Today Thursday, July 23, 2026 in the Romanian Newspapers

Statistics Office: Romanian Construction Works Up 12.4% YoY In January-May 2026 The volume of construction works in Romania increased by 12.4% in unadjusted data and by 11.3% when adjusted for the number of working days and seasonality, in January-May 2026 compared to the same period of 2025, data from Romania’s statistics office INS showed on July 22. Jul 23, 2026

Germany’s Draexlmaier Readies Entry on Military Segment in Timisoara German group Draexlmaier, a major player in Romania automotive industry, is moving toward the defense industry: the Sisteme de Productie Cablaje SRL subsidiary of Timisoara, wholly owned by Lisa (…) Jul 23, 2026   Prefera Foods Successfully Finalizes EUR5M Bond Issue Listed in 2021 Prefera Foods, a leading player on Romania canned food market, founded by entrepreneur Raul Ciurtin, on July 23 made the payment of the principal, with a gross value of EUR500 per financial (…) Jul 23, 2026   Five feature films, 26 shorts compete at Anonimul Festival in Romania’s Danube Delta A total of 26 short films will compete in the national and international short film competitions, while five feature films will vie for the Anonimul Trophy at the 23rd edition of the Anonimul (…) Jul 23, 2026   CFA Romania: Economic Confidence Rises in June but Stays at Levels Consistent with Recessionary Situation The Macroeconomic Confidence Index of CFA Romania Association rose in June by 7 points to 37.5 points, but remains at levels consistent with a recessionary situation, a risk also indicated by (…) Jul 23, 2026   Poland’s Polpharma Wants to Bring New Medicines on Romania Market after Biofarm Acquisition Polish pharma group Polpharma, which has bought the local drug producer Biofarm in a EUR257 million deal, has growth plans in Romania, a market it was not yet present on ahead of the acquisition. Jul 23, 2026   Telecommunications infrastructure company Vantage Towers appoints Simona Nijnic as managing director for Romania Telecommunications infrastructure company Vantage Towers has appointed Simona Nijnic as Managing Director for Romania. She will lead the company’s operations in Romania and “will continue to (…) Jul 23, 2026   Romania among EU countries with highest fuel price increases Romania is among the top countries in the European Union in terms of fuel price increases, according to Eurostat data published on Wednesday, July 22. Romanians paid, on average, 23% more for fuel (…) Jul 23, 2026   Western Romania: Oradea bans Pride March, organizers say it will go ahead anyway Local authorities in Oradea, a major city in western Romania, have decided “not to approve” the Pride March scheduled to take place on Saturday, July 25, according to local news outlet (…) Jul 23, 2026   GapMinder, Fil Rouge Capital invest in Croatian healthtech startup Lasken AI GapMinder, the VC investing in technology startups from Romania and Eastern Europe, announced it was leading a seed funding round in Croatian healthtech startup Lasken AI, alongside Fil Rouge (…) Jul 23, 2026   Commercial real estate lending rises 15% in Romania, report says Romania's commercial real estate sector accounted for 54% of all loans granted to non-financial companies at the end of the first quarter of 2026, according to an analysis by real estate (…) Jul 23, 2026   Abu Dhabi-based proptech company eVoost AI enters Romanian market Abu Dhabi-based artificial intelligence company eVoost AI has expanded into Romania, marking its sixth international market. The company has partnered with residential developer Hercesa Romania to (…) Jul 23, 2026   Retailer Penny reaches network of 468 stores in Romania Discount retailer Penny, part of German group Rewe, has reached a network of 468 stores in the country after the recent opening of a unit in Jidvei, in Alba county. The Jidvei store has a sales (…) Jul 23, 2026   Weekend calendar: Dâmbovi?a boat rides, SoNoRo Musikland, ARTmania, SEAStreet The program of boat rides on Dâmbovi?a returns this weekend, when various places in the country host music and performing arts festivals. In Bucharest: Dâmbovi?a Ap? Dulce July 24, 25 The (…) Jul 23, 2026   Romanian Parliament convened in extraordinary session to advance PNRR legislation Romania's Senate and Chamber of Deputies will meet in an extraordinary session between July 27 and July 31 to adopt legislation required to meet milestones under the National Recovery and (…) Jul 23, 2026   Romanian households have EU's lowest debt burden Romanian households had the lowest debt-to-GDP ratio in the European Union at the end of 2025, with consolidated household debt amounting to 12.3% of GDP, according to Eurostat data cited by (…) Jul 23, 2026   Romania’s TTS completes EUR 23 mln expansion of Constanta Port grain terminal Transport Trade Services (BVB: TTS) announced in a note to investors that it completed on July 20 the investment project to expand the storage capacity of the Canopus Constan?a grain terminal to (…) Jul 23, 2026   Romanian government replaces Tarom CEO on alleged unrealistic budget The interim minister of transport, Radu Miruta, announced that the Board of Directors at flag carrier Tarom replaced interim CEO Bogdan Costas with Cristian Anghel, accusing the company’s (…) Jul 23, 2026