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Metrorex, the state-owned operator of the Bucharest subway system, closed 2025 with a turnover of RON 1.26 billion and losses of RON 312 million, representing a 72.27% increase over the losses recorded in 2014, according to the annual financial statement. The company noted that it transported 153.2 million passengers last year, roughly 13% less than the…

Romania’s High Court of Cassation and Justice has ordered the release of mercenary Horațiu Potra from pre-trial detention and placed him under house arrest for 30 days, local news agency Agerpres reported. Potra is one of the main defendants in a case involving an alleged plot to destabilize Romania following the annulment of the 2024…

PPC blue and DIY market leader Dedeman signed a partnership to expand electric vehicle charging infrastructure across Romania, with plans to install more than 600 charging points at the retailer’s stores and logistics centers nationwide. The project will have a total installed capacity of more than 30 MW. Under the agreement, PPC blue, part of…

The average age of a Romanian purchasing a house for the first time was 30.5 in 2025, according to the RE/MAX European Housing Trend Report, up from 29 years in 2023. In 23 European countries, the average age of a first-time buyer was 31.3 years, the survey also showed. This ranged from 28 years old…

Real estate developer IMPACT Developer & Contractor announced the start of construction works at a new access road for the Greenfield Băneasa residential neighborhood in northern Bucharest. The project comes after District 1 City Hall issued the building permit and is expected to be completed within six months. The new road will connect Aleea Teișani…

Polish companies are interested in the Romanian market’s potential rather than in using it as low-cost destination, Adam Sobieszkoda, Executive Director and Board Member of the Polish-Romanian Bilateral Chamber of Commerce and Industry, explained at an event where Symfonia Group outlined its plans in Romania.  “The Polish companies are looking for more than cheaper markets…

Repair works on Bucharest’s Basarab Overpass will begin this Saturday, June 20, and continue in stages throughout the year, bringing temporary traffic restrictions and changes to several public transport routes. Bucharest City Hall said the project aims to address years of deterioration affecting one of the capital’s key transport links. According to the municipality, car…

European social media platform eYou announced that it surpassed 75,000 registered users six weeks after its public launch. Nearly half of all registered users remain actively engaged on the platform each month, the company said. Its users spend an average of 45 minutes per day on the platform and return an average of 7.7 times…

Aukera Energy, a pan-European renewable energy and battery storage platform backed by AtlasInvest, Reggeborgh, and Belgium’s sovereign wealth fund SFPIM, has commissioned the first phase of its Gura Ialomiței battery energy storage system BESS project in Romania, with an installed power capacity of 150 MW and storage capacity of 300 MWh. The facility is designed…

Romanian-American University announces the launch of its School of Architecture, a new academic initiative that brings to Romania an international educational model built around a six-year integrated Bachelor’s and Master’s degree program, taught in English and developed in partnership with NewSchool of Architecture & Design in San Diego, California, USA. The new School of Architecture…