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Romania has taken another step toward building a second bridge over the Danube between Giurgiu and Ruse, one of the country’s key cross-border infrastructure projects. The future bridge is planned as a dual-use road and rail connection linking Romania and Bulgaria. The National Road Infrastructure Administration Company (CNAIR) announced that EGIS Romania won the tender…

Romania’s prime minister-designate Adrian Veștea is set to submit his proposed government programme and the list of ministers to Parliament on June 18, as he seeks to secure support for a new cabinet amid an ongoing political crisis, according to Agerpres. The latest form of the list of ministers, as published by G4media.ro, shows that many of…

Romania could lose between EUR 3 billion and EUR 7 billion in funding from the EU Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) this year, depending on its ability to absorb the remaining resources, according to Paul Aparaschivei, executive director of the Concordia employers’ confederation, one of the country’s largest business associations, speaking to G4media.ro. Extreme weak…

Romania’s National Liberal Party (PNL) will hold an extraordinary congress on June 21 to address the political crisis triggered by the “hostile” appointment by president Nicusor Dan of the party’s first vice-president, Adrian Veştea, as prime minister-designate without the party leadership’s approval and the latter’s plans to form a government. In an earlier decision approved…

Leaders of Romania’s three centre-right parties still represented in the interim ruling coalition – the Liberal Party (PNL), reformist USR, and the Hungarian minority party UDMR – met on June 17 to coordinate their strategy as prime minister-designate Adrian Veștea faces increasing difficulties in assembling a parliamentary majority, according to Digi24. PNL leader Ilie Bolojan,…

Romania’s electro-IT market declined by 9% y/y in the first quarter of 2026, marking broad-based weakness across telecom, electronics, IT, and home appliances, according to GfK Market Intelligence data cited by Amica Romania, part of Amica Group. The contraction placed Romania among the weakest-performing markets in Central and Eastern Europe, alongside Poland, in contrast with…

Romania is negotiating with the European Commission over a plan to channel part of its remaining Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) resources into the state-owned Investment and Development Bank (BID), a move that could allow the funds to be used beyond the programme’s official end in August, according to Cursdeguvernare.ro. Interim minister of investments and…

Save Romania Union (USR) unanimously decided on Wednesday, June 17, not to support the government proposed by prime minister-designate Adrian Veștea, arguing that the cabinet would be unable to deliver the reforms Romania needs. The party also tasked its leader, Dominic Fritz, with holding talks with other pro-European political forces and president Nicușor Dan to…

Recognition celebrates the restored Belle Époque landmark as a worthy base from which to discover modern Bucharest ABOUT Corinthia Grand Hotel du Boulevard Bucharest has been included in AFAR’s “The 40 Best New Hotels of 2026”, the publication’s annual selection of the world’s most exciting new and renovated hotels. Published on 10 June 2026, the…

From events celebrating the local folklore fairies Sânziene to those dedicated to Indian culture, Bucharest hosts numerous outdoor happenings. Meanwhile, Sibiu is all about theater as its large international event dedicated to the genre kicks off this weekend. In Bucharest: Bucharest Opera Festival Until June 22 Twelve evenings of opera, ballet and music theater, with…