Romanian PM Ilie Bolojan challenges Social Democrats to join far-right AUR amid coalition tensions

Romanian prime minister Ilie Bolojan publicly invited the Social Democratic Party (PSD) to "join the far-right AUR" if it continues to oppose the government's reform agenda, escalating tensions within the ruling coalition, Republica.ro reported....

Romanian president Nicușor Dan congratulates newly elected president of Ireland

Romanian president Nicușor Dan congratulated the newly elected president of Ireland, Catherine Connolly, in a message posted on social media on Sunday, October 26. “Congratulations to Catherine Connolly on her election as President of Ireland. I...

Romania deploys new F-16 squadron for NATO air policing missions, ministry says

Romania has activated a new F-16 Fighting Falcon squadron to carry out NATO air policing missions, the Ministry of Defense announced. The 48th Fighter Squadron of the 71st Air Base “General Emanoil Ionescu” in Câmpia Turzii began operations last...

Romanian president expects new draft of magistrates’ pensions law within three weeks

Romania’s president Nicușor Dan said he expects a new draft of the magistrates’ pensions law to be completed within three weeks, expressing confidence that a political agreement will soon be reached, News.ro reported on October 25. The statement...

Romania’s former PM Marcel Ciolacu named Social Democrats’ candidate for Buzău County Council presidency

Marcel Ciolacu, former prime minister and president of the Social Democrats (PSD) in Romania, has been officially nominated as the party's candidate for the presidency of the Buzău County Council in the upcoming local elections scheduled for...

Stories from readers: Romanian-born author reimagines local myths in 1000-word story ‘The Night of Returning Souls’

Romanian-born author Patricia Furstenberg invites readers into the shadowed heart of Transylvania with her 1000-word story The Night of Returning Souls. “Let me show you the world as it once was,” she told Romania-insider.com, introducing a...

Social Democrats back District 4 mayor Daniel Băluță in race for Bucharest City Hall

Romania’s Social Democratic Party (PSD), part of the governing centrist coalition, is backing District 4 mayor Daniel Băluță for the general mayor of Bucharest. Elections will take place on December 7. Interim party leader Sorin Grindeanu first...

Independent Romanian sci-fi horror film “We Put the World to Sleep” screened at festivals in the US

Romanian apocalyptic sci-fi horror feature “We Put the World to Sleep” had its world premiere on October 18 at the Nightmares Film Festival, one of the most important horror and fantastic film festivals in the US. The film, a product of 9 years of...

Attractive Romania platform is now available in six languages, adds 450 new tourist attractions

More than one year after its launch, Attractive Romania/România Atractivă - part of the country’s first national program dedicated to cultural tourism - announced a major expansion. The platform added 450 new tourist landmarks and launched...

Exim Banca Romaneasca secures the exports of Maschio Gaspardo Romania

Exim Banca Romaneasca and Maschio Gaspardo Romania are carrying out a strategic partnership through which the Bank, in its capacity as Romania’s Export Credit Agency, supports the company’s exports, providing protection against various commercial...

2025 Operalia Competition: Romanian baritone Mihai Damian wins top prize

Baritone Mihai Damian, a soloist of the Romanian National Opera in Cluj-Napoca, has won the Male Voice category’s first prize at this year’s edition of Operalia, the competition for young opera artists established by Plácido Domingo. He also won...

Romania exports chocolate worth EUR 175 million annually, 250 manufacturing companies operate on market

Monday, October 27, 2025 Romania's chocolate exports are worth EUR 175 million annually, in a market with around 250 manufacturing companies, according to data released at the 7th edition of the Chocolate Saga event.The volume of chocolate exports...

Romanian Embassy to Belgium organised medical diplomacy symposium dedicated to health impact of AI & new technologies

Monday, October 27, 2025 The Embassy of Romania to the Kingdom of Belgium partnered with the World Health Organization - Regional Office for Europe organized on Thursday and Friday the 4th edition of the symposium dedicated to medical diplomacy...

Romania receives 16th formal opinion in joining OECD from Committee on Statistics

Monday, October 27, 2025 Romania has received the 16th formal opinion in the process of joining the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), from the Committee on Statistics and Statistical Policies, which means that the...

Romania defends its airspace as new squadron of F-16 Fighting Falcons enters mission 

Monday, October 27, 2025 A new squadron of F-16 Fighting Falcon enters mission under NATO command, Defense Minister Ionut Mosteanu announced on Friday.''Romania defends its airspace. A new squadron of F-16 Fighting Falcons enters mission under...

Romania Ranks Top in Southeast Europe for Pasta Consumption

Monday, October 27, 2025 On the occasion of International Pasta Day, data from Glovo — the tech platform offering on-demand services across multiple categories and a wide range of products — show that Romania ranks first in Southeast Europe and...

Insurer’s intra-EU BIT claim against Romania clears early hurdle

(Credit: Shutterstock/Andy.LIU) An ICSID tribunal has refused to summarily dismiss a Bulgarian insurance group €500 million claim against Romania, finding that arguments over whether an intra-EU bilateral investment treaty and its sunset clause...

Western Romania: Authorities sign contract for first PV park in Timișoara

Timișoara mayor Dominic Fritz and environment minister Diana Buzoianu signed the financing contract for the construction of the city’s first photovoltaic park, with a value exceeding RON 32 million (EUR 6.29 million), on Monday, October 27. The...

Dundee grooming gang face deportation to Romania after five jailed for combined 68 years

A Romanian grooming gang who sexually exploited vulnerable women after plying them with drugs at brothels in Dundee face deportation after being caged for a combined 68 years. Mircea Marian Cumpanasoiu, Cristian Urlateanu, Remus Stan, Catalin...

Romania spent 1.9pct of GDP on environment protection in 2024

Monday, October 27, 2025 National environmental protection expenditures account for 1.9% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2024, the equivalent of 28 billion lei, according to data published on Friday by the National Institute of Statistics...