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Today Friday, August 21, 2026 in the Romanian Newspapers



Rompetrol Rafinare To Make RON27M Investment In Green Power At Vega Ploiesti Refinery
Rompetrol Rafinare (RRC.RO) will start developing a photovoltaic power plant with an installed capacity of 4.8 MW and an energy storage system of approximately 9 MWh, within the Vega Ploiesti refinery, the company said in a report to the Bucharest Stock Exchange. Aug 21, 2026
 





Carmistin Group Invests In Own Green Power Generation Facilities
Avicarvil, the largest company in the Carmistin Group, one of the largest businesses in the agribusiness sector, has obtained ANRE (Romania’s energy market regulatory authority) permits to develop (…)
Aug 21, 2026

 
Less than half of Romanians manage to save regularly, survey finds
Roughly 48% of Romanians are able to put away money every month or most months, while a quarter manage to put money aside only occasionally, when they have funds left, according to a survey (…)
Aug 21, 2026

 
Romania’s real estate investment volume falls to EUR 300 million in H1 2026 - report
Romania’s real estate investment market recorded transactions worth approximately EUR 300 million in the first half of 2026, down from around EUR 400 million in the same period last year, (…)
Aug 21, 2026

 



Romanian animated short film selected in UK’s Official Encounters Competition
Happy New Year, the Romanian animated short film directed by Radu Gaciu and produced by Adriana Bumbe? through Ariadna Films, has been selected for the Official Competition of the Encounters Film (…)
Aug 21, 2026

 
A blow to the gambling industry. Revenue fell by 16% in the first six months
Revenue from gambling and other recreational activities fell by 16% in the first six months of 2026, compared to the same period in 2025, according to data published Friday by the National (…)
Aug 21, 2026

 
Nicu?or Dan heads to the UN General Assembly. Speech in New York and lobbying for Dacian Ciolo?
President Nicu?or Dan will lead Romania’s delegation to the 81st session of the UN General Assembly in New York and will deliver the national address in plenary on September 23. The visit marks (…)
Aug 21, 2026

 
Bogdan Ivan returns to the energy scandal after Bolojan accused him of alarmism
Former Energy Minister Bogdan Ivan has returned with new accusations regarding the situation of large industrial consumers, two days after Acting Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan accused him of causing (…)
Aug 21, 2026

 
Plastic Packaging Maker Romcarbon Posts 5% Decline In Revenue To RON128M In H1, 2026
Plastic packaging manufacturer Romcarbon (ROCE.RO) ended the first half of 2026 with RON128 million revenue, down 5%, and consolidated net profit of RON948,747, compared with a loss of RON3.7 (…)
Aug 21, 2026

 
President Nicu?or Dan to lead Romania’s delegation to UN General Assembly
President Nicu?or Dan will lead Romania’s delegation to the high-level segment of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, which will take place in New York next month, according (…)
Aug 21, 2026

 
Premier Energy Starts Procurement Of LNG Via Alexandroupolis Terminal
Premier Energy (PE.RO), on Friday announced the commencement of the procurement of liquefied natural gas through the LNG terminal in Alexandroupolis, Greece, where it has already booked capacity (…)
Aug 21, 2026

 



Environment Ministry says Romania exceeded PNRR target with over 5,000 recycling islands completed
Romania has completed 5,091 digitized recycling islands nationwide, exceeding its target of 5,000 under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR), the Environment Ministry announced. The (…)
Aug 21, 2026

 
Animation film festival Animest returns to Bucharest in October with nature-themed edition
The Animest International Animation Film Festival will hold its 21st edition in Bucharest from October 2 to 11, with a program exploring the relationship between people and the natural (…)
Aug 21, 2026

 
Taco Bell Restaurants, Sphera Franchise Group’s Growth Driver
Mexican-style fast-food chain Taco Bell ended 2025 with RON106.7 million (EUR20 million) revenue, up 16.3%; the growth was driven by “very strong performance among young consumers.”
Aug 21, 2026

 
Romanian startup launches tool to assess websites’ visibility in AI search
Romanian company Human AI Labs has launched Blind Spot, a platform that assesses whether websites can be understood, cited, and recommended by generative AI systems. The tool evaluates sites (…)
Aug 21, 2026

