Romania's pig population as of 1 May 2026 increased 11.6% compared with the same date in 2025, while the breeding stock rose 18.9%, according to provisional data the National Institute of Statistics (INS).As of 1 May 2026, Romania had 3,260,589 pigs, an increase of 337,642 head compared with the same date a year earlier, when the population stood at 2,922,947.Of the total 3.26 million pigs, the breeding stock as of 1 May 2026 amounted to 258,260 head, up by 40,974 head from the previous year.The distribution by development region shows that the share of the pig population as of 1 May 2026 compared with the same date in 2025 increased in the West region (+2.1 percentage points), South-Muntenia (+1.4 percentage points) and South-East (+0.4 percentage points). It decreased in the North-West (-1.8 percentage points), South-West Oltenia (-1.4 percentage points), North-East and Centre (-0.3 percentage points) and Bucharest-Ilfov (-0.1 percentage points).
Lumina Park, the international concept of outdoor light trails, opens for the first time in Romania on 16 October, at the "Dimitrie Brandza" Botanical Garden of the University of Bucharest. The first local edition, "Around the World", transforms the garden after nightfall into an exploration experience for all ages, built from light, music, set design […]
Romanian Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan attended the statutory summit of the European People’s Party (EPP), held in Brussels on Thursday, October 15, 2026. Discussions with Manfred Weber, President of the EPP, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and other European leaders focused on the situation in Romania, European priorities,......
Romania Connect, the business platform dedicated to companies, entrepreneurs, and institutional partners from Romania and Austria, is launching in Romania. After launching in Vienna on March 23, 2026, the platform has built its structure and institutional partnerships. It now offers the business community in both countries a clear framework where...
Romania and Italy Coordinate Position on Future EU Budget at Cohesion Group Meeting BRUSSELS — Romanian President Nicușor Dan and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni co-chaired a meeting of the Friends of Cohesion group on Thursday, October 15, ahead of the European Council meeting in Brussels, seeking to strengthen coordination......
Lavinia Braniște’s novel Camping has been shortlisted for this year’s Médicis Prize/ Prix Médicis, one of France’s top literary awards, in the Foreign Fiction category. The novel has been translated into French by Sylvain Audet-Găinar and was published by Éditions des Syrtes. Other Romanian writers previously shortlisted for the prize include Norman Manea, who won […]
Romanian President Nicușor Dan held a meeting with Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev, highlighting the importance of dialogue between the two neighbouring countries amid evolving regional and European challenges. The meeting, documented by Romania’s Presidential Administration, comes against the backdrop of close Romanian-Bulgarian cooperation within the European Union and NATO,......
