The Mihail Kogalniceanu military base in Constanta county has entered an expansion process, with work on access roads and a high-capacity electrical network already started, according to a Digi24 report. The new military base will cover an area of almost 3,000 hectares and will be the largest in Europe, larger than the Ramstein air base in Germany, which has an area of about 2,000 hectares. In addition to the military infrastructure, the Kogalniceanu base will include schools, kindergartens, shops and even a hospital, able to accommodate 10,000 NATO soldiers and their families. “There will be social housing for individual personnel or families, there will be block-type housing, individual housing, nurseries, kindergartens, schools, pharmacies, everything that is needed,” declared the commander of the 57th Air Base Mihail Kogalniceanu, Nicolae Cretu. Also, the base will have a new runway, parallel to the existing one, hangars, maintenance spaces, simulators, fuel and ammunition depots and, of course, air defense systems. For the construction of the military base, 2,400 hectares of land were expropriated from Mihail Kogalniceanu and Lumina. 5,500 euros were paid for each hectare. Retired General Ben Hodges, former commander of American troops in Europe, praised Romania for starting the expansion of the Mihail Kogalniceanu military base in Constan?a, which will become the largest in Europe, following works estimated at around 2.5 billion USD. The base will be able to house up to 10,000 soldiers and their families and will basically be a small city. “Very good news. The latest example of Romanian contributions to collective defense. MK has for years been an important hub in the Black Sea region for NATO Air Policing and for US logistics and training. MK Expansion is important for implementing Black Sea strategy,” reads Hodges’ post on X (former Twitter). In his turn, Dorin Popescu, geopolitical analyst, told Euronews : “The Mihail Kogalniceanu base will become NATO’s most important permanent military structure in the immediate vicinity of the conflict in southern Ukraine. Let’s not imagine that this conflict will end this year in 2025, in 2026, it’s a long-term conflict.”
East Grain Group and Poultry Investment SA have acquired the 45% stake previously held by UBM Group in UBM Feed Romania, thus becoming equal shareholders in one of Romania's largest feed producers, which will now operate under the brand Protena. East Grain is controlled by Czech agri-food group Agrofert, one of the largest agribusiness groups […]
The Foreign Investors Council (FIC) has appointed Ruxandra Băndilă as its executive director. Băndilă will coordinate FIC's activity and "will contribute to strengthening the dialogue with authorities, consolidating the organization's positioning as a reliable partner in promoting a stable and predictable business environment, as well as supporting Romania's becoming a competitive and attractive destination for […]
Romania’s European projects and investments minister, Dragoș Pîslaru, announced that he will notify the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) regarding the purchase of electric minibuses for students with EU funds. The minister said that “multiple dysfunctions” were noted in how the EU funds were used in the project. Aside from notifying the EPPO, the minister […]
Only about 44% of employees in Romania say they have used AI in the past year, while the average usage rate in the 48 countries included in the report was 57%, according to the PwC Workforce Hopes and Fears Survey 2025 report. India and Vietnam are at the top, with 84%, followed by China (78%). […]
A new four-star hotel is set to rise next to Bucharest’s Henri Coandă International Airport, following a EUR 45.5 million investment announced by real estate developer D. GROUP. The Wyndham Garden Bucharest Airport Hotel, scheduled to open in July 2027, will introduce the Wyndham Garden brand to Romania for the first time. Located 150 metres […]
Romania ranks 3rd in a European heatwave vulnerability ranking and will experience 3 heatwave events annually, lasting 17 cumulative days with average temperatures of 36.82°C, placing it ahead of all Mediterranean countries, according to new research from climate system experts at Reinders Corporation. The study analysed climate modelling data, heatwave frequency, and average temperatures across […]
