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Romania to produce U.S. G/ATOR radar system
Romania’s state-owned defense company ROMARM has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with U.S. defense giant Northrop Grumman for the local co-production of the G/ATOR (Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar) system, according to the DefenseRomania...

Only a quarter of Romanians had basic digital skills in 2023, report shows
Only 27.7% of Romanians had basic digital skills in 2023, below the EU average of 55.56%, according to the Digital Decade 2025 Country Report – Romania, conducted by the European Commission. In Romania, the authorities responsible for building a...

Ecolet acquires Curier Online’s commercial operations in Romania
Ecolet, the B2C brand of the Alsendo Group, has acquired the commercial operations of Curier Online in Romania, marking a significant step in Alsendo’s expansion strategy in Southeastern Europe. The transaction strengthens Ecolet’s position in the...

DP World launches region’s first drive-through scanner at Romania’s Port of Constanța
DP World has inaugurated the first drive-through cargo scanner in Central and Eastern Europe at its RO-RO terminal in the Port of Constanța. According to the company, the new system significantly cuts truck inspection times, boosting trade...

Confidence holds in European hospitality, but skills and tech gaps persist
Booking.com’s fifth European Accommodation Barometer reveals a sector broadly confident ahead of the 2025 peak season, but facing widening disparities in training capacity, recruitment capabilities and digital uptake Despite geopolitical tensions...

Sweden: EIB backs DanAds to accelerate advertising technology to compete with tech giants
(Credit: Unsplash) This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. EIB lends Swedish adtech company DanAds €21 million to expand self-serve advertising solution that help publishers with automated ad sales and...
Central Europe Technologies recognized as one of the Best Places to Work in Romania for 2025
BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - Media OutReach Newswire - 2 July 2025 - Central Europe Technologies has been officially recognized as one of the Best Places to Work in Romania for 2025. Central Europe Technologies is a Shared Service Center for BNP Paribas...

An X-ray of education and research in Romania
Diagnostic report on education and research in Romania An X-ray of education and research in Romania Roxana Vasile, 02.07.2025, 14:00 ‘Diagnostic report on education and research in Romania. Current achievements and implications for new reforms in...

Final testing underway at USD 160 mln cogeneration plant on Petromidia platform in Romania
The cogeneration plant on the Petromidia Năvodari platform, the flagship project of the Kazakh-Romanian Energy Investment Fund (KREIF), has entered its final testing phase and is expected to be fully integrated with the Petromidia refinery and...

Moldova’s largest bank Maib set to establish full digital presence in Romania
Maib, the largest bank in the Republic of Moldova, has established a strategic partnership with Tuum, a next-generation core banking platform from Estonia, to obtain a fully digital presence for retail customers in Romania. Tuum’s core banking...

Trilateral Meeting of Chiefs of Defence of Bulgaria, Romania and Turkiye to Be Held in Sofia
At the invitation of Chief of Defence Admiral Emil Eftimov, a trilateral meeting will be held on Wednesday with the Chiefs of Defence of Romania and Turkiye – General Gheorghita and General Metin Gurak, the press centre of the Ministry of Defene...

Romanian entrepreneur digitalizes UK construction sector with ERP solution
Costin Șerban, a Romanian entrepreneur, is digitalizing the construction sector in the United Kingdom with an ERP (enterprise resource planning) solution developed over 12 years and an investment of GBP 1.6 million (EUR 1.86 million). Șerban’s...

Tiny cabin brings minimalist function to the Romanian countryside
Tucked into the forested landscape of Valea lui Enache, Romania, the CL02 Cabin by Vinklu is a modern tiny rural retreat that blends sustainable design with quiet architectural restraint. Built on the remnants of an earlier failed project, this...
Siemens completed the acquisition of ebm-papst’s industrial drive technology business
Acquisition strengthens Siemens' position in factory automation and digitalization Siemens closed its acquisition of ebm-papst’s Industrial Drive Technology (IDT) division. IDT has about 650 employees in Germany (St. Georgen and Lauf an der...

Memorandum signed between Srbijagas and Romanian Transgaz
At the seat of the Bucharest office of Transgaz, the Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the PE Srbijagas and SNTGN Transgaz SA from Romania. The memorandum, which defines the framework and the basic principles for the coordination of...

Breast Cancer Mortality: Romania’s Regional Disparities
Breast Cancer Mortality Trends in Romania Expose Stark Urban-Rural Divides and Regional Disparities Romania, a member state of the European Union, faces an alarming public health challenge as it consistently ranks third highest for preventable...

Israel to supply Romania with air Defense System in $2.2B agreement
Baku, July 1, AZERTAC Romania has selected Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems for a $2.2 billion air defense deal, marking the second-largest defense export in Israel’s history, according to the Press Service of Israel (TPS-IL). Romania’s...

Rafael nears $2.2B Spyder air defense deal with Romania
Rafael is close to finalizing a major deal worth approximately €1.9 billion ($2.2 billion) with the Romanian government to supply short-range Spyder air defense systems. According to a statement from Romania’s Ministry of Defense, the agreement...

Six in ten Romanians believe country is heading in wrong direction, survey finds
According to a new survey conducted between June 20 and 26, six out of ten Romanians believe the country is heading in the wrong direction. The poll, conducted by INSCOP Research at the request of Informat.ro in partnership with the Strategic...

Remus Vulpescu takes over from Adrian Tănase as CEO of Bucharest Stock Exchange
Remus Vulpescu became CEO of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) on Tuesday, July 1, taking over from Adrian Tănase as the stock exchange grapples with a market dominated by government bonds. Vulpescu, 53, is a graduate in political and legal...