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Romania reached a total of 1,214 kilometers of highways and express roads after opening the first 16 kilometers of Section 5 of the Sibiu–Pitești Highway 8 months in advance.  “A new highway segment was added today to Romania’s high-speed road network! The opening of the first 15.7 kilometers of Section 5 of the Sibiu–Pitești Highway…

The Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) officially confirmed that the individual detained in the separatist region of Abkhazia, Georgia, and accused of being a spy for Ukraine, is a Romanian citizen.  The man, David Cherci Adrian, was detained on Saturday, December 14, by the State Security Service, or SGB, of the pro-Russian separatist region…

Romania will host the 2025 Junior Swimming World Championships, according to a recent announcement made by the Romanian Swimming and Modern Pentathlon Federation. The competition will take place in Otopeni, near Bucharest, at the Swimming Sports Complex, from August 19 to 24. Over 600 athletes from more than 100 countries, the best junior swimmers in the…

Consumption levels reached an all-time high in 2024, with the retail market showing significant potential for further growth if current trends persist, according to Colliers experts in their analysis of the sector. Eurostat data revealed a 13% year-on-year increase in non-food purchases this year, bringing sales to 60% above the 2018-2019 average.  Romania is recording…

A recent survey by tbi bank revealed that six in ten Romanians have allocated no more than RON 700 for Christmas gifts this year. For 84% of respondents, the budget is either similar to or lower than last year’s, even though eight in ten noticed that the prices of the products they plan to give…

UEFA has unveiled the full schedule for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, where Romania will compete in Group H alongside Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, and San Marino. The qualifiers will kick off on March 21, 2025, with Romania hosting Bosnia and Herzegovina. Romania’s group includes five teams, meaning two matchdays will be open…

Romanian handball legends Carmen Amariei and Luminiţa Huţupan-Dinu were honored with induction into the Hall of Fame during the EHF Excellence Awards Gala 2024 held in Vienna on Saturday evening, December 14. The ceremony marked the second edition of the European Handball Federation (EHF) Hall of Fame awards, celebrating 21 new inductees. Among them were…

The car owners in District 4 of Bucharest who did not rent a parking lot from the municipality and do not own their own parking lot will pay a RON 540 (EUR 108) annual fee in exchange for the right to use the public parking space.  The district’s Council passed the new fee on December…

The natural gas supply and distribution company in Moldova, Moldovagaz, announced that it had already purchased 747.9 million cubic meters (7.95 TWh) of natural gas, mostly from the Romanian Commodities Exchange East during August-December, thus covering the entire natural gas demand for the entire winter period until the end of March 2025, according to Economedia.ro.…

Romania, through its National Institute for Research and Development in Informatics (ICI Bucharest), has joined a European consortium to develop advanced computing infrastructure powered by artificial intelligence (AI), Profit.ro reported. This initiative is part of a broader EUR 1.5 billion European project to establish seven “AI factories” that will drive innovation across industries, start-ups, small…