Paolo Gentiloni, Commissioner for the Economy, will be in Bucharest at the start of this week to discuss the economic outlook, as well as the situation in Romania one month after the start of Russia's military aggression against Ukraine. On Monday, the Commissioner will be meeting with Adrian Caciu, Minister of Public Finance – followed by a short press statement – and Raed Arafat, Secretary of State and Head of the Emergency Situation Directorate, with whom the Commissioner will visit the humanitarian assistance site for refugees at Gara de Nord. In the afternoon, he will meet with Marcel Ciolacu, President of the Chamber of Deputies, followed by a meeting with Klaus Iohannis, President of Romania. On Tuesday, he will deliver an opening speech at The Economist conference: ‘Romanian Business & Investment roundtable', followed by a meeting with Mugur Is?rescu, the Governor of the National Bank of Romania. Finally, later in the morning, Commissioner Gentiloni will meet with Nicolae Ciuca, Prime Minister of Romania.
The National Bank of Romania (BNR) ended 2024 with a profit of roughly RON 3.8 billion (EUR 760 million), a 58% increase compared to the previous year, despite the operations it performed to maintain the national currency's stability. The figures, published in a report on Monday, June 23, show that operating costs for 2024 were […]
Over half of Romanians trust the United States and the United Kingdom, according to the Informat.ro - INSCOP Research Barometer conducted between May 26–30, 2025. Only 11% trust Russia, with higher levels of trust from among far-right voters of the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) party. The United States is trusted by 52.8% […]
Prahova County launched construction on a major cycling infrastructure project aimed at connecting local vineyard towns and promoting green mobility and sustainable tourism. The initiative, titled “Establishment of Bicycle Lanes on Bachus’s Route,” represents an investment of over RON 25 million, with RON 21 million coming from non-reimbursable funds provided by the Environmental Fund Administration. […]
Forvis Mazars, the international audit, tax and advisory services partnership, is pleased to announce the launch of its International German-Romanian Desk, an initiative aimed at addressing the demand for integrated cross-border tax and legal support between Germany and Romania. The Desk combines a highly qualified German team of lawyers with an interdisciplinary Romanian team of […]
Last week, the BBC reported that Romanian authorities have launched an investigation into Tristan Tate, brother of controversial internet personality Andrew Tate, over allegations he broke election laws by posting political content on social media during the recent presidential elections. The investigation, opened by the Ilfov county police according to the British newspaper's sources, is […]
Bucharest is facing growing environmental challenges, with traffic-related air pollution, shrinking green spaces, and worsening climate impacts threatening the health and well-being of its residents, according to the latest “State of the Environment in Bucharest” report released by the Bucharest Community Foundation through the Environmental Platform for Bucharest. For example, air pollution has already reached […]
