Romania has won an international arbitration case brought by investors in renewable energy, avoiding EUR 256 million in claimed damages. The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) ruled on January 16, 2025, that Romania did not violate guarantees under the Energy Charter Treaty.
The Arbitral Tribunal also ordered the claimants, a group comprising 28 individuals and 16 companies, to pay Romania EUR 1.74 million and USD 218,458 to cover 50% of the country's...
Romania celebrates 166 years since the Union of the Romanian Principalities under Alexandru Ioan Cuza on Friday, January 24, which is a national holiday. To mark the special day, the railway passenger carrier CFR Călători will introduce the special Union Train "to carry the national message" from Bucharest to Iași and back. Departing from Bucharest's Gara de […]
More than half of young people in Romania express a desire to emigrate for more than six months to another country, with 8% having a very strong desire, 11% a strong desire, and 32% a moderate desire to emigrate, according to the Youth Study. Southeast Europe 2024 conducted by the Friedrich-Ebert Foundation. The data was […]
Romanian startup .lumen, which has developed glasses enhancing the mobility of the blind and visually impaired, has successfully closed a EUR 5 million investment round led by Catalyst Romania. The investment includes participation from the European Innovation Council (EIC) Fund, Sweden's Tigrim Capital, and a EUR 1 million crowdfunding component facilitated by SeedBlink, raised in […]
Ultranationalist independent candidate Calin Georgescu would mark a clear win in the first round of the presidential elections (38%) but would not significantly improve his score in the second round against the candidate of the ruling coalition Crin Antonescu whom he might defeat with 39% to 38%, according to a poll conducted by Avangarde. The […]
Stanleybet Capital, the holding company overseeing one of the main sports betting and gambling operators in Romania – Game World Group – has announced a public bond offering to raise between EUR 3 and 5 million. The funds will be allocated to marketing and promotion efforts for its online and retail divisions, as well as […]
Ameropa Grains, Romania’s largest grain trader with an annual turnover exceeding RON 8 billion (EUR 1.6 billion), has listed silos in Călăraşi and Constanţa for sale, including strategic facilities with access to the Black Sea. Sources cited by Ziarul Financiar indicate that Cambela Prod,...
