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British runner Michael Humpherys, currently on a mission to run 30 marathons in 30 days in 30 different countries, ran in the city of Oradea, western Romania, this past weekend. Humphreys, 33, who works as a personal trainer, started the seemingly impossible challenge to raise awareness of motor neurone disease (MND) and gather funds to…

One United Properties (BVB: ONE), the leading Romanian green developer of residential, mixed-use and office properties, reports residential sales and pre-sales of EUR 190.6 million in the first nine months of 2024. In 9M 2024, the Group sold and pre-sold 713 apartments and commercial units with a total area of 71,886 sqm, as well as…

Romania’s Bernadette Szocs won two silver medals at the European Individual Table Tennis Championships in Linz, Austria, first at the women’s doubles event and then at the singles event. Szocs and partner Sofia Polcanova were bested by Hana Matelova and Barbora Balazova in the doubles final, after a balanced match. The score was 3-2 (11-7,…

Danish actress Lone Fleming and author Dacre Stoker, the great grand-nephew of Bram Stoker, are two of the special guests of this year’s Dracula Film Festival in Brașov, central Romania. The event’s 12th edition is scheduled for October 30 – November 3.  According to the organizers, many international personalities from the world of cinema will be…

The Greek investment fund Bluehouse Capital sold the former Eva retail property in downtown Bucharest to a private Romanian investor in a transaction valued at approximately EUR 8 million, brokered by real estate consultant SVN Romania.  The commercial property, located on Magheru boulevard, has a leasable surface of approximately 1,700 square meters, and gives access…

AROBS Polska and Romania’s AROBS Engineering have been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) for the Generic Low Earth Orbit Close Proximity Operations Control Unit development project, known as CRIMSON. Both companies are part of the AROBS Group, the largest technology company listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange.  The project, approved in September 2024,…

Romania’s grand ruling coalition forged by president Klaus Iohannis in 2021 will not survive this winter’s presidential and parliamentary elections, according to radical statements of Liberal leader Nicolae Ciuca – one of the main challenges of Social Democrat leader Marcel Ciolacu in the presidential race. “I personally will never make a coalition with the Social…

Update: After counting almost 99% of the votes, the referendum result is still uncertain, with a minor difference between ‘yes’ and ‘no’, but with ‘yes’ votes now in the lead – 50.08% vs 49.92%, according to Biziday.ro. Initial story: The referendum on Moldova’s European Union membership indicated a tight balance between those opting in favor and…

The Romanian authorities reported two times last week incidents involving “small flying objects, most likely drones” entering Romanian territory from the Black Sea direction. Similar incidents in the past involved Russian drones. The second time, on the night of October 18 to 19, around 2.30 am, the Ministry of Defense (MApN) announced that a new…

Romanian power supply companies claim that the state owes them some EUR 1 billion in compensation under the price regulation mechanism, which seriously hinders their ability to purchase electricity under medium-term contracts and keeps them dependent on the prohibitive and volatile spot markets, Profit.ro reported. Separately, the Federation of Associations of Energy Utilities Companies (ACUE)…