Today Wednesday, June 17, 2026 in the Romanian Newspapers

Romanian-American University Launches the School of Architecture with an Integrated Bachelor's and Master's Program in English and a Dual Romanian-American Degree Romanian-American University announces the launch of its School of Architecture, a new academic initiative that brings to Romania an international educational model built around a six-year integrated Bachelor's and Master's degree program, taught in English and developed in partnership with (…) Jun 17, 2026

Bucharest municipality to seek EUR 350 mln EBRD loan for public transport investments Bucharest City Hall plans to contract a loan of up to EUR 350 million from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to finance public transport investments, including tram (…) Jun 17, 2026   Romanian tour operator Christian Tour to go public after EUR 30 mln IPO Tour operator Christian Tour (BVB: TRIP) will be listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) on Monday, June 22, after an Initial Public Offering (IPO) of shares that raised RON 149 million (EUR (…) Jun 17, 2026   Aukera Energy completes first stage of major 500 MWh BESS project in Romania Aukera Energy, a pan-European renewable energy and battery storage platform backed by AtlasInvest, Reggeborgh, and Belgium's sovereign wealth fund SFPIM, has commissioned the first phase of its (…) Jun 17, 2026   Romanian company completes modernisation of 19 electric locomotives under PNRR RELOC Craiova, part of the GRAMPET Group, has completed the modernisation of 19 ELASMO electric locomotives under a project financed through Romania’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR), (…) Jun 17, 2026   wiiw sees investment boom in Romania against slower regional activity Foreign direct investment (FDI) continued to weaken across most of Central, Eastern, and Southeast Europe in 2025, but Romania stood out with one of the strongest performances in the region, (…) Jun 17, 2026   Support for second Romanian PM-designate Adrian Vestea turns increasingly uncertain Romania’s prime minister-designate Adrian Vestea (PNL, yet not backed by his party) in the evening of June 17 announced that he would come up with a cabinet formed by representatives of the Social (…) Jun 17, 2026   Romanian proptech startup VAUNT enters US market with first New York client Romanian proptech startup VAUNT has signed its first client in the United States, marking a major step in its international expansion strategy. The company announced a partnership with New (…) Jun 17, 2026   Romanian handball player Lorena Ostase nominated for EHF Excellence Awards 2026 Romania’s Lorena Ostase has been nominated for the EHF Excellence Awards 2026, the annual distinctions recognizing the best performers in European handball. The nomination was announced by the (…) Jun 17, 2026   Accesa IT Systems Posts 38.8% Growth In Revenue To Almost RON343M In 2025 Accesa IT Systems, the main entity of the Cluj-Napoca-based IT services group by the same name, posted RON342.8 million (EUR68 million) revenue in 2025, up 38.8% on 2024, while net profit rose to (…) Jun 17, 2026   UNIQA Asigurari And UNIQA Asigurari De Viata End Q1, 2026 With 6% Rise In Gross Written Premiums UNIQA Romania, which operates in Romania through UNIQA Asigurari (general insurance) and UNIQA Asigurari de Viata (life insurance), posted gross written premiums of EUR43 million at the end of the (…) Jun 16, 2026   Electrica Wins Public Tender For Cogeneration Project In Craiova Electrica (stock symbol: EL), a leading player on Romania's electricity wholesale and supply market, has won a contract for the construction of a new thermal energy production system for the (…) Jun 16, 2026   Eurial Invest Becomes Dealer For Chinese Electric Vehicle Brand XPENG Eurial Invest, the only authorized dealer in Romania representing all four Stellantis brands: Peugeot, Citroën, DS Automobiles, and Opel, introduces a new brand to its portfolio and becomes dealer (…) Jun 16, 2026   Allianz-Tiriac Asigurari Achieves Record Milestone With RON1.1B Total Underwriting In Q1/2026, Up 21% YoY In the first quarter of 2026, Insurance company Allianz-Tiriac Asigurari achieved a record milestone by registering a gross underwriting volume of RON1.1 billion, up 21.5% against the same period (…) Jun 16, 2026   Christian Tour Starts On Bucharest Stock Exchange On June 22, After Raising RON150M Via IPO On Monday, June 22, Christian Tour will officially debut on the main market of the Bucharest Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol TRIP, thus becoming the first tour operator listed on the local (…) Jun 16, 2026   Leroy Merlin Romania: RON 3.7 Billion Turnover in 2025, Up 9% Following Sustained Investments in Digitalization and Expansion Leroy Merlin, a retailer specializing in construction, home improvement, decoration and gardening products, closed 2025 with a turnover of approximately RON 3.7 billion, marking an increase of (…) Jun 16, 2026   Symfonia Group unifies Romanian operations under local leadership Symfonia Group, a Central European cloud and AI-powered software company, announced it would consolidate its Romanian operations under a single local leadership. As such, its two Romanian (…) Jun 16, 2026   PwC: AI-related job postings grew eight times faster than overall labor market The number of job postings requiring AI skills has grown eight times faster than the overall labor market over the past five years, according to the PwC AI Jobs Barometer 2026 study, based on the (…) Jun 16, 2026