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The fear of losing their jobs, the rising cost of living and political decisions were the main factors affecting workers in Romania over the past year, to a greater extent than in the other Central and Eastern European countries included in the 2026 edition of PwC’s Global Workforce Hopes and Fears Survey: Poland, the Czech…

A total of 56% of Romanian teenagers aged 16 to 18 use AI for creative projects, while 56% use it daily or almost daily for learning, the study The Future Report released by Google found. Moreover, nine in 10 teenagers in Romania say they use AI for creative or learning purposes at least once a…

Government Emergency Ordinance No. 18/2026 introduces new rules in Romania regarding companies’ environmental communication. BUCHAREST CENTER FOR ECONOMY & SOCIETY (CES Bucharest) analysed the new directions regarding the communication of environmental claims, which became applicable as of 27 September 2026, and provides a series of perspectives and practical reference points on the new requirements and…

Delta Sălbatică (Wild Delta), a documentary filmed over five years in the Danube Delta, will tour ten Romanian cities between October 5 and 21 ahead of its nationwide cinema release. Director Dan Dinu will attend the screenings and meet audiences in each city. The tour begins in Pitești on October 5 and continues in Constanța,…

Banca Transilvania announced that it is providing EUR 14 million in financing for the expansion and modernisation of Turda Salt Mine, one of Romania’s best-known tourist attractions. The wider investment is valued at approximately EUR 25 million and is expected to take around two years to complete. The project will extend the underground visitor route…

Filmmaker Kirill Serebrennikov will be present at this year’s edition of Films de Cannes à Bucarest, the organizers of the festival announced. The director, known for films that challenge authority and explore the complex tensions between individual desire and societal constraints, will meet local audiences at the festival, which will screen two of his films…

The Spotlight – International Light Art Festival will return to Bucharest from October 9 to 11 with 19 installations and video mapping shows. Its tenth edition, organised by Bucharest City Hall through ARCUB, will take place under the theme Playground. The festival route will cover a longer section of Calea Victoriei than in 2025, extending…

Construction group STRABAG Romania announced that it commissioned a new EUR 3 million asphalt mixing plant in Avrig, Sibiu county. The facility will supply road infrastructure projects across central Romania and has an estimated annual production capacity of 220,000 tonnes. The AMMANN plant can produce up to 150 tonnes of asphalt mixtures per hour for…

Romanian president Nicușor Dan announced that he would make a fourth prime ministerial designation on October 5 following consultations with parliamentary parties. He made the announcement on September 30, after the Parliament rejected the government proposed by prime minister-designate Siegfried Mureșan. Speaking from Prague, president Dan said he still had several options and warned against…

The Romanian Finance Ministry announced that it will maintain the temporary 25% reduction in the excise duty on standard diesel between October 1 and 15. The decision follows the latest twice-monthly review under the mechanism established by law. The reduction amounts to RON 701.07 per 1,000 litres, or RON 829.69 per tonne. The effective excise…