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Romania had in 2024 the highest share of emigrants among EU states, with 24% or 4.6 million people living abroad, as well as one of the highest volumes of remittances relative to GDP, namely 2.8% in 2023, according to an analysis by Alpha Bank. Romanians who left the country sent back around RON 13 billion…

George Simion, the leader of far-right party Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) and Bucharest mayor Nicușor Dan, who is running as an independent, are the main favorites to win the upcoming presidential election, according to an IRSOP poll. George Simion would be voted by 31% of Romanians, while Nicușor Dan would receive 28%…

The third edition of the LYNX Festival, Romania’s first event dedicated exclusively to nature documentaries and photography, will open on June 4 in Brașov with the Romanian premiere of Europe – One Continent, Five Worlds, a sweeping nature series filmed over more than 1,000 days across 30 countries. The festival will run from June 4…

The Chinese car company with the largest international presence, Chery, will officially begin selling cars on the Romanian market this year, Profit.ro reported. Its local catalog is to include the Tiggo 8 SUV, the first model officially approved in the European Union, which will soon be followed by two other SUVs, Tiggo 7 and the smallest…

Independent candidate and Bucharest mayor Nicușor Dan, who is credited with a real chance to reach the run-off round of the presidential elections in Romania, said on Tuesday, April 15, that his official Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok accounts were under attack. According to the mayor, thousands of new followers and positive comments have appeared in…

The Holy Light will be brought from Jerusalem to Bucharest on the evening of Saturday, April 19, and then distributed to other areas of the country, according to a press release published by Basilica.ro. The Easter Holy Light will be brought from Jerusalem by Archimandrite Teofil Anăstăsoaie, the representative of the Romanian Patriarchate at the…

Crin Antonescu, the presidential candidate of the PSD-PNL-UDMR governing coalition, denied being a collaborator of the communist-era political police, the Securitate, in a press conference on Tuesday, April 15. The conference was called after the National Council for the Study of the Securitate Archives (CNSAS) announced that, in 1988, Antonescu gave a statement to the…

Four people have been detained for 24 hours following the violent protest in front of Romania’s Central Electoral Bureau in March, where supporters of former presidential candidate Călin Georgescu clashed with law enforcement. The individuals are accused of throwing objects at gendarmes, injuring at least one officer, and overturning a television station’s vehicle during the…

The delegation of the United States Congress, led by Vern Buchanan, conveyed messages of support for Romania’s accession to the Visa Waiver Program during their meeting with government officials at the Victoria Palace in Bucharest on Tuesday, April 15. The American officials pledged to push for the country’s inclusion “as soon as possible.” “Representatives from…

Fruit and vegetable producers are calling for urgent state intervention after recent episodes of severe frost destroyed large swathes of Romania’s horticultural output, according to Ziarul Financiar, quoting a message of the Association of Agricultural Producer Groups and Organisations “Fruleg-Ro.” Their message indicates that food and vegetable imports and prices will rise this year, with…