(Reuters) - Hundreds of Romanians protested on Saturday against a plan to set up Europe's biggest open-cast gold mine in a small Carpathian town, joining a wave of anti-government rallies.For the past two weeks, thousands of citizens have gathered in cities across Romania to demand the resignation of President Traian Basescu and his close ally, Prime Minister Emil Boc, as anger
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, on July 31, had a conversation with Romanian Foreign Minister Oana Țoiu about the most important aspects of bilateral relations. In a post on X, Țoiu said her visit to the US, planned for September, would prepare President Nicușor Dan's official visit to Washington early next year. I had […]
Romanian technology group Visual Fan, best known for its consumer electronics brand Allview, announced that it has signed a partnership with Trina Storage, the energy storage division of the Chinese company Trina Solar, for the development of a battery energy storage system in Topliţa, with a capacity of 65 MWh. This is the first project […]
Romanian energy group OMV Petrom (BVB: SNP) announced its sales revenues dropped by 7% y/y in Q2, resulting in a 1% y/y contraction to RON 17.0 billion (EUR 3.4 billion) in the whole H1, while its net profit plunged by 17% y/y in Q2 and 21% y/y to RON 2.1 billion in H1, according to […]
The volume of building permits for retail spaces in Romania, measured in square meters, surged by 53% y/y to 303 thousand square meters in H1, according to data published by the statistics office INS. The number of projects rose by 42% y/y to 261. The residential construction segment, driven by the individual (as opposed to collective) […]
Romania has completed the renegotiation process of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) with the European Commission, a process that has been going on for more than a year, Minister of Investments and European Projects Dragoș Pîslaru said on July 31, during a press conference, according to
President Nicusor Dan on Thursday stated that there is still discrimination in Romanian society, while people tend to avoid responsibility.He participated in the ceremony marking the European Day of Commemoration of the Victims of the Holocaust against the Roma."May God forgive them! It is our obligation to know our history and to assume our history, […]
