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The Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) summoned the Russian ambassador to Bucharest on September 11 to convey its position of firm condemnation of the violation of Polish airspace by Russian drones, according to a ministry’s press release. “The Romanian side stressed that, by its gravity, implications and scope, the incident represents an unprecedented escalation,…

Spanish group Ecoener announced it boosts its expansion in the European Union with the upcoming construction of a 54.4 MW wind farm in Miroslovesti, in north-eastern Romania, after being awarded a Contract for Difference (CfD).  The company has been awarded a 15-year contract in the Romanian government’s renewable energy tender. It plans to begin construction…

Pinum, one of the leading door and window manufacturers in Romania, has concluded a financing agreement worth over EUR 10 million with Banca Transilvania for the development of a new factory in northern Bucharest, at Moara Vlăsiei. The total investment exceeds EUR 14 million and will allow doubling the annual capacity for manufacturing doors and…

The state-owned company Romgaz (stock exchange symbol SNG), the producer and supplier of natural gas, convened its shareholders on October 20 to decide on the issuance of a new tranche of bonds or the supplementation of the inaugural EUR 500 million tranche, massively oversubscribed in 2024, according to a report to investors, quoted by Ziarul…

The Social Democrat (PSD) leader Sorin Grindeanu has unveiled on September 11 the first draft of a plan aimed at economic recovery, targeting 3% annual economic growth within several years, bringing the trade deficit in goods under 8% of GDP from 9.5% currently, and creating 120,000 new jobs predominantly in high value added industries through…

The Romanian government has approved a long-term strategy to expand and modernize Bucharest’s Băneasa “Aurel Vlaicu” International Airport, including the construction of a new passenger terminal and a hangar for general aviation, the authorities announced. The plan, covering the period 2025–2035, aims to boost the airport’s peak-hour processing capacity from 600 to at least 800…

Bucharest Tribunal upheld judicial control measures against former presidential candidate Călin Georgescu, who was sent to trial for allegedly promoting fascist, legionary, racist, and xenophobic ideas. The ruling is final, local news agency Agerpres reported. The court dismissed an appeal filed by Georgescu, maintaining a decision issued on September 1 by Bucharest’s District 1 Court…

The 2025-2026 symphonic season of the George Enescu Philharmonic (FGE) in Bucharest will open with two concerts led by American conductor Kent Nagano and featuring German violinist Frank Peter Zimmermann as soloist. The program includes works by Enescu, Beethoven, and Stravinsky. The concerts are scheduled for Thursday, October 2, and Friday, October 3. FGE’s chamber…

Romania recorded the second-lowest life expectancy in the European Union in 2024, at 76.6 years, trailing only Bulgaria at 75.9 years, according to preliminary figures released Thursday, September 11, by Eurostat, and quoted by Agerpres. The EU average stood at 81.7 years, up 0.3 years compared with 2023. Italy and Sweden topped the ranking with…

Far-right, opposition party AUR (the Alliance for the Union of Romanians) continues to dominate voter preferences for the parliamentary elections in Romania, securing 40.8% support in the latest INSCOP Research – Informat.ro Barometer conducted between September 1 and 9. The party’s strong showing underscores the deepening polarization of Romanian politics, with nearly half of voters…