Today Wednesday, August 19, 2026 in the Romanian Newspapers

Colliers: Nearly third of leasing demand in Romania’s logistics market comes from manufacturing Approximately 28% of publicly announced leasing transactions in the first half of 2026 involved manufacturing space, almost double last year’s share and well above the typical 10-15% range, according to Colliers’ report on the real estate market’s performance in the first half of the year. At (…) Aug 19, 2026

Why some renewable energy projects never reach the grid Our renewable energy market is in a new stage. The number of MW announced, the pace of new developments and the volume of capital entering the market alone no longer tell the full story. We see (…) Aug 19, 2026   Romania had highest inflation in EU in July 2026 despite decrease Romania still has the highest inflation in the European Union, at 8.2% in July, even though the rate fell from 9.2% in the previous month, according to data published by Eurostat on Wednesday, (…) Aug 19, 2026   Romanian real estate developer IMPACT appoints Iulia Iana as CEO of Finance & Sales IMPACT Developer & Contractor (BVB: IMP), a major Romanian builder listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange, announced the appointment of Iulia Iana as CEO of IMPACT Finance & Sales, a (…) Aug 19, 2026   Transilvania International Film Festival returns to Timi?oara for third edition in September The Transilvania International Film Festival, or TIFF, is set to return to Timi?oara, western Romania, from September 17 to 20, at Cinema Timi?, Cinema Studio, FABER and Capitol Summer Garden. (…) Aug 19, 2026   Romania launches youth advisory council on climate and environmental policy The Environment Ministry, the Youth Platform for Sustainability, and UNICEF Romania have opened applications for a new Youth Advisory Council on Climate and the Environment. The body will comprise (…) Aug 19, 2026   Bogdan Ivan: The project for new energy storage facilities “sat in a drawer for four months” Former Energy Minister Bogdan Ivan says that the project announced by Bolojan regarding the allocation of 150 million euros for new energy storage facilities came “almost half a year late.” This (…) Aug 19, 2026   The underground fire that won’t go out. Authorities in Arad are preparing an unusual solution The underground fire in the Lunca Mure?ului Natural Park remains active, despite rainfall in the area over the past 48 hours. The fire, which has affected approximately 30 hectares of forest land, (…) Aug 19, 2026   Romania has fewer and fewer job openings. Nearly 5,000 jobs have disappeared in one year The number of job openings in Romania fell to 26,500 in the second quarter of 2026, 1,800 fewer than in the first three months of the year and 4,900 below the level from the same period last year, (…) Aug 19, 2026   Balkanik Festival in Bucharest to feature monumental Brâncu?i-inspired multimedia installation A monumental sculpture inspired by Constantin Brâncu?i’s artistic principles will be presented at the 2026 Balkanik Festival in Bucharest’s Tei Park from August 28 to 30. The installation will be (…) Aug 19, 2026   “Viennese Gala” National Tour returns to Romania for Extraordinary Christmas Concerts The “Viennese Gala” National Tour will return to Romania this winter, bringing together on the same stage musicians from the renowned Orchestra di Teatro D’Opera Italiana and the Vox Opera for a (…) Aug 19, 2026   IKEA Romania Reports RON1.5B Turnover in 2025, Up 3.4% YOY. Profit Drops 71% Swedish furniture retailer IKEA in 2025 posted turnover worth RON1.5 billion (EUR298 million) in Romania, up 3.4% from 2024. Aug 19, 2026   Around 1,300 Romanian, allied soldiers take part in NATO Eagle Spearhead exercise Roughly 1,300 Romanian and foreign soldiers are taking part in the Eagle Spearhead exercise organized by the NATO Battle Group in Romania, according to Radio Bra?ov. The exercise is taking place (…) Aug 19, 2026   Underground fire affects 30 hectares in Romania’s Lunca Mure?ului Natural Park An underground fire burning in the dried-up bed of the Mure?ul Mort River has affected approximately 30 hectares of forest in western Romania’s Lunca Mure?ului Natural Park. The blaze began in (…) Aug 19, 2026   Cushman & Wakefield Echinox: Romanians Spent over EUR42B in Major Retail Chains in 2025, Up 5,6% YOY Romanians spent more than €42 billion in major retail chains in 2025, a total 5.6% higher than in 2024 and 77% above the 2019 level, according to the Romania Retail Snapshot 2026 published by the (…) Aug 19, 2026   Romanian president, prime minister signal opposition to Constitutional Court decision on integrity law Top officials in the Romanian government, including president Nicusor Dan, signalled their opposition to the Constitutional Court (CCR) decision establishing that the modified law governing the (…) Aug 19, 2026   Bucharest event aims to gather 20,000 people at 5.5 km table for Guinness record A 5.5 km table will be installed in central Bucharest on September 12 as part of an attempt to set a new Guinness World Record. Organizers of Masa Care Une?te (The Table That Unites) aim to seat (…) Aug 19, 2026   Statistical Office: Romania Registers Fewer Job Vacancies in Q2/2026 The number of job vacancies in Romania dropped by 4,900 in the second quarter of 2026, with 26.500 positions available, and the jobs vacancies rate declined by 0.09% from the same period of 2025, (…) Aug 19, 2026