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Analyst:Romania is not in recession but economy is struggling and showing first signs of fatigue
Monday, November 17, 2025
Romania is not in recession but the economy is struggling and showing the first signs of fatigue, Association of Financial and Banking Analysts in Romania president Flavius Jakubowicz said on Friday, mentioning that the 0.2 percent decline in the third quarter of 2025 is not an immediate danger but a warning we cannot afford to ignore.'The data published by the National Institute of Statistics for the third quarter of 2025 outline an important economic ...
AHK survey: Business situation, economic outlook improve slightly, investment, hiring intentions remain low
Monday, November 17, 2025
The current business situation and economic outlook have improved slightly, but investment and hiring intentions remain at a low level, according to the autumn survey on economic conditions conducted by the Romanian-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (AHK Romania).The research involved 79 companies, mostly from the industrial sector, which provided assessments of the current business situation, Romania's economic outlook, and the main ...
President Dan: Romania remains the most sincere and steadfast supporter of the Republic of Moldova
Friday, November 14, 2025
President Nicusor Dan receives the Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova, Alexandru Munteanu, who is paying an official visit to Bucharest, at the Cotroceni Palace, the Presidential Administration's head office, on Thursday."Welcome," said the Romanian head of state."Thank you for everything that you do for us. This is our first official visit abroad, and we are very happy to carry it out here, to come to our friends, to our brothers. I know ...
Moldovan PM: Thanks to Romanian and European support, Moldova managed to no longer depend on Russian gas
Friday, November 14, 2025
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova, Alexandru Munteanu, who is currently paying an official visit to Bucharest, was received on Thursday, at the Victoria Palace, with military honors, by Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan.The ceremony was followed by the official photograph and a tete-a-tete meeting of the two high-ranking officials. The Republic of ...
PM Bolojan: Romania remains the strategic partner and closest supporter of the Republic of Moldova
Friday, November 14, 2025
Romania has been, is and will remain the strategic partner and closest supporter of the Republic of Moldova, Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan said on Thursday.The head of the Government held joint statements with Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova Alexandru Munteanu, at the end of the bilateral meetings which took place at the Victoria Palace."Romania has been, is and will remain the strategic partner and closest supporter of the Republic of ...
Moldovan PM Munteanu at Elisabeta Palace; discussions on supporting Moldova's accession to the EU
Friday, November 14, 2025
Her Majesty Margareta, Custodian of the Romanian Crown, welcomed on Thursday at the Elisabeta Palace Moldovan Prime Minister Alexandru Munteanu, occasion on which the discussions focused on continuing royal initiative in support of the Republic of Moldova's accession to the European Union.The distinguished guest was welcomed in front of the Elisabeta Palace by Her Majesty Margareta and His Royal Highness Prince Radu.Within the meeting, the ...
President: We are strengthening NATO's deterrence and defence posture in the Black Sea, on Eastern Flank
Friday, November 14, 2025
Romania and the allies are strengthening the deterrence and defence posture of NATO in the Black Sea and on the Eastern Flank where, for the first time after the 2nd World War, the Alliance is confronted with a direct military threat, President Nicusor Dan underscored on Thursday in a post on his Facebook page.The message was conveyed on the occasion of the conclusion of the Dacian Fall military exercise at the ...
Distinguished Visitors Day at Dacian Fall 2025 Multinational Exercise in Cincu
Friday, November 14, 2025
The Minister of National Defence, Liviu-Ionut Mosteanu, together with other officials and a number of ambassadors, is taking part on Thursday in Distinguished Visitors Day at the Dacian Fall 2025 (DAFA 2025) exercise, held at the Cincu Training Area in Brasov County.The activities include live-fire demonstration exercises, during which allied forces will conduct a combined land and air operation designed to showcase their high level of interoperability and ...
US Ambassador to NATO Whitaker: DAFA 2025 final exercise demonstrates NATO's purpose
Friday, November 14, 2025
United States Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker said on Thursday at the Cincu Training Range, on the occasion of Distinguished Visitors Day, that the final exercise of Dacian Fall 2025 (DAFA 2025) is an excellent demonstration of the full purpose of the North Atlantic Alliance.He said that the past two days in Romania had truly confirmed what was already known, namely that Romania is becoming militarily strong and that its leadership is solid. Matthew ...
Ambassador David Cvach lauds 'fraternal' French-Romanian relationship
Friday, November 14, 2025
NATO Permanent Representative for France, Ambassador David Cvach declared on Thursday at the Cincu Training Range, on the occasion of the Distinguished Visitors Day of the Dacian Fall 2025 (DAFA 2025) exercise that in the last days of his visit to Romania he felt how special the French-Romanian relationship is, describing it as "fraternal".We are prepared as allies, and we are prepared as friends of Romania to do whatever is necessary. A lot of effort has ...
