President Nicusor Dan stated that Russia is still trying to influence Romania politically.Asked in an interview with Cotidianul, published on Tuesday, whether Russia continues to attempt to influence the Romanian society from a political point of view, the head of state replied: "Without any doubt, yes."He mentioned that he would soon present the "overall picture" regarding the annulment of last year's elections."The moment when you can actually prove that there was foreign interference may come quite a long time after the fact. Without talking about Romania, I often give the example of the UK report on Russian cyber and disinformation actions from 2016 and the report only came out in 2025. It happens that, for certain types of phenomena, you can sense where they come from, but proving it takes time," the head of state said.He mentioned that "we know that for some of the threads, whether through fake accounts or advertising agencies which paid for online publicity, which paid, we have proof that the money leads to Russia.""What we still do not know is which company coordinated, developed the entire strategy. We do not know," Nicusor Dan added.President Dan underscored that in terms of elections, Romania is currently prepared to organize any type of national election in the coming weeks."In terms of disinformation and countering fake news in real time, for instance, or biased interpretations, we are not there yet. But in a campaign setting, we would be able to handle it," Nicusor Dan said.
Israeli real estate developer Dimri has completed and handed over two new apartment blocks in its large-scale Dimri Residence Ghencea project in western Bucharest, marking another major milestone in the complex’s development. With this stage, the project has reached 536 completed apartments, housing more than 1,400 residents. The two new buildings, part of the second […]
Low-cost carrier Wizz Air has kicked off the 2025–2026 winter season with its most extensive network expansion of the year, introducing 25 new routes from six Romanian airports. Between October 26 and 29, the airline said it is launching flights from Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Craiova, Iași, Brașov, and Sibiu to destinations across 17 countries. From Bucharest […]
President Nicușor Dan said he can “state 100% that the important part of Călin Georgescu’s campaign was directed from Moscow.” The comment refers to Romania’s cancelled December 2024 presidential elections, when Georgescu came in first place during the first round. During an interview given on Tuesday, October 28, to Cotidianul.ro,...
EuPlătesc, one of Romania's leading payment processors, has announced that starting in August 2025, its online payment and collection processing services will be exempt from VAT, a measure that can bring direct savings up to 21% for retailers. This benefit becomes even more important right before Black Friday campaigns, when transaction volumes and operating costs […]
The latest study conducted by Coface Romania shows that in the first 8 months of this year, 4,561 new insolvency proceedings were opened compared to 4,657 in the same period from 2024. Refused payment instruments continued to increase in the first eight months of 2025 by 10% in number and 21% in value compared to […]
Romania fell two places in the 2025 edition of the World Justice Project (WJP) Rule of Law Index, ranking 44th out of 143 countries and jurisdictions evaluated worldwide. This year's top-ranked countries are Denmark, Norway, and Finland. Romania's overall rule of law score decreased 1.2% in this year's ranking, according to the same report. Regionally, Romania […]
