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Thunderkick Boosts Romanian iGaming Exposure with MaxBet
Gambling News - New York
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June 26, 2025
Thunderkick, a slot developer that focuses on building unique and innovative titles, has expanded further into the Eastern European iGaming market through a partnership with Romanian online casino operator MaxBet. MaxBet Romania Welcomes Games by...
Eastern Romania: Iași City Hall completes EUR 60 mln tender for new tram, bus depot
Romania Insider
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June 26, 2025
Local officials in Iași, eastern Romania, announced on Wednesday, June 26, the completion of a EUR 60 million tender for the construction of a new tram and bus depot. According to the mayor, the facility will be built to be energy independent....
EBRD sells Romanian retail chain La Cocos to market leader Schwarz Group
Romania Insider
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June 26, 2025
The financial investors who took over the Romanian retailer with a rapid expansion, La Cocos, are selling their 70% stake to Schwarz Group – the market leader that operates the Lidl and Kaufland chains. The founder of the chain expects the German...
Michelle Obama comes to Romania to headline major tech and business event in Bucharest
Romania Insider
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June 26, 2025
Former US First Lady Michelle Obama will visit Romania for the first time this September to speak at the second edition of Impact Bucharest, the largest business and tech event in Southeastern Europe. Scheduled for September 17–18, the event will...
Eurowind Energy invests €174.8 million in solar park in Romania
Energy Global
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June 26, 2025
Eurowind Energy has announced the development of a new solar park in Visina, Dâmbovita County. With an installed capacity of 220 MW, the project will be the company’s largest in Romania and one of the largest nationwide. The total estimated...
Romanian wage growth slows sharply in April, signalling end of high-growth period
BNE Intellinews
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Romania’s average net wage (chart) posted its weakest real-terms growth in over a year in April, marking a shift from nearly two years of rapid income expansion, the National Institute of Statistics reported. Adjusted for inflation using the...
Romania extends investment in solar for public institutions
pv-magazine
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June 20, 2025
Romania’s Ministry of Energy is backing 47 solar projects to produce electricity for self-consumption in schools, hospitals, city halls and other public institutions. It has now supported more than 1,000 such contracts, together reaching a...
Romanian group Simtel receives go-ahead for EUR 30 mln corporate bond program
Romania Insider
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June 20, 2025
Simtel (BVB: SMTL), an engineering and technology group listed on the Main Market of the Bucharest Stock Exchange, announced on Thursday, June 19, that the Romanian Financial Supervisory Authority has approved the base prospectus for a corporate...
Ukraine exported about 200,000 tons of agricultural products by road in June
APK Inform
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As of June 23, the export of agricultural products by road transport through Ukraine’s western border checkpoints since the beginning of the month amounted to 198.8 thousand tons, which is 15.6% less compared to the same period in May. This was...
Romania’s Sphera Franchise opens chocolate & ice cream café in Italy
Romania Insider
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June 20, 2025
Sphera Franchise Group, the largest food service group in Romania, has opened its first Cioccolatitaliani store in the seaside resort of Riccione, in Italy’s Rimini tourist area. This marks the official launch of Sphera Group’s development plan...
Romanian developer STC Partners purchases land for residential project in Pipera
Romania Insider
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June 20, 2025
Real estate developer STC Partners has finalized the acquisition of a plot of land in Pipera, on the northern edge of Bucharest, where it will develop the residential project Quartier Pipera. The plot has a surface area of over 1.6 hectares and...
CCP Climate Lawfare Against U.S. Energy Exposed Before Senate Judiciary Committee
Breitbart
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June 26, 2025
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is financially backing left-wing climate lawfare in the United States, and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, and dark money expert Scott Walter revealed the shady details while testifying...
Romania’s construction output down 0.5% y/y in April after buoyant Q1
Romania Insider
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June 20, 2025
The construction works volume in Romania decreased by 0.5% y/y in gross terms and by 2.8% in workday and seasonal adjusted terms in April, after it boasted a robust 10.6% y/y advance in Q1 (largely on low base effects), according to data published...
Construction costs allegedly unpaid for three more expo pavilions
Japan Times
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June 20, 2025
Construction costs for three more foreign pavilions at the ongoing 2025 Osaka Expo allegedly remain unpaid to subcontractors, sources said Thursday. The total amount of unpaid costs for the German, Serbian and Romanian pavilions are said to reach...
Romania Evacuates Citizens from Middle East Conflict Zone
Mezha
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June 20, 2025
Today, June 20, Romania successfully evacuated 121 citizens who were in the armed conflict zone in the Middle East, along with their families. Another 37 people are expected to arrive shortly. Two military aircraft were involved in this operation,...
One year before deadline, Romania risks losing 27% of Resilience Facility funding
Romania Insider
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June 26, 2025
The European Commission imposed "firm and rigorous conditions" for the investments funded under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR), and this resulted in an estimated risk of losing EUR 7.8 billion (27%) out of a total envelope of EUR...
Romania’s Timișoara announces plans for two new bridges over Bega River
Romania Insider
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June 20, 2025
The mayor of Timișoara, Dominic Fritz, announced on Friday, June 20, that two new bridges over the Bega River will be built in the city. The bridges will be financed with EU-backed funds worth over RON 130 million. The bridges in question are the...
LONGi powers Romania’s energy transitionwith BC technology
PV Tech
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LONGi has deployed 54.1MW of its Hi-MO 9 back contact (BC) modules at a solar park in Romania’s Arad county. Developed for NEPI Rockcastle (a SOLPOWER Energy subsidiary) and engineered by EPC partner Enevo Group, this utility-scale...
Romania: R.Power building 254MWh BESS, Electrica procuring 70MWh EPC works
Energy Storage News
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June 19, 2025
R.Power in Romania The company will start construction on the 127MW/254MWh Scornicesti battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Romania in Q3 2025. It will connect to the high-voltage network of transmission system operator (TSO)...
Eurowind Energy is developing its largest solar park in Romania
CEENERGYNEWS
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June 26, 2025
Eurowind Energy, a Danish renewable energy company, is constructing a new solar plant in Vișina, Dâmbovița County. The 220-megawatt (MW) installation will be the company’s largest project in Romania and one of the largest in the country. The...