The Directorate for Investigating Organised Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) announced on Tuesday that it had ordered the detention of a 40-year-old Russian national accused of attempting to commit acts of sabotage."Evidence gathered in the case shows that, between February and July 2026, with a view to committing acts of hybrid diversion/sabotage, under the direct coordination of a person with whom he maintained contact through online encrypted messaging services, he identified, monitored and collected military-related information. He also took and sent photographs concerning Romanian/Allied armed forces equipment and the movement of personnel and military equipment at several Romanian and multinational military facilities (bases) located in Cluj, Constanta, Calarasi and Ilfov counties and Bucharest, acts which, by their nature, endangered national security," DIICOT informs in a press release.The Bucharest Court of Appeal is to be notified with a request for the defendant to be placed in pre-trial detention for 30 days.The judicial activities were carried out together with judicial police officers from DIICOT - Central Structure, the Directorate for Combating Organised Crime and its subordinate structures.The operation received intelligence support from the Romanian Intelligence Service and support from the specialist structure within the Directorate General for Defence Intelligence (DGIA).
The first heavy snow hit Romania’s famous Transfăgărășan high-altitude road, forcing road workers to intervene with snow-clearing equipment and anti-skid material. The Brașov Regional Directorate of Roads and Bridges (DRDP) announced on Friday, October 16, that a layer of snow has formed on the road, particularly in the highest areas. “Heavy snowfall on DN7C – […]
The National Liberal Party (PNL) and its allies in Save Romania Union (USR) called for the establishment of a parliamentary committee for administrative-territorial reform on Thursday, October 15. The two parties, set to form the opposition in the event of an investiture vote for the Luca Niculescu government, had their request approved by the Joint […]
Real estate developer One United Properties (BVB: ONE) announced on Friday, October 16, that it has appointed Cătălin Jalobă as Group Chief Financial Officer. He will take office on December 17. In this role, Jalobă will lead the group’s finance function, including financial strategy and planning, accounting and reporting, treasury and financing, cost control, taxation […]
One of the largest banks in Romania, Raiffeisen Bank, listed a new corporate bond issue, its tenth overall, worth a total of RON 750 million on the Exchange’s Regulated Market on Friday, October 16. The bank listed 1,250 senior preferred, unsecured corporate bonds with a nominal value of RON 600,000 each and a fixed coupon […]
More than 1.5 million people participated in the 2026 edition of Open Streets – Bucharest, Urban Promenade, according to municipal cultural center ARCUB. The program ended on October 11 after running for 24 weekends. Organized by the Bucharest City Hall through ARCUB, the project included 226 activities. These comprised more than 100 workshops and interactive […]
Bucovina, a region in northeast Romania, topped Time Out’s newly updated list of the world’s most underrated travel destinations for 2027. Relatively unknown, particularly to foreign travelers, Bucovina was placed first among 41 destinations around the world. The London-based travel recommendations magazine highlighted the region’s painted monasteries and ancient forests to motivate...
