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The Romanian government has approved the direct purchase of Fondul Proprietatea’s 20% stake in Compania Națională Aeroporturi București (or CNAB), the company that operates Bucharest’s Henri Coandă Airport and the Băneasa Airport. The purchase was approved on Friday, January 9, by the General Meeting of Shareholders of CNAB. The state already owns 80% of the…

Samantha AI, Romania’s first conversational artificial intelligence platform, has launched a new voice-based version that aims to deliver more natural and continuous user interactions. According to data quoted by the developer, users spend more time in voice interactions than in text-only sessions.  Samantha AI was developed by Cristian Doiu and UXR, inspired by the operating…

Romania will modernize approximately 15 kilometers of road in Ukraine, as part of the contract for Lot 3 of the Suceava–Siret Express Road. The entire construction project is financed by the EU-backed Security Action for Europe (or SAFE) fund, meant for armament projects or infrastructure projects with a civil and military role. The road project…

The National Railway Company CFR, which manages the railway infrastructure, launched Phase I of the strategic project to modernize, consolidate, and rehabilitate Gara de Nord – Bucharest’s main train station. The investment amounts to around RON 500 million (including VAT). The project, titled “North Railway Station – Between History and Future,” was launched at the beginning…

The sharp cold wave is tightening its grip on Romania, with temperatures expected to plunge as low as minus 19 degrees Celsius, according to warnings issued by the National Meteorological Administration (ANM). Meteorologists said the country will face a spell of freezing weather, accompanied by snowfall, strong winds, and icy conditions, affecting most regions through…

The US Department of State has updated its travel advisories, placing Romania and Eastern Europe as a region in the category of the safest destinations worldwide, Economedia.ro reported. According to the US institution, Romania maintains its “Level 1” status (the category with the lowest risk), which means that tourists only need to take normal precautionary…

Energy minister Bogdan Ivan said that Romania has sufficient natural gas reserves to cope with periods of low temperatures over the unexpectedly cold winter. Moreover, he estimated that prices will not increase after the elimination of the compensation scheme for natural gas on April 1. At the moment, Romania is coping with winter temperatures through…

Romania’s justice minister, Radu Marinescu, is facing plagiarism accusations after an investigation published by PressOne claimed that more than half of his doctoral thesis in Law contains copied material. The analysis, authored by investigative journalist Emilia Șercan, found that 140 pages out of the 247-page dissertation are plagiarized. In his turn, the minister rejected the…

The Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin will host this year a major solo exhibition dedicated to the sculptor Constantin Brâncuși. The exhibition, on view from March 20 to August 9, is presented in cooperation with the Centre Pompidou in Paris, which closed last year for five-year renovation works. The show, described as “the first comprehensive exhibition…

The Romanian automotive industry ended 2025 with a total production of 545,510 cars, a volume down by 2.6% compared to the 560,102 units manufactured in 2024, according to data centralized by the Romanian Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACAROM) and quoted by Ziarul Financiar. The negative evolution reflects the decreasing demand in European markets, but also the…