Today Friday, January 23, 2026 in the Romanian Newspapers

Romania to be guest of honor at Frankfurt Book Fair 2028 Romania will be the guest of honor at the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2028 and will manage a pavilion of approximately 1,500–2,000 sqm, according to a memorandum approved by the Romanian government on Thursday, January 22. The government approved the interinstitutional framework for preparing and (…) Jan 23, 2026

Survey finds Romanians enter 2026 cautious, focused on spending control and savings Romanians are entering the new year with cautious expectations about their financial situation, according to a new survey conducted by Raiffeisen Bank Romania in partnership with Appinio. More (…) Jan 23, 2026   Family of British teenager lost in Romanian mountains says it has accepted the loss The family of George Smyth, the student of the University of Bristol lost in Romania's Bucegi Mountains since November 23, 2025, said they now accept the loss, BBC reported. Smyth set off from (…) Jan 23, 2026   Romania to install 400 radar cameras to monitor traffic Romania’s National Company for Road Infrastructure Administration, or CNAIR, has launched a tender for the purchase of 400 video cameras equipped with radar and other necessary equipment for (…) Jan 23, 2026   The Village on the Edge of the World. Writing and Surviving Ceau?escu's Romania: Work by Nobel laureate Herta Müller released in English translation Herta Müller's The Village on the Edge of the World, a reflection on life behind the Iron Curtain, is due for release by Pegasus Books this May. The book, translated into English by Kate (…) Jan 23, 2026   Union with Romania would ensure peace for the Republic of Moldova, Maia Sandu says Union with Romania would be one of the ways that would ensure the Republic of Moldova will remain part of the free world and will live in peace, Moldovan president Maia Sandu said on Thursday, (…) Jan 23, 2026   .lumen teams up with Orange to provide assistive mobility technology for the visually impaired in Romania Orange Romania and deeptech startup .lumen have signed a strategic partnership aimed at improving independent mobility for people with visual impairments. Under the agreement, the partners will (…) Jan 23, 2026   Romania’s crowdfunding market up 140% y/y in 2025 There were almost 7,000 fundraising campaigns in Romania last year – that is, approximately 19 per day – and they managed to raise a total of over EUR 450,000 (+140% y/y), according to 4fund.com (…) Jan 23, 2026   Romania's president remains cautious, but leaves door open for Board of Peace Arriving in Brussels for the European Council on January 22, Romanian president Nicu?or Dan stated that the transatlantic relationship has returned "to normal parameters," implying Donald Trump's (…) Jan 23, 2026   Samus Tec Invests EUR5.5M in Concrete Product Plant Samus Tec of Dej, Cluj county, specializing in concrete and precast concrete products manufacturing, owned by Ioan Tecar, one of the most powerful local entrepreneurs, will invest EUR5.5 million (…) Jan 23, 2026   Penny says Romania remains strategic market, plans EUR 3 bln investments in 10 years Discount store chain Penny sees the Romanian market as a "strategic" one and is moving forward with development, targeting investments of EUR 3 billion locally in the next decade (starting in (…) Jan 23, 2026   Polish Zabka rises target for Froo chain in Romania from 4,000 to 7,600 units After opening 118 units in 2025 and reaching a total of 173 Froo stores in Romania, Polish retailer Zabka has upgraded the target for the chain from 4,000 to 7,600 units, Ziarul Financiar (…) Jan 23, 2026   Pharmacy Chain Myosotis Sees 2025 Turnover Rise 18% YOY Myosotis, a pharmacy brand with over three-decade history, started in Galati, boosted its receipts by around 18% in 2025. Jan 23, 2026   Fondul Proprietatea shareholders seek independent valuation of Bucharest Airports stake Several shareholders of Fondul Proprietatea have asked the investment fund to seek an independent valuation of its 20% stake in Bucharest Airports (CNAB), amid plans by the Romanian state to buy (…) Jan 23, 2026   Shares of Digi Communications surge by 7.5% on January 22 amid broad recovery at Bucharest Exchange The price of the shares of Romanian telecom group Digi Communications rallied by an impressive 7.5% on January 22 – an outstanding advance even considering the broad recovery of all the prices at (…) Jan 23, 2026   Romania’s government reviews reorganisation plan at steel mill Liberty Galati The inter-governmental committee set up last September by Romania to tackle the fate of the troubled steel mill Liberty Galati (part of global Liberty Steel, in pre-insolvency), which owes over (…) Jan 23, 2026   The Celebration of the Élysée Treaty at the Internationale Deutsche Schule Bukarest (iDSBU) – 63 Years of the Power of Dialogue The Ambassadors of France and Germany met at the Internationale Deutsche Schule Bukarest (iDSBU) to mark 63 years since the signing of the Élysée Treaty, using the anniversary not only as a (…) Jan 23, 2026   Ikea opens Plan and Order Point in Bra?ov Furniture retailer Ikea announced the opening of a new Plan and Order Point in Bra?ov, central Romania. The new studio operates in the same location as the former Pick-up Point, in Magnolia (…) Jan 23, 2026