Today Thursday, October 22, 2026 in the Romanian Newspapers

eMAG’s iZi AI Assistant Generates Over RON100M In Sales In First Six Months Since Launch Online retailer eMAG recorded sales of over RON100 million (around EUR18.7 million) assisted by iZi, its AI-powered shopping assistant, in the first six months since its launch, a period during which more than 900,000 people used the assistant when shopping on the platform. Oct 22, 2026

PPC Blue Strikes Deal With Altex To Install New EV Charging Stations In Its Store And Shopping Center Network PPC Blue Romania, part of Greece’s PPC group in Romania, will install ultra-fast charging stations for electric vehicles in most Altex locations and in the 19 retail parks held by Cometex, part of (…) Oct 22, 2026   Finance Ministry Raises RON886M Via Bond Issue On October 22 Romania's Finance Ministry raised RON886 million from banks on Thursday (October 22) via a bond issue maturing on February 12, 2029, at annual average yield of 6.61%. Oct 22, 2026   Alro Slatina Shareholders Approve Refinancing And Contracting Of Up To $260M Credit Lines The shareholders of aluminum producer Alro Slatina (stock ticker ALR) approved, during the extraordinary general meeting on October 22, the contracting of revolving credit facilities totaling up (…) Oct 22, 2026   Romanian travel agency Beyond Dracula allocates 1% of revenues to develop Via Transilvanica project Beyond Dracula, a Romanian company specializing in customised travel experiences for international visitors, announced on Thursday, October 22, that it will allocate 1% of its gross revenue (…) Oct 22, 2026   Polish AI company Zowie expands into Romania, plans first office in Bucharest Zowie, a Polish company that takes AI agents for customer service into production for telecoms, insurers, banks, logistics companies, and retailers, announced an expansion to Romania on Thursday, (…) Oct 22, 2026   European Court of Human Rights slams salary demands of Romanian magistrates The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Thursday, October 22, in favor of the Romanian state in a case concerning the staggered payment of salary arrears awarded by courts to several (…) Oct 22, 2026   IKEA Romania Confirms Its First Store In Cluj-Napoca, Within RIVUS Mixed-Use Development Project IKEA Romania confirms plans to open its first store in the city of Cluj-Napoca, within the RIVUS mixed-use development project. Oct 22, 2026   Large-scale Brâncu?i exhibition to open at New York’s Museum of Modern Art Brâncu?i: The Artist and His Studio, an exhibition dedicated to the work of the Romanian-born artist Constantin Brâncu?i, will be on view at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) from October 25 through (…) Oct 22, 2026   Romania’s 90-day fuel reserves may not guarantee diesel availability at the pump, analysis says The risk of a diesel shortage is entirely possible, as Romania’s supply depends on exposed routes, and emergency reserves, officially presented as sufficient for 90 days, do not mean 90 days of (…) Oct 22, 2026   Romanian AUR lawmaker indicted over anti-immigrant message Romanian prosecutors have indicted Dan Tanas?, a lawmaker from the far-right Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR), over a Facebook post urging consumers to boycott deliveries made by (…) Oct 22, 2026   Eurostat: Romania Ends Q2/2026 With Government Gross Debt Of 59.4% Of GDP, Up 2.5 Percentage Points vs. Q2/2025 Romania ended the second quarter of 2026 with a general government gross debt of 59.4% of gross domestic product (GDP), higher by 2.5 percentage points (pps) than the level reported in the second (…) Oct 22, 2026   IKEA confirms first Cluj-Napoca store within RIVUS development Swedish-founded furniture retailer IKEA confirmed plans to open its first store in Cluj-Napoca, northwestern Romania, within the RIVUS mixed-use development. It will be the company’s first owned (…) Oct 22, 2026   A 15 year old student injured two classmates in Pitesti high school. One of the teenagers ended up in the hospital A 15 year old student allegedly injured a classmate with a sharp object and physically assaulted another, following a conflict that broke out in a high school in Pite?ti. One of the teenagers was (…) Oct 22, 2026   AUR MP Dan Tanas? sent to trial following message against Asian and African delivery workers The Prosecutor's Office attached to the High Court of Cassation and Justice ordered on Thursday the trial of MP Dan Tanas? (AUR) while at liberty, after he urged people, through a Facebook post (…) Oct 22, 2026   Romania has the EU’s largest quarterly deficit: 9.2% of GDP. How it compares to the annual target Romania recorded the largest budget deficit in the European Union in the second quarter of 2026, of 9.2% of GDP, according to data published by Eurostat. Oct 22, 2026   Romanian construction group UMB acquires thermal power plant for EUR 30 mln The UMB Group, owned by the family of well-known businessman Dorinel Umbr?rescu, has bought the Romag Termo Halânga thermal power plant in Mehedin?i County for EUR 30 million. UMB won the auction (…) Oct 22, 2026   Turkey’s Bozankaya showcases electric trams and trolleybuses for Romania’s urban transport market Bozankaya, a Turkish manufacturer of electric vehicles and urban transport solutions, showcased its products at the 21st edition of the Railway Days summit, held in Bucharest on October 20–21. (…) Oct 22, 2026