Lawmakers didn’t make it to work yesterday either, after legislative work was suspended on account of inclement weather Monday. The Chamber of Deputies plenum session yesterday morning started half an hour late, with session chairman Ioan Oltean announcing that 173 deputies were present of the overall 328, with most of the absentees from among the [...]
Registrations have opened for the second edition of the Romania Startup Awards, a competition recognising the most innovative startups in Romania and the Republic of Moldova. Eligible startups can submit applications until February 25. The awards are organised by the Romanian Tech Startups Association (ROTSA), with the gala set to take place on March 12, […]
The explosion that left three people injured and destroyed an annex of the Lugoj Police headquarters in western Romania may have been caused by an underground gas pipe, according to investigators. The building that housed the Criminal Records Office, which collapsed following the explosion, was not connected to the gas supply network, so preliminary investigations […]
The European Commission (EC) approved Romania's national defense projects worth almost EUR 16.7 billion under the Security Action for Europe (SAFE) programme, paving the way for low-cost, long-term EU loans aimed at strengthening military capabilities and strategic infrastructure. On January 15, the EC endorsed the defense investment plans of eight EU member states - Belgium, […]
Thousands of people gathered in central Bucharest on January 15 for a rally initially organised in opposition to the so-called Vexler Law, the legislation aimed at strengthening Romania’s legal framework against extremism, antisemitism, and xenophobia. The demonstration later broadened into a protest against the government and state authorities more generally. The rally was first promoted […]
OMV Petrom (BVB: SNP) has calculated total "impairment adjustments" of EUR 420 million, which will be seen in the financial results of the last quarter of 2025, arising mainly as a result of the agreement between the OMV group and the Romanian government at the end of last year. "Following the principles agreed between OMV […]
The Romanian minister of finance, Alexandru Nazare, on January 15, signed the second financing agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB), worth EUR 500 million, intended to support the construction of the A1 Sibiu-Pitești motorway, one of the most important road infrastructure projects in Romania. The EIB loan will partially finance the state contribution to […]
