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The United States Department of State, equivalent to a Foreign Ministry, published a report on the human rights situation in Romania in 2024 on Tuesday, August 12, highlighting the annulment of the first round of last year’s presidential elections. The report notes that the measure was criticized as political interference in the elections and an excessive…

Romanian border police and customs officials have seized over EUR 4 million worth of smuggled cigarettes hidden inside a shipping container at Constanța South Agigea Port. The bust, which uncovered more than 15 million undeclared cigarettes, is one of the largest recorded this year. The container, which arrived from the United Arab Emirates and was…

Smokers in Cluj-Napoca will now have fewer public spaces to light up as a new municipal regulation officially bans smoking in all public transport stations, city parks, and sports facilities owned by the municipality. The measure, which came into effect on Wednesday, August 13, applies not only to traditional cigarettes but also to heated tobacco…

The office market has shown resilience and growing traction in the first half of 2025, with companies leasing office spaces for more than 7,000 new employees. According to Cushman & Wakefield Echinox’s latest Office Marketbeat Q2 2025 report, over 340,000 employees are now working in modern A and B Class office buildings in the capital,…

A new cultural project is set to come to life in the Romanian village of Săliștea, in the commune of Mălaia, Vâlcea county. ISVOR, a cultural association known for its work in rural arts education, has announced the launch of Muzeul Fluierelor Lumii/The Museum of the World’s Whistles, a unique initiative focused on preserving and…

In 2024, Romania recorded the lowest employment rate among recent graduates in the European Union, according to data from Eurostat, the European statistics office.  With smaller generations reaching university-age at this moment, Romanian higher education institutions are competing for candidates, but they apparently fail to adjust their curricula to the market’s needs.  According to European…

The company Titluri Quality, which owns the Mediafax.ro platform and the Mediafax news and image agency, announced the signing of the contract for the full acquisition of the G4Media group, developed around the news website with the same name. All publications in the G4Media group will retain their management teams and editorial independence, G4Media announced,…

Finance minister Alexandru Nazare has instructed the Romanian tax authority (ANAF) to conduct integrity checks on large companies with persistent delays in tax payments and suspected fraud, as reported by Ziarul Financiar. Among the companies targeted is a major local tobacco producer, which reportedly owes over RON 600 million in total, including more than RON…

The Anghel Saligny national investment scheme is facing a financial blockage, after the funds allocated for paying invoices were exhausted as early as July 18, said development minister Cseke Attila, Ziarul Financiar reported. Securing proper financing under the scheme is one of the conditions outlined by the interim leader of the Social Democratic Party, PSD,…

Austria’s green projects developer Enery Elements, with the Three Seas Initiative investment fund behind it, and Czech Rezolv Energy, backed by British fund Actis, are among the winners of the second stage of the EU-funded CfD scheme organised by Romania, aimed at developing 1.5 GW of new PV power generation facilities by 2030. Each of…