first proposed in March of this year by the Hungarian minority party UDMR. Its…
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Western Romania: Picasso exhibition to inaugurate new Art Encounters space in Timișoara in September
Picasso en visite, an exhibition of works by Pablo Picasso from the collection of the Musée Picasso in Antibes, will open in Timișoara in September, the Art Encounters Foundation announced. The exhibition, described as a landmark one in a series dedicated to milestones in art history, will inaugurate the new Art Encounters space and open…
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Bucharest adds more than 1,700 paid parking spaces as two facilities open in July
A total of 1,746 parking spaces will become available beginning July 1 with the opening of Pantelimon Park & Ride and the parking lot near the National Arena, the Bucharest City Hall announced on Wednesday, June 24. “Starting July 1, we are putting two large paid parking facilities into operation, with a total of 1,746…
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Romania’s Chamber of Deputies quietly passes bill on union between Romania and the Republic of Moldova
A legislative proposal submitted by the fringe, far-right SOS Romania party regarding the union of Romania with the Republic of Moldova was adopted tacitly on Wednesday, June 24, by the Chamber of Deputies. The legislative initiative was submitted to Parliament back in April and received a negative opinion from the Government. The Legal Committee and…