Romania

Via Transilvanica, the long-distance trail that crosses Romania, will apply to be the first accredited long-distance route in the country after government issued the methodological norms regulating the hiking trails of national interest

The Black Sea 200 Regatta 2025, Romania’s first non-stop offshore regatta with a 200 nautical mile route, will start tomorrow with expected end before 27 July; at its first edition, the event brings together more than 10 boats from Romania and Bulgaria

VAT has been risen from 19 to 21% on most goods (11% on food, medicines, books, public utilities, district heating, water and sewage services), excise duties on fuel and alcohol brought up 10%, public-sector wage freezed to curb a surging budget deficit

Danube Delta came alive yesterday with the 5th edition of the women’s perch fishing competition in Mira 23; the contest is inspired by the local tradition of Mira 23 where, as the fishing ban ends, the women of the village head out to catch perch

Romgaz has opened court proceedings to dissolve Greenpeace Romania for insolvency after it attempted to block work on the Neptun Deep gas project; it is an unprecedented legal attempt by a Romanian state entity to shut down an environmental organisation

With a 65% turnout, the highest since 1996, Romania elected a centrist president, the moderate mayor of Bucharest Nicușor Dan, in a major surprise after an intense campaign in which voters looked likely to propel another hard-right populist

Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu resigned as the candidate backed by his ruling coalition performed poorly in the first round of Romania’s presidential elections and a far-right candidate came out on top

After bringing bisons and beavers back to Făgăraş Mountains, Conservation Carpathia, working since 2009 to establish a world-class nature reserve in Romania's Carpathians, is working to reintroduce vultures, benefitting the ecosystem and local communities

With 77 deaths per million inhabitants, Romania still has the highest road accident rate in the European Union, despite a 4% drop in 2024 compared to the previous year

Banca Transilvania, Romania's largest financial group, recorded substantial growth in 2024 thanks to both organic expansion and the strategic acquisition of the branches of the Hungarian OTP group in Romania, approaching a net profit of €1 billion

Romania maintains its forecast to double electricity production by 2032 and become a major energy exporter in the region, Energy Minister Sebastian Burduja stated

The National History Museum of Romania has appointed Ovidiu Țentea as its new interim director; born in 1974 in Dumbrăveni, he is a recognised specialist in ancient history and archaeology