Today Thursday, September 17, 2026 in the Romanian Newspapers

Romania’s gross external debt up EUR 6.4 bln in January-July Long-term external debt amounted to EUR 182.2 billion at July 31, accounting for 77.6% of total external debt and increasing by 1.1% compared with the end of 2025. Short-term external debt rose by a much faster 9.4%, to EUR 52.7 billion, or 22.4% of the total. The increase in short-term debt (…) Sep 17, 2026

Romania’s BET index 13% below August 19 peak The fall puts the index firmly in correction territory, conventionally defined as a decline of more than 10% from a recent peak, Cursdeguvernare.ro reported. Romania’s market appears particularly (…) Sep 17, 2026   Romania’s electricity imports shrink threefold in January-July as consumption drops, production rises At the same time, final consumption decreased by 4.3% y/y to 28.1 TWh. This resulted in a net import of electricity of only1 TWh in January-July, three times lower compared to the same period (…) Sep 17, 2026   Romania legislates savings and investment accounts with special tax regimes The law introduces a new framework for saving and investing for retirement and will now be sent to president Nicu?or Dan for promulgation, Bursa.ro reported. “It is one of the most important laws (…) Sep 17, 2026   New Romania Insider video series: Ionu? Vasile on Leroy Merlin Romania's supply chain Romania Insider is launching a new multi-part video series dedicated to Leroy Merlin Romania, one of the country's fastest-changing retailers. Over the coming months, we will sit down with several (…) Sep 17, 2026   Weekend calendar: Bucharest Days, iMapp, Bucharest Feminist Film Festival, Picasso en visite in Timi?oara In Bucharest: Bucharest Days September 19 – September 20 The program, marking 567 years since the city was first mentioned in a document, covers varied events, including boat rides, open doors (…) Sep 17, 2026   One detained, four placed under house arrest after violence at Bucharest protest A Bucharest court ordered the preventive detention of one man and placed four others under house arrest following violence at a shepherds’ protest in Victorei Square in Bucharest earlier this (…) Sep 17, 2026   Romanian Startup Veridion Raises $20M In Hoxton Ventures-Led Funding Round Veridion, a Romanian startup formerly known as Soleadify, which uses artificial intelligence to build and update databases on companies throughout the world, has raised $20 million in a Series A (…) Sep 16, 2026   TechAngels Members' Direct Investments In Tech Startups Overshoot EUR1M In H1/2026 Members of TechAngels, Romania’s most experienced business angel network, made direct investments worth EUR1,088,700 in tech startups in the first half of 2026, up nearly 18% compared with (…) Sep 16, 2026   COFACE: Number Of Business Insolvencies In Romania Up 12.36% YoY In H1/2026 A total of 3,855 new insolvency proceedings were initiated in Romania in the first half of 2026, 12.36% more than in the same period of 2025, as per the latest study conducted by Coface Romania. Sep 16, 2026   Time capsule placed at the „Nicolae Dobrin” Stadium in Pite?ti; arena to have 15,200 seats A time capsule was placed on Wednesday in the foundation of the new "Nicolae Dobrin" Stadium in Pite?ti during an event attended by the Minister of Development, Attila Cseke. Sep 16, 2026   EU-backed PNRR funds equip 1,000 courtrooms in Romania with AI transcribers Funded through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR), the project was carried out over 32 months. As part of the project, the Ministry of Justice developed the OPTIMUS platform, which (…) Sep 16, 2026   Government Secretary General announces halving of protocol expenses Dan Re?itnec, the Government Secretary General, has announced a 50% reduction in protocol expenses. He noted that "protocol expenses for the Government's administrative staff totaled 291,890 lei, (…) Sep 16, 2026   Restrictions on the Olt Valley: Protective netting being installed on DN7 slopes Slope stabilization work is continuing on the DN7 in the Olt Valley, where protective netting is being installed in areas at risk of rockfalls. Operations are being carried out simultaneously at (…) Sep 16, 2026   Ministry of Internal Affairs: Protest ends, three criminal cases opened, 47 people taken to Police The protest has concluded, but operations by Ministry of Internal Affairs (MAI) units are continuing to identify and sanction individuals who violated the law, the Ministry announced. Sep 16, 2026   Cushman & Wakefield Echinox: Over 1,500 new hotel rooms expected in Bucharest by 2028 By 2028, the pipeline is expected to add more than 1,500 rooms to the existing hotel stock, representing a significant increase in supply across all segments, from midscale to luxury properties, (…) Sep 16, 2026   Cushman & Wakefield Echinox: Bucharest Hotel Market To Expand By More Than 1,500 New Rooms By 2028 Hotels in capital city Bucharest saw an increase of 5% in revenue per available room (RevPAR) year-over-year in the first half of 2026 and of 25.2% above the pre-pandemic level, respectively, as (…) Sep 16, 2026   Romanian president Nicu?or Dan calls for consultations with parties before nominating new PM Romania has been without a full government since early May, when the Social Democratic Party (PSD) left the centrist government coalition and voted against the Liberal-led Bolojan government (…) Sep 16, 2026