Today Wednesday, July 8, 2026 in the Romanian Newspapers

Kärcher Set To Open Global Business Service Center In Timisoara Germany’s Kärcher Group, which operates three factories and a commercial business in Romania, will open a new company in August of this year to serve a Global Business Service Center in Timisoara; the project is intended to support the company’s global operations. In phase one, Kärcher will hire (…) Jul 8, 2026

Romania’s Central Bank Keeps Key Rate Unchanged At 6.5% A Year Romania's central bank has decided in its Board meeting on Wednesday (July 8, 2026) to keep its key interest rate unchanged at 6.5% a year. Jul 8, 2026   New legislative initiative seeks to grant Romanian citizenship to foreign spouses living abroad Romanian representatives for the diaspora part of the reformist center-right party Save Romania Union, or USR, have submitted a legislative initiative granting foreign citizens married to (…) Jul 8, 2026   Romania to spend 3.7% of GDP on defense and security in 2026, joins NATO drone procurement initiative Romania will raise its combined defense and security spending to 3.7% of GDP this year and has joined NATO's new Drone Edge initiative for joint drone procurement, president Nicu?or Dan announced (…) Jul 8, 2026   Ananda Group starts construction of Biruin?ei 75 residential project near Bucharest Romanian real estate developer Ananda Group started construction of its Biruin?ei 75 residential complex in Pope?ti-Leordeni, after obtaining the building permit for the project. Located about a (…) Jul 8, 2026   North Bucharest Investments Expands Its Portfolio Through a New Partnership with VIVO Residence North Bucharest Investments (NBI) continues to develop one of Romania's most comprehensive residential ecosystems by integrating VIVO Residence into its portfolio of partner developments. The new (…) Jul 8, 2026   Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey expand Black Sea mine countermeasure cooperation Romanian interim defense minister Radu Miruta signed, on the sidelines of the NATO Summit in Ankara, the Amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding with Bulgaria and Turkey, expanding the Mine (…) Jul 8, 2026   National quarantine for 30 days for sheep and goats. Measures imposed by ANSVSA The National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority (ANSVSA) announced on Wednesday that a 30-day quarantine will be established at the national level to isolate and combat Peste des Petits (…) Jul 8, 2026   UNTOLD announces final line-up: new names on the festival stages. Premiere: MEDUZA 3Live in Romania UNTOLD has announced the final line-up of the 2026 edition, which will take place from August 6 to 9 in Cluj-Napoca. The organizers have confirmed new artists, including Alan Walker, Solomun, (…) Jul 8, 2026   European Commission refers Romania to the CJEU over late payments to pharmacies The European Commission decided on Wednesday to refer Romania to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), accusing the Romanian state of failing to ensure timely payment to pharmacies, (…) Jul 8, 2026   Euro and Turkish lira top list of foreign currencies most in demand in Romania during summer holidays The most sought-after foreign currencies in Romania as the summer holiday season kicks up are the euro, the Turkish lira, and the Albanian lek, according to data from precious metal and forex (…) Jul 8, 2026   Study: Romanians remain worried about economy, but spending plans show signs of recovery Romanians remain deeply concerned about the country's economic outlook and rising prices, but are showing renewed interest in major purchases such as durable goods and home renovations, according (…) Jul 8, 2026   Radisson Blu Hotel Complex Bucharest secures EUR 123 mln refinancing The Radisson Blu Hotel Complex in Bucharest has secured a EUR 123 million refinancing facility in what owner Revetas Capital said is the largest financing ever completed for a single hospitality (…) Jul 8, 2026   Romanian firm leads ESA cybersecurity satellite mission launched on SpaceX Falcon 9 The Romanian subsidiary of the Spanish GMV Group has fully coordinated the first European Space Agency (ESA) mission led by a private Romanian company with the launch of the CyberCUBE satellite on (…) Jul 8, 2026   Cushman & Wakefield: Bucharest Still Among Europe’s Most Cost-Competitive Logistics Markets Romania’s logistics and industrial market remains one of the most competitive in Europe in terms of occupancy costs. With an average prime industrial rent of €4.8/ sq. m/ month, Bucharest ranks as (…) Jul 8, 2026   No risk of US troops withdrawing from NATO’s eastern flank, Romanian president says Romanian president Nicu?or Dan said on Wednesday, July 8, in Ankara, that he does not see a risk of US troops withdrawing from NATO’s eastern flank, implicitly from Romania. The topic of a troop (…) Jul 8, 2026   Romanian Customs Authority denies fake online story about cocaine seizure bearing Zelensky's image Romania's Customs Authority denied an online claim alleging that it seized 75 kilograms of cocaine packaged with images of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, describing the information as (…) Jul 8, 2026   PayPoint Services 2025 Turnover Down 7.3% YOY PayPoint Services, the company that operates the cash payments and electronic recharging services network PayPoint, in 2025 posted turnover worth RON277 million (EUR54.9 million), down 7.3% from 2024. Jul 8, 2026