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Statistical Office: Employment Rate For Working Age Population At 62.6% In Q4/2025, Down 0.8 PP vs Q3/2025
In the fourth quarter of 2025, the employment rate for the working-age population (15-64 years) was 62.6%, decreasing by 0.8 percentage points compared with the third quarter of 2025.
Mar 16, 2026
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Databricks buys AI evaluation startup Quotient founded by Romanian Iulia Neagu
Romanian Iulia Neagu, a PhD in physics at Harvard, sold the artificial intelligence startup Quotient to the American, Romanian-founded data giant Databricks. The two companies aim to improve the (…)
Mar 16, 2026
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Bucharest drastically limits use of fireworks year-round
Authorities in Bucharest have passed regulations to drastically limit the use of fireworks throughout the year. Companies that organize pyrotechnic shows will have to pay a fee of RON 500 (EUR (…)
Mar 16, 2026
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Lidl Has over EUR285M Romania Network Expansion Plan Budgeted for 2026
German retailer Lidl has for financial year (March 1, 2026-February 28, 2027) announced an over EUR285 million expansion plan, exclusively aimed at adding more than 40 new stores to the local network.
Mar 16, 2026
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Iran threatens Romania with “legal consequences” after US planes station in Bucharest
The Islamic government in Tehran warned Romania that providing bases to the US airforce amounts to participation in the attacks against it, according to a series of statements offered on Monday, (…)
Mar 16, 2026
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Restaurant tech startup Choice secures USD 7.1 mln funding, eyes expansion in Romania
Restaurant technology startup Choice has raised USD 7.1 million in new funding as it accelerates its expansion across Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), including Romania. The company entered the (…)
Mar 16, 2026
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OECD urges Romania to reduce deficit, enact reforms in new pre-accession report
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) released a report regarding Romania and its path to becoming a member on Monday, March 16, in an event attended by the (…)
Mar 16, 2026
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Sand Marathon returns to Constan?a beach with 11th edition in May
The Sand Marathon (Maratonul Nisipului), one of Europe’s most distinctive beach running competitions, will return to Constan?a, on the shores of the Black Sea, on May 17, for its 11th edition. The (…)
Mar 16, 2026
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Harvard professor David Sinclair to headline Brain Event 2026 conference in Bucharest
Leading international researchers in longevity and brain health, including Harvard professor David Sinclair, will gather in Bucharest this summer for Brain Event 2026. The conference will take (…)
Mar 16, 2026
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Bucur S.A. Joins Mian Market Of Bucharest Stock Exchange After Almost Three Decades On AeRO Market
The shares of Bucur S.A., a Romanian company with over seven decades of activity in the trade and logistics sector, start trading on the Regulated Market of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB), as (…)
Mar 16, 2026
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UniCredit launches €35 billion takeover bid for Commerzbank
Italian bank UniCredit announced on Monday that it has launched a takeover bid worth around €35 ??billion for Commerzbank, but said it is not seeking, at least for now, total control of the German (…)
Mar 16, 2026
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Gheorghe Popescu becomes majority shareholder at Farul. Gheorghe Hagi returns to coaching
Farul Constan?a Club announced on Monday that former international Gheorghe Popescu is taking over the majority stake in the team, following a decision made by Gheorghe Hagi.
Mar 16, 2026
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Ilie Bolojan: “Accession to the OECD will become a reality this year”
Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan spoke at the launch of the OECD Economic Survey about Romania’s progress in accession, tax reforms, the labor market and increasing the competitiveness of the economy. (…)
Mar 16, 2026
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Study: Romanians are no longer sleeping at night due to financial problems
85% of Romanians claim that they have had trouble sleeping at least once in the last month because of money, a recent study shows.
Mar 16, 2026
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