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Regulation (EU) 2026/1386 on the screening of foreign direct investments (FDI), in force since 16 July 2026, repeals Regulation (EU) 2019/452 and reshapes the EU screening framework. It provides for an 18-month transitional period in which…
Romania Insider · 3 Sept · 5 min read
Pan-European real estate developer VGP announced that it acquired a 294,000 sqm land plot near Oradea in western Romania for a new logistics and industrial park. VGP Park Oradea is planned to offer an initial lettable area of 133,000 sqm for logistics, light industrial, and commercial activities.
Irina Marica · 2 Sept · 1 min read
Banca Comercială Română (BCR) and Erste Group said they are providing EUR 132 million to finance Scatec’s 77 MW Urleasca onshore wind farm in Romania. BCR is contributing EUR 76 million of the total financing, the bank announced.
Irina Marica · 31 Aug · 1 min read
A new 47.1 km section of Romania’s A7 motorway between Adjud and Bacău South will open to traffic on Monday, August 31, officials announced. The opening will extend the motorway route from Bucharest to the Bacău bypass interchange connecting with the DN2F road toward Vaslui.
Irina Marica · 31 Aug · 1 min read
Although the rating agency does not mention downgrade risk in its note, weaker political support for further deficit reduction was associated with such risks in its August 7 update.
iulian ernst · 31 Aug · 2 min read
Liberal leader Ilie Bolojan confirmed that his party will not vote for a government with Social Democratic Party (PSD) ministers and warned that if negotiations on a new government remain deadlocked, Romania may head towards early elections.
iulian ernst · 30 Aug · 1 min read
Forming a fragile majority around PSD emerges as a possible scenario, but only if the Hungarian party UDMR and President Dan accept the compromise of relying on significant support from MPs with far-right views.
iulian ernst · 30 Aug · 4 min read
Asked about the head of the body that is securing protection services to dignitaries (SPP), revealed by investigative platform Recorder as actively involved in the repression of the anti-communist protests on December 21, 1989, that led to the fall of Nicolae Ceaușescu, Romanian President Nicusor Dan defended SPP chief Lucian Pahontu.
iulian ernst · 30 Aug · 4 min read
NASA Space Apps Challenge, the world’s largest hackathon, will return to Romania on November 14-15, with simultaneous events in Bucharest and Cluj-Napoca. Registration for the 48-hour international event is open until November 13.
Irina Marica · 28 Aug · 2 min read
Romania’s real estate investment market recorded transactions worth approximately EUR 300 million in the first half of 2026, down from around EUR 400 million in the same period last year, according to a Colliers report. The consultancy estimates that the full-year volume could approach EUR 1 billion if several large transactions currently underway are completed.
Irina Marica · 28 Aug · 2 min read
Romania’s new Urban Planning Code introduces mandatory green roofs for certain large buildings and sustainability requirements for outdoor parking areas, the Development Ministry announced. The legislation, approved by Parliament at the government’s proposal, enters into force this week.
Irina Marica · 28 Aug · 1 min read
Romanian interim prime minister Ilie Bolojan sent a message on Thursday, August 27, marking 35 years after the proclamation of the Republic of Moldova’s independence, saying that Romania has been and will remain “the closest partner.”
Radu Dumitrescu · 27 Aug · 2 min read
