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Romania’s cybersecurity agency and Enevo join forces to protect energy infrastructure
Romania Insider
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July 18, 2025
The National Cybersecurity Directorate (DNSC) and engineering company Enevo Group have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to strengthen cybersecurity in Romania’s energy sector. The partnership aims to test and develop monitoring and...
Romania to partner with Ukraine on drone production project
News.Az
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Photo for illustrative purposes: A display of Ukraine's new 'Peklo' (Hell) missile-drones in Kyiv, Ukraine on Dec. 6, 2024. (Viacheslav Ratynskyi/Anadolu via Getty Images) Romania is preparing to launch a joint drone production program with...
Some 140,000 non-EU workers in Romania, despite higher cost for companies
Romania Insider
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July 18, 2025
Romania has come to have over 140,000 workers from outside the European Union, attracted mainly to sectors with chronic staff shortages, such as manufacturing, construction, and trade. Companies do not choose them because they are cheaper – on the...
Report reveals top political parties, candidates sanctioned for breaching financing law during 2024-2025 campaign
Romania Insider
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July 17, 2025
Romania’s Permanent Electoral Authority, or AEP, imposed fines totaling over RON 1.6 million (EUR 320,000) and confiscated more than RON 19.5 million (EUR 3.9 million) following audits of political party and campaign financing for 2024–2025. The...
M Park Orăștie set to open this fall as part of Square 7’s growth strategy in Romania
Romania Insider
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July 18, 2025
Square 7, part of the international property group M Core, has announced the development of a new M Park retail center in Orăștie, continuing its expansion strategy across Romania. The project is being built on a 23,000 sqm plot acquired in April...
Maspex gets 20% of Bucharest-listed Purcari winery on first day of takeover bid
Romania Insider
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July 18, 2025
Shareholders of Purcari winery (BVB: WINE) placed offers to sell 21.1% of the total number of shares to the Polish group Maspex, on the first day of the takeover bid organised by the latter for 98.4% of the winery's shares, according to Profit.ro....
Praktiker Hellas sold to Romanian DIY chain store
Kathimerini
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July 18, 2025
ECONOMY BUSINESS The market interprets the sale of Praktiker Hellas by the Fairfax investment fund to the Romanian Paval Holding, owner of the DIY chain Dedeman, established in the neighboring country, as a development that was considered merely a...
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The Portugal News
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According to a report by Deloitte, Poland is set to be the country with the fastest economic growth in Central Europe in the years 2025 and 2026, reaching projected GDP growth of 3.4 percent, followed by Croatia at 3.4 percent. This figure...
Romanian president travels to Berlin for talks with German leaders, business community
Romania Insider
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July 17, 2025
Romanian president Nicușor Dan will pay an official visit to Berlin, Germany, on Friday, July 18, the Presidential Administration announced. The visit, taking place at the invitation of German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier, includes official...
Romania’s map of salaries shows Bucharest and western counties on top, south lagging behind
Romania Insider
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July 17, 2025
An analysis published by recruitment platform eJobs shows that the highest salaries in Romania in the first half of 2025 were in Bucharest and the counties in the west of the country. The southern parts, on the other hand, had the lowest average...
Romania's fiscal plan seen reducing deficits but slowing growth, says ING
BNE Intellinews
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Romania’s new fiscal consolidation package is likely to reduce the country’s twin deficits over the next two years, but at the cost of significantly slower economic growth (chart), analysts at ING said in a research note published on July 16. The...
Romanian Social Democratic Party demands tougher tax rules for multinationals and new turnover levy
Romania Insider
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July 17, 2025
Romania's Social Democratic Party (PSD) is pushing for stricter tax regulations targeting multinational companies and a new turnover tax as part of ongoing fiscal reform negotiations within the ruling coalition. Interim party president Sorin...
Romania’s Dedeman makes first international move with acquisition of Praktiker Hellas in Greece
Romania Insider
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July 17, 2025
Pavăl Holding, the investment vehicle of Romania’s Pavăl family and owner of leading home improvement retailer Dedeman, has acquired Praktiker Hellas, the top DIY chain in Greece. The deal, estimated at EUR 120-130 million according to Profit.ro,...
Romanian health minister says 15 hospitals under construction with Resilience Facility funding
Romania Insider
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July 17, 2025
Health minister Alexandru Rogobete said that 15 hospitals are currently under construction across Romania, financed through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR). Of these, 12 are expected to be funded through grants and three through...
Hilton Garden Inn hotel to open in Bucharest as part of EnVogue Residence project
Romania Insider
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July 17, 2025
A new Hilton Garden Inn hotel will open in Bucharest as part of the final construction phase of the EnVogue Residence – Iuliu Maniu project, the developer announced Thursday, July 17. The hotel will be integrated into a two-section building, whose...
BusinessLeague’s new Shopify app unlocks growth opportunities for small businesses through seamless affiliate marketing
Retail Times
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July 17, 2025
Leading affiliate marketing platform, 2Performant (BVB:2P), today announced the launch of its BusinessLeague app on the Shopify App Store to enable seamless affiliate programme integration for Shopify merchants across Europe. The launch marks a...
ING says fiscal package brings Romania lower twin deficits at cost of growth
Romania Insider
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July 17, 2025
Romania's fiscal consolidation plan will help government achieve its deficit targets of 7.5% this year and 6.4% in 2026 from the record 8.7% of GDP in 2024 (cash terms) and will moderate the current account (CA) deficit from 8.3% of GDP in 2024 to...
UAE’s Etihad Airways to connect Bucharest to Abu Dhabi from March 2026
Romania Insider
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July 17, 2025
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, is opening 7 new routes, including one from Bucharest. The new flights will directly connect the Romanian capital with Abu Dhabi, starting from March 16, 2026, with flights set to...
Romania's industry keeps positive trend in May with sharp 7.1% y/y advance
Romania Insider
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July 16, 2025
Romania's industrial output increased by 7.1% y/y or by 3.8% y/y in workday-adjusted terms in May, the statistics office INS announced. The adjusted growth rate is the strongest in three years, but it was helped by base effects – Erste Group notes...
Romania among countries projected to see sharp GDP, labor productivity decline due to heat
Romania Insider
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July 16, 2025
Romania will face some of the most severe economic consequences of heatwaves in Europe, with projected losses expected to exceed -2.5% of GDP by 2055–2064 due to lowered labor productivity, according to research published in Nature Communications...