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Over three-quarters of Romanian parents living abroad say that maintaining an emotional connection with their child or children left in the care of relatives in Romania is the main challenge they face. The responses were collected as part of a survey conducted by Save the Children among parents abroad whose children left in Romania are…

Romania’s Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) announced that it has completed the official record for the finalized candidacies for the parliamentary elections. The governing Social Democratic Party (PSD) has the most candidates for the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, with a total of 639 people running in 42 constituencies. Far-right party SOS România has 636…

The City Hall of Brașov, a popular mountain resort in central Romania, has begun preparations for the winter holidays and the installation of festive lighting. Roughly 1.3 million lights will be installed in the city, lighting up the Christmas tree in Sfatului Square and the decorations on pillars and buildings.  This year’s concept is inspired…

Roughly 57% of Romanians are planning to make purchases in the 2024 edition of Black Friday, according to the study “Black Friday Shopping – Plans and Expectations from a Consumer Perspective, 2024” conducted by the market research agency MKOR. According to the study, 6 out of 10 Romanians want a different shopping experience this year,…

Orange Romania announced the launch of a major 5G infrastructure project for the Danube Delta following its approval by the European Commission. The project will run for three years, from October 2024 to September 2027, with a total value of approximately EUR 3.5 million. According to the company, the number of direct and indirect beneficiaries…

On Wednesday, October 30, the Romanian Embassy to the United States opened the exhibition titled “The Gold Treasure of the National Bank of Romania sent to Moscow and never returned – a claim over a century old” to raise awareness in the US about Romania’s claim to its historical and economic heritage. The exhibition displays…

Fagura, a fintech platform originating from Moldova, announced it had received an investment of EUR 250,000 from U.Ventures, an American venture capital firm active in the region. The funding is meant to support Fagura’s growth and development. The company, launched in May 2019 as an alternative investment platform for loans, deploys an automated scoring mechanism…

The total revenues of companies in Romania have increased 6.5 times in the last 15 years, from RON 400 billion in 2008 to over RON 2,600 billion in 2023, according to the “Entrepreneur Profile 2024” study carried out for ING Bank Romania by Datable and Impact Hub Bucharest, with the support of Startarium. The largest…

The “George Emil Palade” University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology (UMFST) recently purchased a former shopping mall in Târgu-Mureș for approximately EUR 10 million to convert it into more space for classes. The acquisition is part of a larger strategy for expanding university infrastructure. The mall will house the Faculty of Economics and Law,…

The Ministry of Education announced that the Romanian language will be included in the educational offer of the University of Cambridge starting this academic year.  The Romanian Language Institute offers four Romanian language lecturer positions, one of which is at the University of Cambridge in the UK. The other three are available at the Mohammed…