Start of production of Mercedes-Benz GLC electric drive units at Star Assembly

Star Assembly expands its production portfolio with electric drive units for new Mercedes-Benz models Star Assembly, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mercedes-Benz AG, expanded its production portfolio and officially started the assembly of electric...

Agentic AI company Wonderful enters Romanian market, appoints Lucia Stoicescu as Country Manager

Global enterprise AI agent platform Wonderful announced on Monday, October 13, that it entered the Romanian market and appointed Lucia Stoicescu as Country Manager. Founded in early 2025 by Bar Winkler (CEO) and Roey Lalazar (CTO), Wonderful...

Meze Audio 105 Silva are the bucolic listening headphones audiophiles will adore –the Romanian answer to ‘hygge’

Why you can trust TechRadar We spend hours testing every product or service we review, so you can be sure you're buying the best. Find out more about how we test. Meze Audio 105 Silva: Two-minute review The Meze Audio 105 Silva are open-back...

Metropolis Foundation starts construction of EUR 16.5 mln pediatric psychiatry hospital in Bucharest

The Metropolis Foundation announced the start of construction works on Romania’s largest pediatric psychiatry hospital, a project valued at over EUR 16.5 million. The new facility will be built within Bucharest’s “Prof. Dr. Alexandru Obregia”...

HGK Shipping names new diesel-electric gas carrier

German shipping and logistics company Häfen und Güterverkehr Köln AG (HGK Shipping) has named its latest diesel-electric, future-fuel-ready gas tanker in Rotterdam. Courtesy of Maritime Filming Group/HGK The vessel, Gas 96, was named in Rotterdam...

Real estate company generates 100 million kilowatt-hours of renewable energy: a milestone in sustainability

The generation of 100 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of renewable energy by Fortress Real Estate Investments since the launch of its first rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) installation in 2017 spells a sustainability milestone. Fortress, South...

‘In the Western European left, there’s a desire to put up a wall and ignore what’s happening in the east’

First published in Spanish at Ctxt. Translation by Adam Novak from Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières. Denys Gorbach (Kryvyi Rih, 1984) is a sociologist. The research from his doctoral thesis at Sciences Po (Paris) is contained in the book The...

The ethnic Romanians in Istria

The ethnic Romanian community in Croatia, in Istria peninsula, is one of the least known ethnic Romanian communities from outside Romania's borders. The History Show Steliu Lambru, 13.10.2025, 14:00 Romania’s neighbours the Republic of Moldova,...

“Robot Cellist” to perform in Bucharest during expo-conference GoTech World 2025

“The Robot Cellist,” the visionary project of international artist Fredrik Gran, will perform during GoTech World 2025, the largest IT and digital solutions expo-conference for the business environment in Central and Eastern Europe. Created by...

Romania launches first AI Factory as part of European innovation network

Romania is one of six European countries recently selected to develop a new artificial intelligence and supercomputing center under the EuroHPC – AI Factories program. The project, known as the AI Factory, will be Romania’s first national AI...

Romanian company Caress Society invests RON 17.6 mln in eco-friendly cosmetics factory

Romanian cosmetics company Caress Society has announced plans to build a modern production facility in Filipeștii de Tîrg, Prahova County, with a total investment of RON 17.6 million (some EUR 3.5 million). The project will be co-financed through...

Romania registers annual 0.3% GDP growth in Q2 2025

Romania’s gross domestic product (GDP) registered a 0.3% increase in the second quarter of 2025 compared to the same period of 2024, and 2.3% on the seasonally adjusted series, according to the National Institute of Statistics. The seasonally...

Romanian Army reportedly acquires drone detection systems from Germany’s Rheinmetall

Romania’s Defense Ministry has signed a contract worth RON 50.4 million with Rheinnmetall Automecanica, a subsidiary of the German defense industry giant Rheinmetall, for the delivery of drone detection systems, Economedia.ro reported. The radar...

Romania signs cooperation deal with OCCAR for acquisition of four multirole corvettes

Romania has signed a cooperation agreement with the Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR), marking the country’s first concrete step towards acquiring four combat corvettes through the European Multirole Corvette (EMC) programme, the...

Romania’s Hidroelectrica to install battery storage at its hydro power plants 

Romania’s Hidroelectrica plans to install energy storage systems across all its run-of-river hydropower plants to shift surplus daytime electricity to evening peak demand periods. The announcement was made by Bogdan Nicolae Badea, president of the...

Romania’s retail lending loses momentum in 2025 after 2024 surge

The average monthly volume of consumer loans in Romania increased by 11.4% y/y in January-August this year compared to 2024, after a sharp 63% y/y surge last year, according to data from the National Bank of Romania (BNR). The slowdown, visible in...

Romanian nationals charged with fraud, spent nearly $75K on Red Bull using stolen EBT cards

FRIDLEY, Minn. (CBS) — Two men are charged with fraud after they allegedly used stolen EBT cards to purchase energy drinks they would then sell to gas station owners at a profit. Charges filed in Anoka County, Minnesota, on Wednesday say a woman...

Romania’s Hidroelectrica to install battery storage at its hydro power plants

The state-owned utility aims to enhance grid flexibility by installing energy storage systems at all of its run-of-river hydropower plants. October 10, 2025 Marija Maisch Image: Image: Renardo la vulpo, WikiMedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 From ESS...

Are Romania’s battery manufacturing ambitions in danger?

The Romanian Ministry of Finance has terminated its financing agreement with the Czech company Tesla Energy Storage SRL (which is not a subsidiary of the US firm). The Czech-owned company was to receive 50 million euros in state aid for the...

Bucharest has the highest electricity price adjusted to purchasing power in Europe, study says

Bucharest ranks first in terms of electricity prices adjusted to purchasing power among 33 European capitals and ninth among EU states in terms of energy price, according to the Household Energy Price Index (or HEPI) for September. The HEPI report...