Cristian Preda tops the Romanian MEPs’ attendance rate table in 2015 with an attendance rate of 99.37 per cent. MEP Adina Valean, the wife of former PNL President Crin Antonescu, is at the opposite end with the lowest attendance rate among Romanian MEPs (62.02 per cent). Preda gave 88 speeches in the European Parliament plenary, […]
Wizz Air has expanded its base at Timișoara International Airport, in western Romania, by adding a third aircraft and launching five new routes this month. The expansion marks another milestone for the carrier, which has transported more than nine million passengers to and from Timișoara since beginning operations there in 2008. Starting this week, passengers […]
Tech giant Apple announced a major expansion of its clean energy projects across Europe with new large-scale solar and wind farms under development in Romania, Greece, Italy, Latvia, and Poland. The local project is located in Galați County. Together with a newly operational solar array in Spain, the projects announced on Tuesday, October 14, will...
Romanian president Nicușor Dan argued that there is a lot of room for new American investments in areas such as energy or artificial intelligence in Romania in an interview given on Monday, October 13. The head of state said that foreign investments increase Romania’s economy and are generally beneficial to long-term growth. “There is a […]
British rock icons The Cure and American duo Twenty One Pilots will headline the 2026 edition of Electric Castle, one of Romania’s largest music festivals. The event will take place on July 16–19 at Banffy Castle in Bonțida, near Cluj-Napoca. Festival passes are available on the event’s website, with early bird prices offered through midnight, […]
Romanian prime minister Ilie Bolojan attended the launch of a new Mercedes-Benz assembly line for propulsion units on Monday, October 13, in Sebeș, central Romania. The new line will service fully-electric GLC models produced by the German carmaker. The new high-tech production line has a 15,000-square-meter assembly line, over 1,000 meters in length, and more […]
The merger between Intesa Sanpaolo Bank Romania and First Bank has entered its final stage and is scheduled for completion on October 31, pending all necessary legal and regulatory approvals, including from the National Bank. According to the two institutions, First Bank will merge by absorption with Intesa Sanpaolo Bank Romania, transferring its clients, products, […]
