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STIRIXIS Group, the internationally awarded Greek Design & Consulting firm with over 850 projects in 29 countries, has designed and delivered the new, cutting-edge entertainment hub for Village Cinemas at The Mall Athens. The newly designed reception and support areas – including the foyer, the gaming zone, the Village Center retail shop, and the ticketing…

Romgaz, Romania’s largest natural gas producer, has initiated legal proceedings seeking the dissolution of Greenpeace CEE Romania, citing insolvency and alleged misuse of the organization’s structure to avoid financial accountability, energy minister Sebastian Burduja announced. The lawsuit was filed through Romgaz’s subsidiary involved in the Neptun Deep offshore gas project and registered at the Bucharest…

Photon Energy and Hyperion Renewables have signed an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract for a 34 MW solar power plant in Săliște, Romania, with plans to expand the facility to 38 MW. Construction is set to begin in the third quarter of 2025, with commercial operations expected a year later. The project, developed by…

The European Commission could trigger the formal procedure of temporarily suspending European funds for Romania, including money from the Resilience Facility, in June, according to sources consulted by G4media.ro. The procedure would be triggered by uncontrolled fiscal slippage and lack of reforms, seen as more likely in case far-right candidate George Simion wins the May 18 presidential…

Hollywood actor Sebastian Stan and swimming champion David Popovici, two of Romania’s most prominent international figures, have called on Romanians to vote in Sunday’s presidential runoff, where independent candidate and Bucharest mayor Nicușor Dan faces George Simion, the leader of the far-right party AUR. Sebastian Stan, who won a Golden Globe for Best Actor and…

Romania’s average net wage increased by 9.8% y/y to RON 5,457 (EUR 1,097) in the first quarter of 2025, according to data published by the statistics office INS. In real terms, the annual growth rate was 4.8% – significant in absolute terms but the weakest in seven quarters.  The net wage in Romania leaped up…

The presidential elections in Romania on May 18 may mark the most important political change since the fall of communism in 1989, with two scenarios radically different: a thorough radical political reform of mainstream parties, complicated by tight economic constraints, and the rise of radical political entities that increasingly resemble the hard-right movement of the…

Romanian leading tour operator Paralela45 announced the merger with Rainbow Tours Polonia, one of the largest players in Poland, and is counting on increasing its market share in the coming years, according to Economica.net. Paralela45 signed a preliminary agreement on the merger with Rainbow Tours of Poland on May 15. The final documents are to…

Exim Banca Romaneasca diversifies its product portfolio and launches the Mastercard World card in EURO, a tool that enhances the payment experience for people who travel or work abroad, offering premium advantages, benefits, and rewards. The new EURO card from Exim Banca Romaneasca has as its main advantage the reduction of costs associated with transactions…

A report by cybersecurity company Refute uncovered a large-scale international influence operation targeting Romanian diaspora voters on TikTok ahead of the second round of Romania’s presidential elections on May 18. The report identifies approximately 32,500 TikTok videos containing slogans promoting the populist candidate George Simion and former candidate Călin Georgescu. Many of these videos are…