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The courtyard of the Cotroceni Palace, a historical landmark that also hosts Romania’s Presidential Administration, will be integrated into the Cotroceni Museum and open to the public this spring, interim president Ilie Bolojan said in his first press conference. “This area will be integrated into the Cotroceni Museum. It will be open to the public…

Three Romanian entrepreneurs have launched interviewsUp.com, a new platform “designed to bring structure and clarity to job interviews.” Founded by Beatrice Galațanu, Mihaela Roșu, and Elvis Apostol, the startup aims to improve hiring quality by offering structured, skill-based interviews that emphasize essential soft skills. As artificial intelligence automates more tasks, the founders believe that soft…

Romania’s National Cybersecurity Directorate, or DNSC, stated that the February 23 security breach at the French telecommunications group Orange affected government institutions, city halls, schools, hospitals, banks, insurers, transport and energy companies, as well as individuals in Romania. Orange, a major telco operator in the Romanian market, was impacted by a cybersecurity incident that affected…

OMV Petrom has announced a contribution of EUR 1.5 million to support the renovation of Polizu Maternity Hospital in Bucharest. The project, an initiative of NGO Save the Children Romania, aims to fully renovate and modernize the intensive care units and the emergency operating block, benefiting over 5,000 newborns and mothers annually. Polizu Maternity Hospital…

Guest writer Yannis Karamitsios analyses the top gains for Romania after the country’s full Schengen accession. Romania and Bulgaria are the newest members of the Schengen Area. Border controls were lifted for air and sea travel on 31 March 2024 and land border controls on 1 January 2025, more than 17 years after they acceded…

APTIQ Global offers integrated professional services in all relevant areas of a company’s life APTIQ Global announced its consolidation on the Romanian market by co-opting the Timisoara-based law firm TGZ Legal into its legal advisory division, APTIQ Legal. This partnership aims to support clients in the western part of the country through pragmatic approaches tailored…

The first immersive exhibition in Romania dedicated to Leonardo da Vinci is set to debut at MINA Cluj on March 15, following its successful launch in Bucharest. Hosted in Europe’s largest immersive space, inaugurated last fall, Da Vinci, The Immersive Show offers a captivating journey into the world of the Renaissance genius. Created by MINA…

The American group Ingredion, the world’s largest corn processor, producer of starch, glucose, syrups, dextrose, and other food additives, has signed an agreement with the Austrian company Agrana, the largest sugar producer in Romania, to produce starch in Țăndărei (Ialomița County). “We want to boost our growth in Europe by entering into a partnership, and…

Romania’s minister of energy, Sebastian Burduja, is paying a visit to Brussels accompanied by the head of energy group CE Oltenia (CEO) to discuss amendments to the national implementation of the Resilience Facility (PNRR) and a prolonged phasing-off calendar for the coal-fired power plant operated by CEO. “Coal was the resource that saved us in…

Integrated steel mill Liberty Galati in Romania (formerly Sidex), with a liquid steel capacity of 3 million tonnes, part of steel group Liberty, announced on March 4 that it entered the pre-insolvency procedure “to stabilise the business, optimizing the allocation of resources and opening up new investment opportunities.” The measure is taken in the context…