Halloween 2018 in Romania: Spooky events, scary movies in cinemas
Romania is definitely a place to consider when preparing the “places to go this Halloween” list, especially due to its scary region of Transylvania and the stories about Dracula that surrounds it. (...)
Oct 19, 2018
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Romania travel: Five reasons to visit Târgu Mureș
Among the many beautiful cities in Transylvania that do not have a high tourist profile, Târgu Mureș takes up a top spot. Close enough for a day trip from Brașov or Cluj-Napoca, it has its own share (...)
Oct 19, 2018
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Nature in Făgăraș Mountains: The mixed mountain forests in Romania
Romania-Insider.com is publishing a series of articles about wildlife in Romania, zooming in on the wild animal and plant species in the Fagaras Mountains area. This editorial series is sponsored (...)
Oct 19, 2018
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Discover Romania: Seven destinations most tourists don’t know about
There are plenty of well-known destinations in Romania, such as the Bran Castle or the massive Parliament Palace, but the country is home to many other beautiful places most tourists don’t know (...)
Oct 19, 2018
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Romania travel: Five reasons to visit Arad
With its large parks and monumental buildings, Arad spreads on the banks of the Mureș river, welcoming visitors to its long history and ‘Little Vienna’ feel. Go behind the scenes of the 1918 Union (...)
Oct 19, 2018
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Romanian film review – The week in festivals: Dracula Brașov, Astra Sibiu, Les Films de Cannes à Bucarest
These are busy days for film aficionados. No less than three festivals are taking place at the moment in different cities, all three very much to be recommended, all with differing focuses. This (...)
Oct 19, 2018
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Simona Halep, designated best 2018 WTA player
Romanian Simona Halep, who will end 2018 at the top of the world rankings, was designated on Friday the best player of the year in the women's professional tennis circuit (WTA), according (...)
Oct 19, 2018
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Venice Commission: Romania’s justice reform weakens fight against corruption and other crimes
The Council of Europe’s Venice Commission is concerned that many draft amendments to the Criminal Code and the Criminal Procedure Code in Romania seriously weaken the effectiveness of its criminal (...)
Oct 19, 2018
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Wild Carpathia & Flavours of Romania producers raise money to send free DVDs to Romanian schools
The producers of the Wild Carpathia & Flavours of Romania documentary series promoting Romania plan to donate their most recent documentaries on DVD to schools from across Romania. “Schools (...)
Oct 19, 2018
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Online Sales Account For 66% Of Photo Retailer F64’s Total Sales
Online sales of photo and video retailer F64, the largest player on the local photo-video equipment retail market, account for 66% of total sales.
Oct 19, 2018
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Unicredit Bank Sees Romania's GDP Growth Slowing to 3.7% this year, 3.3% in 2019
Political and fiscal risks will dominate the public agenda this year and the next and economic growth will slow down to 3.7% in 2018 and 3.3% in 2019 on harsher financial conditions, limited room (...)
Oct 19, 2018
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Bucharest Tribunal judge to stand trial for bribery
Prosecutors from the National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) sent Bucharest Tribunal judge Elena Burlan to court for bribery, the prosecution office announced. The DNA prosecutors accuse the (...)
Oct 19, 2018
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World Bank: Entire social protection system in Romania should be reconsidered, including flat tax
The Government should reconsider the entire social protection system in Romania as the young people do not find any form of protection in the current mechanism and the authorities should take (...)
Oct 19, 2018
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New app recommends drivers 4×4 tourist routes in Romania
A recently launched app called Duster Trip offers drivers a series of pre-established 4×4 tourist routes in Romania that they can try. The app was developed by 100 Tracks, a platform specializing (...)
Oct 19, 2018
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Foreign diplomats meet Cluj officials on Thursday on countrywide information visit
Foreign diplomats accredited in Romania on Thursday met representatives of the Cluj public administration on a countrywide informational visit that ends Sunday.
The Romanian Foreign Affairs (...)
Oct 19, 2018
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Romanian man uses ax to kill bear that attacked his wife
A bear attacked a woman in her house’s garden in the village of Plăieţu, in Prahova county, and her husband used an ax to hit the animal and save her, local News.ro reported. The 58-year-old woman (...)
Oct 19, 2018
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ALDE Chairman Tariceanu says ALDE isn’t reshuffling anyone
Chairman of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (ALDE) Calin Popescu-Tariceanu told a press conference in Bistrita that none of the party's ministers will be reshuffled.
"The ALDE (...)
Oct 19, 2018
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Three-Month Money Market Rate Hits Nearly Two-Month High Of 3.28%
The three-month money market interest rate used to calculate interests for consumer loans in lei on Friday rose to the highest in almost two months, at 3.28% a year, after staying put at 3.17% a (...)
Oct 19, 2018
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Carrefour registers sales of over EUR 1.5 bln in Romania in first nine months
French retailer Carrefour registered sales of EUR 1.52 billion in Romania in the first nine months of this year, up 8.3% at constant exchange rates, according to the group’s financial report. The (...)
Oct 19, 2018
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Largest online retailer in Romania sets date for Black Friday 2018
eMag, the largest online retailer in Romania based on turnover, organizes this year’s Black Friday on November 16, according to the company’s CEO Iulian Stanciu. “We want to have time to deliver all (...)
Oct 19, 2018
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Daniel Guzu, Duraziv: We’re Investing EUR2M In New Metallic Profile Plant
Businessman Daniel Guzu, who owns construction materials manufacturer Duraziv and has agricultural operations, says he will build a new metallic profile plant next year in an investment put at (...)
Oct 19, 2018
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Ford Production Overshoots 100,000 Car Mark In Craiova, Starts Investments To Add Second Model
The production of the Ford plant in Craiova rose to almost 104,000 EcoSport SUVs in the first nine months of the year, twice and a half more than in the same time last year, when the facility was (...)
Oct 19, 2018
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EU Court of Justice: Romania failed to comply with EU directive on illegal landfills
The Court of Justice of the European Union ruled on Thursday, October 18, that Romania failed to comply with the Directive 1999/31/CE on landfills. A total of 68 illegal landfills are still open (...)
Oct 19, 2018
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Romania’s Competition Council fines gambling operator
Romania’s Competition Council slapped a EUR 50,000 fine on gambling operator Westgate Romania. Westgate was sanctioned because it didn’t wait to get the Competition Council approval before taking (...)
Oct 19, 2018
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Press Review - October 19, 2018
Oct 19, 2018
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Record deliveries of logistics and industrial properties in Romania in 2018
The deliveries of logistics and industrial spaces in Romania will total over one million square meters this year, up by over 70% compared to 2017, according to estimates by real estate (...)
Oct 19, 2018
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Biggest media group in Romania sees slight increase in revenues in Q3
PRO TV, the biggest media company in Romania, recorded net revenues of USD 41.1 million in the third quarter of this year (Q3), up by 1.6% compared to the same period of 2017. The operation (...)
Oct 19, 2018
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Two former Banca Transilvania VPs launch platform for tech startups
Two former vice presidents of Banca Transilvania, Andrei Dudoiu and Ionut Patrahau, have teamed up to launch a new platform for local technology startups. The platform, which is called (...)
Oct 19, 2018
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Romania, sued for over USD 200 mln in Washington Court
Two companies registered in Cyprus, which hold stakes in several Romanian companies through which local investor Gabriel Popoviciu has been carrying out his real estate projects, have filed a (...)
Oct 19, 2018
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New insurance company enters Romanian market
Watford Insurance Company Europe, which is part of international insurance group Watford Re, officially announced its entry on the Romanian market. Watford group, which is registered in Bermuda (...)
Oct 19, 2018
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