 
Western Romania: Thick smoke covers city of Timi?oara for second day as wildfires rage in Serbia
A thick layer of smoke covered Timi?oara on Friday, August 21, for the second consecutive day, following recent out-of-control wildfires in Serbia. In response, authorities recommended that (…)
Aug 21, 2026

 
Chimcomplex Net Loss Doubles To RON56M In H1, 2026
Chimcomplex Borzesti posted RON56.1 million net loss in the first half of 2026, double the year-ago level, as well as 11% lower revenue, RON543 million, it said in a report to the Bucharest Stock (…)
Aug 21, 2026

 
Musician Goran Bregovi? to perform in Cluj-Napoca in February 2027
The well-known composer and musician Goran Bregovi?, whose music stems from southeastern European inspiration, will bring the “God Is Not Your Babysitter” tour to BTarena in Cluj-Napoca on (…)
Aug 21, 2026

 



 
 
Romania’s Hidroelectrica testing 200 MW hydropower plants on Olt River under pumped regime

Romania proposes three Black Sea perimeters for 3.1 GW of offshore wind

Moldova launches feasibility study tender for motorway linking to Romania’s A8

Romania’s construction activity surges 18.3% y/y in Q2 on more new projects

Romanian developer IMPACT reports RON 112 mln revenue, RON 6 mln profit in H1 2026

Bucharest mayor Ciprian Ciucu remains under judicial supervision, cannot leave Romania

Stock Broker BRK Financial Group Closes Private Bond Placement Early, Raises RON10M From Investors

Raiffeisen Bank Successfully Places New EUR600m Eurobond Issue

STRABAG Buys Two Brenneka Group Companies

Romanian government commits EUR 1 bln to develop advanced tech within TechUp program

Western Romania: Special exhibition in Timi?oara to include 69 works by Pablo Picasso

Romanian meat and ready-made meals processor Cris-Tim reports 34% higher net profit in H1

Siegfried Mure?an: “The PSD must not return to power.” What the new government should do

Grindeanu: The pay law is “sublime”; the problem is that it “is completely absent”

Miru??: Marine drone loaded with explosives destroyed by two Romanian F-16s in the Black Sea

British-Romanian Chamber of Commerce appoints Felicia Alexandru as Executive Director

Romanian F-16 destroys maritime drone near Neptun Deep gas platform in the Black Sea

STRABAG PFS to enter Romanian market through acquisition of Brenneka companies

Romanian energy authority ANRE approves mechanism to reward voluntary consumption reduction

Electrica Shareholders OK Contracting Loans of Up To EUR250M to Build New Electricity Production Capacities in Craiova, RON8.7B for Centralization of Existing Credit Facilities

Illegal zoo in Romania’s Dâmbovi?a County shut down over animal mistreatment

Romania Finance Ministry Lists Fidelis Govt Bonds Worth RON1.3B on BVB

TAROM to name second new Boeing 737 MAX after Romanian Olympic champion Ivan Patzaichin

MedLife Takes Over 75% in Romanian Company Qualipat

Romanian recruitment platform eJobs sees 10-year low in applications for jobs abroad

Cris-Tim Family Holding Ends H1/2026 with RON567M Revenues, Up 6%, RON63.6M Net Profit, 34% Higher YOY

Romania’s first Silent Reading Party aboard a train to take place on Bucharest-Constan?a route

Statistics Office: Romania Construction Works Up 20% in June. H1/2026 Advance Reaches 13.9%

USR seeks to abolish special admission exams organised by top Romanian high schools

Fiscal measures improved significantly Romanian public health system funding, analysis shows

Romanian automobile factories Ford and Dacia to resume production

Romanian finance minister confirms measures should be taken after public debt exceeded 60% of GDP

Eversted Set to Finalize Prahova Plant at End-2026

EC requires Romania to thoroughly explain financing of new Wage Law for budgetary sector

Remarul 16 Februarie Plant Completes Retooling of 30 Railcars for CFR Calatori

Timi?oara mayor Dominic Fritz reconfirmed as USR leader after Constitutional Court ruling

Another drone enters Romanian airspace, crashes in Tulcea County

Real Estate Developer Impact Ends H1 With 36% Lower Revenue

DONA Group Posts Over RON2B Sales In H1, 2026, Up 13% YoY

Colliers: Nearly third of leasing demand in Romania’s logistics market comes from manufacturing

 


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