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During a meeting on Tuesday, September 1, with the new permanent magistrates who graduated from the National Institute of Magistracy, Romanian president Nicuşor Dan said that people’s trust in the justice system is a major indicator for effective government. The head of state argued that only a quarter of Romanians trust the justice system at…

Romanian president Nicușor Dan announced on Tuesday, September 1, that he received former German chancellor Angela Merkel at the presidential offices in Cotroceni Palace, Bucharest. The two discussed the international political and security situation, as well as strengthening the European Union and European defence, according to a post by Dan on X. The Romanian official…

E-commerce platform Temu and the Romanian Post have signed a memorandum of understanding to simplify logistics services for Romanian companies selling through the platform. The agreement will cover parcel collection from merchants, sorting in Romanian logistics centers, and last-mile delivery. Available delivery options will include home delivery, pick-up points, automated lockers, and post offices across…

The Cluj-based National Museum of History of Transylvania MNIT inaugurated its Historic Gallery of Transylvania – MuTRA on August 30. The venue, located in Florești, close to Cluj-Napoca, is described as the country’s first purpose-built public museum, designed and equipped with all the needed facilities for the storage, conservation and display of cultural heritage. It…

Romania officially began implementing the RO AI Factory project on Tuesday, September 1, with the infrastructure expected to become operational by the end of 2027, Agerpres reported. Hosted by the National Institute for Research and Development in Informatics (ICI Bucharest), the initiative will provide national computing infrastructure for developing, training, testing, and validating artificial intelligence…

Târgu Mureș, a city in central Romania’s Mureș County, has joined the Réseau Art Nouveau Network and Art Nouveau European Route, two European networks working towards cultural heritage preservation and promotion. Târgu Mureș has one of the richest Art Nouveau profiles in the country. More than 150 buildings across its urban area retain original elements…

The Manufacturing PMI (Purchasing Managers’ Index), an economic indicator that measures the health of the manufacturing sector based on surveys of supply-chain executives, compiled in Romania by BCR, recorded a second consecutive month in expansion territory, rising to 51.1 in August from 50.1 in July. The rise was driven by two of the most relevant…

New car registrations in August fell 37% compared with the same month in 2025, to 9,552 units, as potential buyers waited for the government-backed incentive scheme, according to industry association ACAROM. In the first eight months of 2026, the total volume reached 86,142 units, down 10% compared with the same period last year.  Notably, the…

Romania expects to complete the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) with absorption rates of over 90% for grants (92.7%) and over 95% for loans, according to acting prime minister Ilie Bolojan and acting investment and European Projects minister Dragoș Pîslaru, who held a joint press conference on the topic on September 1. Romania still has…

The new issues of Fidelis government bonds offered for subscription by the Romanian Ministry of Finance in September keep interest rates unchanged from the previous month, at up to 7.5% per annum for issues in lei and up to 6.3% for those in euros – both yields applying to the 10-year maturities. Investors can subscribe…