Ukraine's charge d'affaires to Romania, Paun Rohovei, on Thursday stated that the Russian Federation's attacks were "very massive" and that the Ukrainian army was ready for such a scenario."The Ukrainian army is ready for such a scenario, it has retaliated and retaliates. After the most recent data we received at 1.00 pm, six fighter jets were shot down, plus a large number of helicopters and a large number of tanks and armored vehicles. We took prisoners, Russian soldiers. At this point attacks are very massive, it is very difficult to keep them at the line, which is why we called on all out international partners to make maximum of politico-diplomatic efforts to fight on two fronts, let's say, the politico-diplomatic front and the front as such," said Rohovei, at the Parliament Palace, where he had a meeting with the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, Marcel Ciolacu.He added that the city of Kyiv is not yet surrounded, and that it is "very well defended.""The world is calm and the most important thing is that there is a surge of patriotism among the population," he said.Asked what Ukraine expects in the coming days, Paun Rohovei said: "We expect serious things. The Ukrainian army is ready to give a very strong response. As for the number of victims, there are hundreds of civilians."He noted that the Russians were "going all the way" to the big cities.
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 […]
