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About 5.7 tons of waste, including over 3 tons of plastic, have been collected in the last two years from several of Romania’s rivers through the log boom system, the Romanian Waters National Administration (Apele Române) announced.  The project has focused on major rivers across Romania, such as the Jiu River in Rovinari, where 3,100…

Anglo-Dutch multinational Unilever, one of the largest players in the food and non-food consumer goods market, is closing its ice cream factory in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria, and moving part of the production to Romania, in Suceava, according to Ziarul Financiar. The move comes just a few months after Unilever announced that it would separate its…

Romanian football team FCSB was defeated 0-2 by the UK’s Manchester United on Thursday, January 30, in the last round of the main group stage of the Europa League. The Romanian champions finished their group in 11th and secured qualification for the competition’s play-offs. Roughly 3,000 English fans were present in Bucharest for the match.…

Romania received another F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft from Norway this week, completing the 48th Fighter Squadron with a full fleet of 16 fighter jets. The aircraft landed at the “General Emanoil Ionescu” 71st Air Base in Câmpia Turzii on Thursday, January 30. The acquisition is part of a broader initiative aimed at enhancing Romania’s security…

A new market analysis by independent French company nPerf revealed a competitive landscape in the mobile technology sector in Romania. Orange continues to hold its position as the market leader, as its subscribers enjoyed the best mobile internet performances in 2024, including for 5G.  The barometer analyzed various factors, such as download and upload bitrates,…

A selection of places that have recently made the headlines to consider for this year’s list. Harghita, in central Romania, is set to hold in 2027 the title of Gastronomic Region of Europe, according to a decision of the International Institute of Gastronomy, Culture, Arts and Tourism (IGCAT) announced by county council officials. As such,…

The European Parliament’s Budget and Foreign Policy Committees approved on Thursday the report on the Facility for the Republic of Moldova, worth EUR 1.8 billion.  It is the largest package of financial support the European Union has ever offered to the Republic of Moldova for development,  Tvrmoldova.md reported. Out of the total amount, EUR 420…

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) announced on January 30 that Romania “firmly” supports the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and independence of Ukraine, just a few hours after former ultranationalist presidential candidate Călin Georgescu declared that “Ukraine is an invented state” and that he wants the annexation of parts of Ukrainian territory that has been once…

The Bucharest Court of Appeal rejected on January 29 the request filed by Greenpeace on the environmental permit for the Neptun Deep offshore gas project developed by state-owned Romgaz (BVB: SNG) and OMV Petrom (BVB: SNP).  The NGO is also obliged to pay Romgaz Black Sea Limited, OMV Petrom, and the body that issued the…

German retailer Lidl continues its investments in Romania by opening three new stores, in Sibiu, Suceava, and Bascov (Pitesti), on January 30, reaching a total of 368 stores in the country. Lidl Romania is the largest local retailer by turnover, according to rankings compiled by Ziarul Financiar based on public data.  The German group announced…