More than three quarters (79%) of Romanians are personally following the events in Ukraine, and 60% are saying that they are afraid that Romania is in danger of being invaded, following Russia's attacks on the neighboring country, according to an opinion poll made by IRES (Romanian Institute for Evaluation and Strategy) during the month of March.Thus, 79% of participants said that they are personally following the events in Ukraine, and 21% do not. Furthermore, 19% of those questioned said that fear is the strongest feeling they have towards the armed conflict in Ukraine, 17% feel empathy and 11% feel sadness.Among the questioned, 60% said that they are afraid that Romania is in danger of being invaded, following Russia's attacks on Ukraine, and 39% do not fear this.The overwhelming majority of respondents, 96%, mentioned that Romania should offer support for Ukrainian refugees, 38% said that Romania should send weapons in Ukraine, while 21% said that Romania should intervene militarily to support Ukraine.In the opinion of 77% of respondents, NATO is capable of withstanding an attack from Russia against member countries in the region, and 20% do not believe this.Asked what would they do if an armed conflict would break out in our country, 14% of those questioned replied that they would try to flee the country, 27% would stay and fight, 36% would stay and find shelter, and 20% would not do anything in particular.The IRES survey was done during the period of March 11-17, where 1,051 people replied, with ages of over 18 and has a maximum tolerated error of 3.1%.
The National Bank of Romania (BNR) ended 2024 with a profit of roughly RON 3.8 billion (EUR 760 million), a 58% increase compared to the previous year, despite the operations it performed to maintain the national currency's stability. The figures, published in a report on Monday, June 23, show that operating costs for 2024 were […]
Over half of Romanians trust the United States and the United Kingdom, according to the Informat.ro - INSCOP Research Barometer conducted between May 26–30, 2025. Only 11% trust Russia, with higher levels of trust from among far-right voters of the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) party. The United States is trusted by 52.8% […]
Prahova County launched construction on a major cycling infrastructure project aimed at connecting local vineyard towns and promoting green mobility and sustainable tourism. The initiative, titled “Establishment of Bicycle Lanes on Bachus’s Route,” represents an investment of over RON 25 million, with RON 21 million coming from non-reimbursable funds provided by the Environmental Fund Administration. […]
Forvis Mazars, the international audit, tax and advisory services partnership, is pleased to announce the launch of its International German-Romanian Desk, an initiative aimed at addressing the demand for integrated cross-border tax and legal support between Germany and Romania. The Desk combines a highly qualified German team of lawyers with an interdisciplinary Romanian team of […]
Last week, the BBC reported that Romanian authorities have launched an investigation into Tristan Tate, brother of controversial internet personality Andrew Tate, over allegations he broke election laws by posting political content on social media during the recent presidential elections. The investigation, opened by the Ilfov county police according to the British newspaper's sources, is […]
Bucharest is facing growing environmental challenges, with traffic-related air pollution, shrinking green spaces, and worsening climate impacts threatening the health and well-being of its residents, according to the latest “State of the Environment in Bucharest” report released by the Bucharest Community Foundation through the Environmental Platform for Bucharest. For example, air pollution has already reached […]
