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Heads up! Microsoft’s Xbox Ally and Ally X handhelds now available and shipping from $600
From $600 Update: Microsoft’s new Xbox ROG Ally and ROG Ally X PC gaming handhelds are now available to purchase. Best Buy currently has them in stock and shipping with prices starting at $599.99 shipped for the standard Xbox ROG Ally. More...

Apple signs 650 megawatts of clean energy deals across Europe
Apple announced on Tuesday contracts for 650 megawatts of renewable power across Europe, alongside a separate investment initiative in China. The new European energy capacity is intended to offset power consumption by the company’s customers and...

Brussels unveils its plan for defence 'independence' - in production only
The European Commission on Thursday said that its newly-unveiled defence roadmap paves the way for the bloc to reclaim its security independence - at least materially. The 16-page paper builds on months of discussions between the Commission and...
Authentic Romania – 5 essential trips
Dan Dinu is the founder of the Romanian Nature Photographers' Organization. His perspective is not that of a simple visitor, but of an explorer who seeks the wild, authentic essence of the places he has been traveling through for years. Daniel...

Major Romanian ice cream maker Alpin sold by Food Union to Froneri under regional deal
Romanian ice cream maker Alpin 57 Lux, an entrepreneurial company taken over in 2016 by Lithuania's Food Union, will be sold under a regional deal to Froneri – a partnership between the Swiss agri-food giant Nestlé and the investment fund PAI...

Former consumer protection chief Cristian Popescu-Piedone indicted for allegedly warning hotel of inspection
Romania’s anticorruption prosecutors have indicted Cristian Popescu-Piedone, the former head of the National Authority for Consumer Protection (ANPC), for allegedly warning a hotel in Sinaia ahead of an official inspection. According to a...

German power tool manufacturer STIHL inaugurates EUR 125 mln factory in western Romania
The German STIHL Group has officially inaugurated its first production facility dedicated exclusively to battery-powered equipment in Oradea, western Romania, on Wednesday, October 15, after an EUR 125 million investment. Construction began in...

Danish Eurowind targets 1 GW in wind farms and BESS in Romania by 2030
The Danish company Eurowind, which has been present on the Romanian market for 14 years, will develop large-scale wind, photovoltaic, and battery projects in Romania. The target is 1,000 MW installed by 2030, and a third of the group's investments...

Municipality in southern Romania takes EUR 380 mln EIB loan to develop PV park
The Turceni City Hall signed on Tuesday, October 14, a financing contract with the European Investment Bank (EIB) for a project that aims to create a renewable energy hub, Economica.net reported. The project, worth a total of EUR 380 million, is...

Cristian Geanaliu, Executive Director, Global Markets, Garanti BBVA Romania: Inflation between monetary policy and fiscal reality
Cristian Geanaliu, Executive Director of Global Markets at Garanti BBVA Romania, analyzes the persistent inflation and the ongoing imbalance between monetary and fiscal policies shaping Romania’s economic outlook for 2026. Romania enters the last...

Lukoil refinery in Romania shuts down for 45-day maintenance overhaul
The Petrotel Lukoil refinery in Ploiești, in Romania’s Prahova county, will shut down completely for 45 days for a scheduled general overhaul, the company announced on Thursday, October 16. The maintenance work will take place between October 17...

Pak ambassador designate to Romania calls on president
ISLAMABAD - Ilyas Mehmood Nizami, Pakistan’s Ambassador-designate to Romania, called on President Asif Ali Zardari at Aiwan-e-Sadr on Wednesday. The President congratulated Nizami on his appointment and said Romania is an important partner in...

Rahova Explosion: Meeting of the Municipal Emergency Committee
The first data on the condition of the building from specialists from the Faculty of Civil Engineering were presented at the meeting of the Municipal Emergency Committee. Investigators say they cannot enter the affected area due to the risk of...

How The Mass Production Of This Fighter Jet Keeps Its Price Down
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is the most advanced fighter jet flying today. It boasts the world's greatest production numbers, with the asterisk that there are high levels of uncertainty around those of Chinese jets. This high level of...

Captain Andre Ludwig’s Journey: Why He Chose to Fly with Wizz Air Romania
Since its beginnings in 2003, Wizz Air has grown from a vision into a 243-aircraft strong, forward-thinking airline. Starting with its first Airbus A320-200, the fleet now includes A321s, A321neos and the latest A321XLR aircraft. Operating to 190+...

Apple expands renewable energy projects in Europe with 650MW of clean power News | October 15, 2025 Apple is expanding its clean energy footprint across Europe, announcing a series of new solar and…
Apple is expanding its clean energy footprint across Europe, announcing a series of new solar and wind projects that will add 650MW of renewable energy capacity across Greece, Italy, Latvia, Poland, and Romania. The initiative also includes a...

Romania’s Nuclearelectrica exports nuclear fuel to Argentina
The Feldioara Uranium Concentrate Processing Plant (FPCU), owned by the state-owned company Nuclearelectrica, the operator of the Cernavoda nuclear power plant, will deliver nuclear fuel in the form of uranium dioxide (UO2) to Argentina, a first...

Russia’s Information Attacks Against Moldova Become “Industrialized,” Report Finds
Information attacks launched by the Russian Federation against the Republic of Moldova in recent months have evolved from isolated incidents into a coordinated and industrialized ecosystem, according to a new report by the Center for Strategic...

Romania’s National Cathedral to be consecrated this month
Romania’s National Cathedral, one of the largest Orthodox churches in the world, will be consecrated on October 26, the Romanian Patriarchate announced on Monday, October 13, presenting a detailed timeline of the building’s construction that spans...

Romania’s Interior Ministry plans investments worth EUR 3 bln through the SAFE mechanism
Romania’s Ministry of Internal Affairs launched proposals for investments worth roughly EUR 3 billion for the period 2026-2030, focused on weaponry, drones, mobility, cybersecurity, and the protection of critical infrastructure. The investments...