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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…

Crilelmar, a company based in Gorj County in southern Romania and controlled by local entrepreneur Adrian Stănuşoiu, is set to complete the construction of a second recycled plastics factory in Târgu Jiu in May, following an investment of EUR 15 million financed through the European Union’s Just Transition Fund, Ziarul Financiar reported. The project is…

Total public investments in Romania reached RON 137.5 billion, or 7.2% of GDP, according to estimates by prime minister Ilie Bolojan, cited by Cursdeguvernare.ro. Out of this, RON 77.4 billion (around EUR 15 billion) – or 56% of the total – was financed under transfers from the EU budget, according to the PM. Public investments…

Romania’s statistics office revised slightly upward the Q3 GDP growth rate from 1.6% y/y to 1.7% y/y under the national methodology and from 1.2% y/y to 1.3% y/y under the Eurostat methodology, which maintains the consensus expectations for an overall economic growth of just under 1% for the entire year 2025. For the first three…

The retail sales volume index in Romania contracted by 4.7% y/y in November 2025 – the fourth consecutive month with a negative annual dynamics – after the VAT rate hike in August and the gloomy economic outlook eroded households’ real incomes and depressed their propensity for consumption. In seasonally-adjusted terms, the retail sales index remained…