Today Tuesday, May 26, 2026 in the Romanian Newspapers

Authorities seize 136 tonnes of waste after major raid in Sinte?ti near Bucharest Environmental authorities, police, and gendarmes carried out “the largest operation of the year” targeting illegal waste activities in the Sinte?ti area near Bucharest. The raid followed more than a month of drone surveillance and resulted in the confiscation of 136 tonnes of waste materials, (…) May 26, 2026

Romania’s interim culture minister resigns after controversy over leaked audio recording Demeter András resigned on Monday, May 25, from his position as interim culture minister after a leaked audio recording sparked controversy in Romania. The resignation came after Kelemen Hunor, (…) May 26, 2026   Adobe Systems Romania Ends 2025 With 25% Growth In Revenue To RON684.4M Adobe Systems Romania, the local subsidiary of the U.S.-based Adobe group specializing in the development and support of digital creation and marketing software solutions, ended 2025 with RON684.4 (…) May 26, 2026   Hidroelectrica Signs RON151M Contract To Have Tudor Vladimirescu PV Power Plant Built In Braila County State-run green energy producer Hidroelectrica (H2O.RO) on May 25 signed a contract for the turnkey construction of the Tudor Vladimirescu Photovoltaic Power Plant (CEF) in Braila County, a (…) May 25, 2026   Kaufland Overshoots RON20B Revenue Mark In 2025 German-held retailer Kaufland, which operates approximately 190 stores in Romania, ended 2025 with nearly RON21 billion revenue, up 7% from the previous year, Finance Ministry data show. May 25, 2026   Greece’s HELLENiQ Renewables Steps Up Expansion In Romania HELLENiQ Renewables, a subsidiary of Greece’s HELLENiQ ENERGY, is stepping up expansion in Romania with a new 96 MW wind farm in Galati County, which is expected to become operational in 2027. May 25, 2026   ReturRO: Number of SGR Packaging Items Collected Since System Launch Hits 10-Billion Threshold RetuRO, the administrator of Romania’s Deposit Return System (DRS), announced the number of SGR packaging items collected has reached the 10-billion threshold since the launch of the system. May 25, 2026   Romania secures seven medals at 2026 European Rowing Under 19 Championships Romanian athletes won seven medals, of which two gold, three silver, and two bronze, on Sunday, May 24, at the Under-19 European Rowing Championships in Brandenburg, Germany. The first gold medal (…) May 25, 2026   ASSIST Software Clears One of the World's Newest AI Audits, Earning ISO/IEC 42001 Certification ASSIST Software, an AI and custom software development company based in Suceava, Romania, has become one of the first organizations in Europe to receive ISO/IEC 42001:2023 certification, the (…) May 25, 2026   Bucharest among top budget-friendly destinations recommended by British Post Office Bucharest and seven other cities in Eastern Europe dominate the 2026 ranking of the best new city-break destinations created based on value for money by the British Post Office and published in (…) May 25, 2026   Police officer placed in pretrial detention after allegedly demanding 12,000 euros A police officer from Câmpulung has been taken into preventive custody for allegedly using his position to gain undue benefits. This officer, who is also the president of a local union branch, was (…) May 25, 2026   Romania and Ukraine will jointly produce drones, funded through SAFE A statement from Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council revealed that Romanian officials held discussions with their counterparts in Kyiv regarding joint defense projects. May 25, 2026   Liberals lash out at PSD: Ultimatum for Social Democrats Political tensions are escalating in Romania. Gabriel Andronache, the leader of the PNL deputies, accuses the PSD of causing the political crisis and failing to propose any solutions nearly three (…) May 25, 2026   CITR: Number Of Insolvencies Among Companies With Over EUR4M Assets Up Almost Tenfold In Q1, 2026 The number of large companies that went insolvent rose sharply in the first quarter of 2026, which shows the economic pressure had been spreading in the economy, according to a report by CITR, (…) May 25, 2026   Over half of Romanians would oppose dismissing president Nicu?or Dan, survey says More than half of Romanians (53%) would vote against the dismissal of Nicu?or Dan if a referendum were held on this matter, according to the most recent survey conducted by INSCOP, commissioned by (…) May 25, 2026   Romania’s deposit-return system reaches 10 billion returned packaging milestone Romania’s deposit-return system SGR has collected more than 10 billion beverage containers since its launch, according to RetuRO, which manages the national recycling scheme. The company said the (…) May 25, 2026   AnimaWings becomes official airline partner of Romania’s Olympic team AnimaWings has signed a strategic partnership with the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee (COSR), becoming the official airline partner of Team Romania. The agreement will support the travel (…) May 25, 2026   Over 10,500 reports of missing children recorded in Romania in past year, Save the Children warns More than 10,500 reports of missing children were recorded in Romania over the past year, marking the third consecutive annual increase, according to data cited by Save the Children Romania. The (…) May 25, 2026