Today Thursday, August 20, 2026 in the Romanian Newspapers

Siegfried Mure?an: “The PSD must not return to power.” What the new government should do MEP Siegfried Mure?an argues that the PSD is no longer credible enough to continue governing and calls for the measures adopted by the Bolojan government to reduce waste and the budget deficit to be maintained. Aug 20, 2026

Grindeanu: The pay law is “sublime”; the problem is that it “is completely absent” PSD President Sorin Grindeanu criticizes the lack of a public draft of the new salary law, just a few hours before the meeting at Cotroceni Palace and ten days before the PNRR deadline. Aug 20, 2026   Miru??: Marine drone loaded with explosives destroyed by two Romanian F-16s in the Black Sea A marine drone loaded with explosives was destroyed by the Romanian Army near the Neptun Deep platform in the Black Sea after it was identified a few hundred meters from the gas extraction site, (…) Aug 20, 2026   British-Romanian Chamber of Commerce appoints Felicia Alexandru as Executive Director The British-Romanian Chamber of Commerce (BRCC) announced the appointment of Felicia Alexandru as Executive Director on Tuesday, August 18. The appointment comes at a time of growing economic (…) Aug 20, 2026   Romanian F-16 destroys maritime drone near Neptun Deep gas platform in the Black Sea A Romanian F-16 fighter jet destroyed a maritime drone near the Neptun Deep offshore gas platform in the Black Sea on Thursday, August 20, interim defense minister Radu Miru?? announced. The (…) Aug 20, 2026   STRABAG PFS to enter Romanian market through acquisition of Brenneka companies STRABAG Property and Facility Services (STRABAG PFS), a subsidiary of the European construction group STRABAG, agreed to acquire 100% of Romanian companies Brenneka Install and Samivo Instal. The (…) Aug 20, 2026   Romanian energy authority ANRE approves mechanism to reward voluntary consumption reduction Households and companies in Romania could be financially rewarded if they agree to consume less electricity during certain periods, according to a new regulation approved by Romania’s energy (…) Aug 20, 2026   Electrica Shareholders OK Contracting Loans of Up To EUR250M to Build New Electricity Production Capacities in Craiova, RON8.7B for Centralization of Existing Credit Facilities Electrica shareholders during Thursday’s general meeting approved taking out loans of up to EUR250 million (the equivalent in RON) to finance the construction of new electricity production (…) Aug 20, 2026   Illegal zoo in Romania’s Dâmbovi?a County shut down over animal mistreatment Romania’s National Environmental Guard announced that it closed an unauthorized wildlife facility in Dâmbovi?a County and issued fines totaling RON 220,000. The authority also filed a criminal (…) Aug 20, 2026   Romania Finance Ministry Lists Fidelis Govt Bonds Worth RON1.3B on BVB The Ministry of Finance (MF) attracted, in August, RON 1.3bn (RON 423.6mn for bonds issued in RON and EUR 168mn for bonds issued in EUR), through the eighth offer for selling government bonds (…) Aug 20, 2026   TAROM to name second new Boeing 737 MAX after Romanian Olympic champion Ivan Patzaichin Romanian flag carrier TAROM will name the second Boeing 737 MAX joining its renewed fleet after Olympic canoeing champion Ivan Patzaichin. The agreement allowing the airline to use his name was (…) Aug 20, 2026   MedLife Takes Over 75% in Romanian Company Qualipat MedLife group has signed a transaction to acquire a 75% stake in Qualipat, a Romanian company specializing in pathological anatomy, immunohistochemistry, and molecular diagnostics. Aug 20, 2026   Romanian recruitment platform eJobs sees 10-year low in applications for jobs abroad Fewer than 55,000 applications for jobs abroad have been registered by Romanian online recruitment platform eJobs from January to August, accounting for only 0.6% of the total applications on the (…) Aug 20, 2026   Cris-Tim Family Holding Ends H1/2026 with RON567M Revenues, Up 6%, RON63.6M Net Profit, 34% Higher YOY Cris-Tim Family Holding, a producer of cold cuts and ready meals, in the first half of 2026 posted RON567 million revenues, up 6%, and RON63.6 million net profit, 34% higher than in H1/2025. Aug 20, 2026   Romania's first Silent Reading Party aboard a train to take place on Bucharest-Constan?a route Romania's first Silent Reading Party aboard a train is set to take place on August 22 on the Bucharest–Constan?a route. The event, organized by the C?rture?ti Foundation, is part of the national (…) Aug 20, 2026   Statistics Office: Romania Construction Works Up 20% in June. H1/2026 Advance Reaches 13.9% The volume of construction works in Romania rose by 20% in June against the same period of 2025, with the six-month growth hitting 13.9%, in line with data provided by the country's statistics (…) Aug 20, 2026   USR seeks to abolish special admission exams organised by top Romanian high schools Romania's reformist Save Romania Union (USR) has submitted a bill seeking to abolish special admission exams that high schools and colleges can organise alongside the national assessment, arguing (…) Aug 20, 2026   Fiscal measures improved significantly Romanian public health system funding, analysis shows The fiscal measures legislated by Romania last year have significantly improved the public health system, according to an analysis carried out by Economica.net. Thus, the National Health Insurance (…) Aug 20, 2026