Ukrainian ambassador in Bucharest Ihor Prokopchuk underscored on Thursday at a press conference the special importance of the issue of the full recognition of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine by the Romanian Orthodox Church, noting that this would "strengthen relations and trust between the peoples of our countries."The diplomat referred to the conflict that ensued on June 17 in Chernivtsi, when several people were injured in the brawl that broke out between representatives of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and the newly created religious structure, the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU), supported by the authorities in Kiev.Prokopchuk said that "our interest is for this process to end as soon as possible" and that its completion would represent "a weighty contribution to relations and trust between the two peoples.""There are no interethnic motives in this conflict that arose between two religious organizations (...) - the Orthodox Church of Ukraine and the Ukrainian Orthodox Church which has historically been tied to Moscow", the ambassador added, specifying that many people in the area do not want to be associated with the Ukrainian Orthodox Church because of the war triggered by Russia.The diplomat argued that Russia has every interest "to create a situation that is presented or perceived as an interethnic conflict" because "it would increase the distrust between Romania and Ukraine."He indicated that the authorities will continue to take action to make sure that disputes in the area are resolved peacefully.
Representatives of the ruling Social Democratic Party, PSD, gathered for a congress in Bucharest on Friday, November 7, to elect new leadership and to amend the party’s Statute. The only candidate for party leader is Sorin Grindeanu, who held the interim position after Marcel Ciolacu's resignation in May. In his speech at the congress, Sorin […]
The e-commerce sector recorded strong early results on Black Friday 2025, according to real-time data released on Friday, November 7, by PayU GPO Romania from its dedicated Media Center. By 14:10, the payment processor reported successful transactions totaling RON 514 million (roughly EUR 101 million). PayU said shoppers had made roughly 889,000 purchases, with around […]
Contakt Express Logistik, one of Romania’s leading retailers of mobile phone and tablet accessories, with a network of over 235 stores, is set to launch the initial public offering (IPO) between November 12 and December 3, 2025. The company offers a wide range of products, including cases, screen protectors, chargers, and gadgets, both in physical […]
Romania attracts fewer international tourists today than it did during the communist era, making it the only country in Europe in this situation, the National Association of Travel Agencies (ANAT) warned, as reported by news agency Agerpres. According to the organization, Romania received more than 3.4...
InterCapital ETF, the first international ETF provider in Romania, will launch two new exchange-traded funds on the Bucharest Stock Exchange starting November 11, 2025. The new instruments are the InterCapital CROBEX10 TR UCITS ETF, which offers exposure to the Croatian blue-chip equity market by tracking the performance of the CROBEX10tr index, and the InterCapital EUR […]
The Competition Councils of Romania, Bulgaria, and the Republic of Moldova have granted the necessary authorizations and approvals for the completion of the transaction through which Maspex Romania takes over the majority shareholding of Purcari Wineries. The Maspex Group, which has been present in Romania for nearly 30 years, became the majority shareholder of one […]