DefMin Mosteanu: Dacian Fall 2025 - an exercise which proved how strong NATO is
Friday, November 14, 2025
National Defence Minister Ionut Mosteanu said on Thursday at the Cincu Training Range, on the occasion of the Distinguished Visitors Day, that the Dacian Fall 2025 (DAFA 2025), conducted on Romania's and Bulgaria's territory showed once again how strong NATO is."Dear Romanian soldiers and those of all nationalities, our allies, who carried out this exercise, I thank you on behalf of every Romanian for what you do for us, for us as a country, for the ...
PM Bolojan on talks with magistrates: Each side stated its position, but no solution was reached
Friday, November 14, 2025
Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan stated on Thursday that no agreement was reached following the discussions on the reform of magistrates' pensions, held on Wednesday at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace."Each of us presented our viewpoints, but we did not reach a solution acceptable to both sides, nor did we get close to a version that might lead to a formula on which we could find common ground," Bolojan said on Thursday, speaking to Euronews ...
EU Court of Justice about compensating magistrates' additional work: it is not necessary for them to receive more money
Friday, November 14, 2025
The EU Court of Justice (CJEU) issued, on November 13, a decision meant to curb the dream of the head of the High Court of Justice and Cassation, Lia Savonea, of receiving more money for the judges' additional work. CJEU decided that the principle of the judges' independence is not opposed to a national regulation which, by stipulating only to grant free time in compensation for the activity of a judge ...
INSCOP Research: Significant differences between urban and rural voting preferences
Friday, November 14, 2025
The Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) and the Social Democratic Party (PSD) lead voting intentions for the parliamentary elections, with the party led by George Simion in first place with 30% in urban areas and 49% in rural areas, while the Social Democrats rank second with 19% and 21% respectively, according to the 5th edition of the BAROMETER Informat.ro - INSCOP Research, released on Thursday.In urban areas, 30% of respondents said they ...
FinMin Nazare:Over 10 bn euros for Romania by end-2026
Friday, November 14, 2025
An amount of over 10 billion euros will be available for Romania by the end of 2026, following the successful conclusion of negotiations for the approval of the revised National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR), Finance Minister Alexandru Nazare announced on Thursday."We have successfully concluded the negotiations for the approval of the revised PNRR. Over 10 billion euros for Romania by the end of 2026. The approval of the revised plan today in Brussels ...
MEP Nicolae Stefanuta: New proposal for EU's multiannual budget will not disadvantage Romania
Friday, November 14, 2025
The new proposal for the European Union's multiannual budget (2028 - 2034) will not disadvantage Romania, on the contrary, it offers considerable flexibility and freedom to organize its priorities, MEP Nicolae Stefanutaa (Greens) stated on Thursday, emphasizing the importance of Romania successfully absorbing all the European funds allocated to it.''The discussion is not over. We have received assurances from the Commission, but they are not enough. I ...
Romania obtaines approval of revised PNRR in Brussels; revised plan has value of 21.41 billion euros
Friday, November 14, 2025
Romania obtained, on Thursday, the approval of the revised National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR), during the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) meeting held in Brussels, the Ministry of Finance announced in a release.The revised plan has a total value of 21.41 billion euros, of which a major component of grants (non-reimbursable funds), of 13.57 billion euros, and 7.84 billion euros in loans, being configured on six payment requests (of ...
Current account of the balance of payments deficit increase 22.275B euros January through September
Friday, November 14, 2025
The current account of the balance of payments saw a deficit of 22.275 billion euros in January-September 2025, up 8.58% against the 20.515 billion euros recorded in the same interval in 2024, the National Bank of Romania (BNR) informs in a press release on Thursday.According to the same source, the balance of goods saw a deficit higher by 843 million euros, the balance of services recorded a surplus higher by 758 million euros, the balance of primary income ...
EconMin Miruta: Talks with Rheinmetall are quite advanced
Friday, November 14, 2025
Economy Minister Radu Miruta said on Thursday at the Cincu shooting range, on Distinguished Visitors' Day, that there are talks underway with the German company Rheinmetall and "we can expect that Rheinmetall will be in a competition with all those who meet the conditions to deliver the products that the Romanian Army requires."The minister added that all trade conditions are analysed in order to identify the most advantageous ones for ...
Economy Minister: Romania has graphite, can produce it, but does not have the technology to exfoliate it
Friday, November 14, 2025
Graphite is the element around which the fight for the control of artificial intelligence is taking place and Romania has this mineral, can produce it, but does not have the technology to exfoliate it, which is why it is discussing with all those who have this technology to choose the best option, said on Wednesday the Minister of Economy, Digitalisation,Entrpreneuriship and Tourism, Radu ...