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American rapper Wiz Khalifa is to serve a nine-month prison sentence in Romania after the Constanța Court of Appeal rejected his annulment appeal, issuing a final ruling in the case. The sentence stems from a 2024 incident in which the artist smoked cannabis on stage at a music festival in Costinești. In its decision, the…

Engineering and technology group Simtel (BVB: SMTL), a company listed on the Main Market of the Bucharest Stock Exchange, reported consolidated preliminary operating revenues of RON 605.7 million (EUR 118.7 million) in 2025, up 68% compared to 2024 and approximately 20% above the budgeted level.  Revenues from core operations amounted to RON 598.4 million, representing…

US president Donald Trump will be invited to attend the Bucharest Nine (B9) Summit scheduled for May 13 in Romania’s capital, according to political sources cited by Euronews Romania. The Romanian Presidency is set to send an official invitation to Washington, DC.  Invitations will also be sent to NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and Ukrainian…

The Henri Coandă International Airport, Bucharest’s main one, will install seven electric vehicle charging stations as part of a broader strategy to modernize infrastructure. The National Company Bucharest Airports (CNAB) has launched a public tender for the project. In a post on Facebook, Bucharest Airports announced that the seven charging stations will be located in…

Duracell, a cat rescued from the streets of Iași, eastern Romania, has received the highest award at the European Feline Championship held in Graz, Austria. Rescued by Mihaela Merlă and Ionuț Proboteanu, the breeders of the 2025 World Champion, RO Bucovina Kira Kiralina, Duracell grew up alongside pedigree cats and participated in numerous international competitions.…

The Reformed Church of Sântămăria Orlea, in western Romania’s Hunedoara county, is on Europa Nostra’s 2026 list of the 7 Most Endangered Heritage Sites in Europe. One of the oldest stone churches in the region, it combines Romanesque and Gothic influences and preserves a rare sequence of unrestored mural paintings dating from 1311 to the…

International pop star Haddaway will trade the stage for the kitchen on March 1, joining volunteers at Speranța Shelter near Bucharest to cook more than 100 kg of stew for nearly 500 rescued dogs. The event marks the first 2026 edition of the shelter’s “Tocănița pentru toți Bobiță” series and is open to the public.…

Nobel Prize-winning economist Daron Acemoglu will travel to Bucharest next month to headline the Economist Romania Government Roundtable 2026, a high-level regional forum bringing together political leaders, business executives, and policy experts from across Central and Southeastern Europe. The event, organized by The Economist group, will take place from March 30 to April 1. Acemoglu,…

Arctic Stream (BVB: AST), an IT infrastructure and security integrator, achieved revenues of RON 101.4 million (EUR 19.9 million) in 2025, managing to close the year with a profit despite a first half marked by declining results. The net profit achieved by Arctic Stream last year amounted to RON 3.4 million (EUR 0.7 million), 7%…

Utilities group Electrica (BVB: EL) registered a net profit of nearly RON 1.2 billion (EUR 235.29 million) in 2025, an increase of 159% compared to 2024, when it amounted to RON 470.2 million (EUR 92.20 million). The group’s EBITDA recorded an increase of 64.5%, respectively RON 934.4 million (EUR 183.22 million), reaching RON 2.3 billion…