News about Romania

Skuleni Customs officers foiled an attempt to smuggle a shipment of drones and drone accessories out of the country.

The Romanian Ministry of Finance will allocate 100 million euros for a program for Romanians living abroad who want to start a business in the country. The program is called “Diaspora Investește Acasă” (“Diaspora Investește Acasă”). The program provides loans up to 500,000 euros, with a grant component of up to 60% of the investment loan, but not more than 200,000 euros.

The Moldovan leadership strongly condemned the drone attack on the city of Galati (Romania). The incident caused damage to a residential building, an explosion and subsequent fire.

A drone hit a residential high-rise building in the eastern Romanian city of Galati, the Inspectorate for Emergency Situations said. The impact caused an explosion. A fire started in one of the apartments. According to preliminary information, two people were injured. About 70 residents were evacuated from the building, some of them left the building on their own.

Representatives of customs authorities, border police and law enforcement agencies from Moldova, Romania, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, Hungary and Italy, as well as representatives of international and regional organizations, including FRONTEX, OLAF, EUROPOL, ICMPD and SELEC, participated in an international conference on combating illicit trafficking of goods held in Bucharest on 26 May.

Romania’s Culture Minister Andras Istvan Demeter resigned on Monday, May 25, following the scandal caused by the publication of an audio recording in which he reportedly makes harsh remarks about “national interests.”

Prime Minister Alexandru Munteanu announced the organization of a national event “Strong City Halls – Developed Localities” to be held on May 29 at the Great National Assembly Square.

The European Commission said Thursday it has sharply lowered its forecast for Romania’s economic growth in 2026 to 0.1 percent from 1.1 percent projected last fall.

The Proprietatea Foundation contributes capital of more than 10 million euros to the National Company “Constanta Seaport Administration” from its own funds.

Romanian company Oves Enterprise has developed a low-cost cruise missile controlled by artificial intelligence. Its launch weight is only 55 kg (20 kg of propellant, 10 kg warhead), and its range is 200 km.

Romanian barley of the new harvest is currently contracted at prices lower than Ukrainian barley of the harvest-2026. That is, this Romanian grain now looks more competitive on export markets, ASAP Agri experts report.

Romania’s economy contracted by 1.7% in unadjusted terms in the first three months of the year compared to the same quarter of 2025 and by 0.2% compared to the previous quarter, according to data released on Wednesday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).

The market of tourist and historical real estate has again received a loud signal: the legendary Bran Castle in Romania, known to the world as “Count Dracula’s castle”, has come under the control of American capital.

Since the announcement of the crisis on the Romanian oil and oil products market until now, the Romanian state has approved 30 applications for diesel exports, most of which are aimed at supplies to neighboring countries.

Romanian company Electrica announced the completion of the full acquisition of Electrica Furnizare Grup SRL – Chisinau from its subsidiary Electrica Furnizare S.A., according to a statement published on the Bucharest Stock Exchange.

The first cherries have appeared in Romanian retailers. The price per kilogram is 80-100 RON/kg.

Transport company JSC “Ukrzaliznytsia” reported about the expansion of its capabilities in international logistics. In cooperation with UZ Cargo Poland and CTC branch LISKI, a regular cargo flight between Romania and Ukraine was launched the other day.

The Romanian government headed by Ilie Bolojan has resigned after a vote of no confidence initiated by opposition forces. According to media reports, the initiative was supported by 281 parliamentarians with the required minimum of 233 votes.

The Romanian leu weakened to a new historic low against the euro on Monday, according to the National Bank of Romania (NBR).

The acquiring company may simply not have the money for it.