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Update: Bear cubs to be relocated to sanctuary after mother killed over fatal attack on Romania’s Transfăgărășan
Romania Insider
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July 8, 2025
Update: Representatives of the AMP Libearty sanctuary said on social media that the bear cubs left orphaned after their mother was shot on the Transfăgărășan have not been found and are not under the center’s care. “It is extremely important that...
Interamerican enters Romanian insurance market with digital brand Anytime
Romania Insider
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July 8, 2025
Interamerican, a leading insurer in Greece and Cyprus and part of the Dutch financial group Achmea, announced the official launch of its digital-first insurance brand, Anytime, in Romania. The move marks a key step in Achmea’s strategy to expand...
ING Romania expects temporary inflation and warns of recession risks
Romania Insider
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July 8, 2025
The consumer price inflation will rise to 7.5%-8.0% y/y in the coming months to stabilise around 7.5% by the end of the year, but high base factors will bring it down in the region of 4.0-4.5% y/y by the end of 2026, according to the projections...
Tech company Betfair Romania Development announces new GM
Romania Insider
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July 8, 2025
Betfair Romania Development, one of the largest technology companies in the local market, appointed Radu Miclăuș as the new General Manager, starting this month. He takes over the leadership role from Ioana Popa, who has been promoted to Group...
Sergei Lavrov lauds Hungarian government’s policy in interview with pro-Orban media
BNE Intellinews
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has lauded the Hungarian government's foreign policy as "balanced and pragmatic", in an interview granted to pro-Orban daily Magyar Nemzet. The interview was also translated into Russian and English. Russia's...
Automation or Empathy? Organizational Culture versus AI. CX Conference by Customer Experience Romania returns on October 14–15 at Le Château & Maidan Spațiul
Romania Insider
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July 8, 2025
CX Conference, a landmark event for customer experience professionals, returns on October 14–15, 2025, with a format that combines relevant content with spaces designed for meaningful dialogue and valuable insights. The event kicks off on October...
Analysts expect inflation in Romania to reach 6.2% by end of 2025
Romania Insider
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July 8, 2025
Analysts polled by British publication Reuters expect inflation to be at 5.6% year-on-year at the end of June, up from May's 5.45%. They also see inflation reaching 6.2% by the end of 2025, surpassing the central bank's forecast of 4.6%. The...
Bulgarian Exports to Romania Surge Nearly 19% in Early 2025
Novinite
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Bulgarian exports to Romania saw a significant rise of nearly 19% in the first quarter of 2025, compared to the same period last year. Overall trade between the two countries grew by 7%, confirming Romania's position as Bulgaria’s second largest...
Romania holds week-long events dedicated to partnership with US in Washington DC
Romania Insider
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July 7, 2025
For the fourth consecutive year, the Embassy of Romania in Washington, DC, organizes a series of events dedicated to the anniversary of the Strategic Partnership between Romania and the United States of America between July 7–13. Launched on July...
Romania’s opposition party AUR announces no-confidence motion against government
Romania Insider
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July 7, 2025
AUR leader George Simion announced on Monday, July 7, that his party intends to submit a no-confidence motion against the government led by Liberal prime minister Ilie Bolojan. The announcement came the same day the Executive was scheduled to...
Romanian communications watchdog to block deceptive calls
Romania Insider
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July 7, 2025
Deceptive calls that use false identification data, made in the name of public institutions, banks, or companies, will be blocked starting Monday, July 7, according to the National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications, or...
Romania Awards €1.9 Billion V/SHORAD Defense Contract to Rafael
Overt Defense - Michigan
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July 7, 2025
Romania’s Ministry of National Defence has confirmed that Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems won the contract to supply the country’s V/SHORAD (Very Short and Short Range Air Defense) capability. The framework agreement (pending final...
ROMANIA: ‘Only a handful of environmental organisations still dare challenge corporate projects in court’
CIVICUS
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Interviews 01 July 2025 CIVICUS speaks to Cristinel Buzatu, regional legal advisor for Central and Eastern Europe at Greenpeace, about how Romania’s state gas company is weaponising the courts to silence environmental opposition. On 10 June, the...
Romania’s far-right AUR takes lead in new parliamentary election poll, hitting 40% support
Romania Insider
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July 7, 2025
Romania’s far-right Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) has surged to a record-high 40.5% in voting intention for parliamentary elections, according to the second edition of the Informat.ro – INSCOP Research Barometer conducted between June...
Romania faces showdown with Brussels over rising budget deficit
BGNES
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July 7, 2025
The new Romanian government, made up of the country’s most pro-European politicians, is setting Bucharest up for a decisive showdown with the European Commission, while using Brussels as an excuse for a drastic package of tax increases and...
Romanian publication: Azerbaijan – attractive architecture and a safe urban environment
Azertag
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July 6, 2025
Bucharest, July 6, AZERTAC In recent years, Azerbaijan – particularly its capital Baku – has become an appealing travel destination for European tourists. An article published by Romania’s reputable Libertatea.ro newspaper praised the country’s...
Romanian business community and trade unions criticise fiscal package
Romania Insider
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July 7, 2025
Romania's first fiscal package under prime minister Ilie Bolojan has drawn strong criticism from both employers' organisations and trade unions, who argue that the new tax measures unfairly burden the private sector and risk worsening social...
Romania expects fiscal package to avert EU sanctions and credit rating downgrade
Romania Insider
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July 7, 2025
Romanian authorities believe the recently approved fiscal corrective package, with an estimated impact of 0.56% of GDP, will be sufficient to reassure the European Commission and international credit rating agencies of the country's commitment to...
Romania remains among high-come countries in World Bank ranking for 2024
Romania Insider
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July 7, 2025
Romania remained among the world's high-income countries in 2024, a group it entered in 2019, according to a ranking by the World Bank. Romania was officially labeled high-income in 2019, but was dragged down in the upper-middle-income group in...
Bucharest Exchange-listed Arctic Stream appoints Florin Mărginean as new CEO
Romania Insider
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July 7, 2025
Arctic Stream SA, a Bucharest Stock Exchange-listed provider of IT infrastructure and cybersecurity integration solutions (BVB: AST), has announced the appointment of Florin Mărginean as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective July 7. Mărginean...