Romania’s industrial output plunges 3.3% y/y to new record low in August

Romania’s industrial output volume index contracted by 3.3% y/y in August, after it boosted positive annual growth rates over the previous three months, according to data published by the statistics office INS. The negative annual growth rate came...

Romania’s Via Danubiana eco trail expands to Teleorman along the Danube

Via Danubiana, an ecotourism trail following the Romanian stretch of the Danube River, reached a new stage earlier this month with the installation of its first milestone in Teleorman County. The marker, set up in the commune of Islaz, is the...

Cristian Geanaliu, Executive Director, Global Markets, Garanti BBVA Romania: Inflation between monetary policy and fiscal reality

Cristian Geanaliu, Executive Director of Global Markets at Garanti BBVA Romania, analyzes the persistent inflation and the ongoing imbalance between monetary and fiscal policies shaping Romania’s economic outlook for 2026. Romania enters the last...

Lukoil refinery in Romania shuts down for 45-day maintenance overhaul

The Petrotel Lukoil refinery in Ploiești, in Romania’s Prahova county, will shut down completely for 45 days for a scheduled general overhaul, the company announced on Thursday, October 16. The maintenance work will take place between October 17...

Greener Gold: Sustainable Gold Extraction Process Through Cyanide Recycling

CSIRO Key points Australia is the second largest global producer of gold. A new CSIRO-developed gold extraction process enhances gold recovery while recycling toxic cyanide. Reducing cyanide use has significant economic and environmental benefits...

Romania's Classic Unlimited launches series of concerts for families, babies

Classic Unlimited, the well-known organizer of classical music concerts in Romania, announced the launch of a new series of events dedicated to babies, pregnant women, and families, named Classic for Babies. Concerts with interactive sessions will...

Romanian company to build geothermal hydroponic greenhouses on 50 hectares

Green Tech International, listed this year on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BSE or BVB), said it has started the works on the largest hydroponic greenhouse complex in Romania, heated with geothermal water. The company’s strategy is to develop at...

Turkmenistan Reaffirms Commitment to Protecting Children from All Forms of Violence at Regional Ministerial Conference in Bucharest

14 October 2025, Bucharest, Romania – The delegation from Turkmenistan participated in the Regional Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children, held on 13–14 October in Bucharest. The event was organized by the Ministry of Labour,...

Oprah Winfrey to headline major business summit in Bucharest in 2026

Global media icon Oprah Winfrey will speak in Romania for the first time next year as the leading guest at the Brand Minds 2026 business summit, organizers announced. The event, one of Central and Eastern Europe’s largest business conferences,...

NEPI Rockcastle inaugurates its first PV park in Romania as part of EUR 110 mln green energy plan

NEPI Rockcastle, Central and Eastern Europe’s largest owner and operator of shopping centers, has inaugurated its first photovoltaic park in Chișineu-Criș, Arad county, in western Romania. The investment is part of its green energy programme,...

French innovator Gad Aiach, Mozar.io founder: Romania’s tech talent makes it the perfect base for European expansion

When French entrepreneur Gad Aiach founded Mozar.io, he aimed to disrupt one of the least digitized corners of the corporate world — statutory audits. After 25 years in finance and audit, including roles at Arthur Andersen and Deutsche Bank, Gad...

Miguel Antonio Jiménez Romero, CEO of AJ BRAND: Scaling-up Renewable Energy Investments in Romania

Miguel Antonio Jiménez Romero analyses renewable energy investments in Romania and provides insight into the evolution of the global energy transition market. AJ BRAND is the new identity of AJ Construction, a change officially adopted at the...

Apple signs PPAs in Greece, Romania as part of drive to green its devices’ consumption

“By 2030, we want our users to know that all the energy it takes to charge their iPhone or power their Mac is matched with clean electricity,” said Lisa Jackson, Apple’s vice president of environment, policy, and social initiatives. In Greece,...

Clinical Implementation of the Hill-Bone Compliance to High Blood Pressure Therapy Scale: Antihypertensive Adherence Assessment in a Romanian Cardiology Outpatient Center

Introduction Hypertension is one of the most prevalent chronic conditions worldwide, and sustained adherence to antihypertensive therapy is essential for achieving effective blood pressure (BP) control and reduction of cardiovascular risk. 1,2 In...

Romania supports a realistic European budget

“We are supporting a sustainable and realistic European budget” – the Romanian Finance Minister, Alexandru Nazare, says Photo: fb.com / Alexandru Nazare Leyla Cheamil, 13.10.2025, 14:00 Funding the European Union budget must be based on the...

‘We wanted to design something that could work anywhere’: How this Romanian-born startup is tackling marine plastic pollution

Recycllux is tackling marine plastic pollution with a platform connecting companies seeking to offset their plastic footprint with the local cleanup capacity. From the more than 400 million tonnes of plastic that are produced yearly worldwide,...

Catalina Otto: One Year of Leadership at HABAU Romania

In October 2025, Catalina Otto celebrates one year since returning to Romania, after almost 9 years spent in Austria, where she developed and consolidated her international experience. She currently leads HABAU Romania as CFO. Throughout her...

Riding the rails of Romania’s EU journey

For any external viewer, Romania’s economic performance, following accession to the European Union (EU) in 2007, appears nothing short of dramatic. In 2007, Romania’s GDP per capita represented 41 per cent of the EU average, whereas in 2024 it has...

Apple expands clean energy projects across Europe, including Romania

Tech giant Apple announced a major expansion of its clean energy projects across Europe with new large-scale solar and wind farms under development in Romania, Greece, Italy, Latvia, and Poland. The local project is located in Galați County....

Mercedes-Benz Begins Production of Electric Drive Units for GLC at Romania’s Star Assembly Plant

Mercedes-Benz has kicked off production of electric drive units (EDUs) for the upcoming all-electric GLC SUV at its Star Assembly plant in Sebeș, Romania, marking another milestone in its transition toward an all-electric future. The Sebeș...