Today Thursday, July 23, 2026 in the Romanian Newspapers

Lockheed Martin Signs MoUs With Aerostar And MarcTel For Future AN/TPQ-53 Radars In Romania Lockheed Martin signed two Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with Aerostar and MarcTel at the 2026 Farnborough Air Show, held on July 21, to support industrial cooperation for future AN/TPQ-53 radars in Romania. Jul 23, 2026

New Car Registrations In Romania Flat YoY In January-June 2026 The number of new car registrations in Romania was flat at 64,850 vehicles from January through June compared with the same period in 2025, with the local market ranking 17th in Europe, according (…) Jul 23, 2026   The Ministry of Foreign Affairs recalls three romanian consuls general The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Thursday the recall of Romania’s consuls general in São Paulo, Nantes, and Frankfurt am Main. The three diplomats are accused of failing to fulfill their (…) Jul 23, 2026   The PSD has submitted an amendment to exempt healthcare positions from the hiring freeze PSD lawmaker and former Health Minister Alexandru Rogobete announced Thursday that PSD lawmakers have submitted an amendment calling for healthcare positions to be exempted from the hiring freeze. (…) Jul 23, 2026   Education union members refuse to participate in discussions on the new pay law Education union federations announced Thursday in a joint press release that they will not participate in the discussions scheduled for Thursday at the Ministry of Labor regarding the new pay law. Jul 23, 2026   Survey. Romanians Prefer Local Destinations And Short Stays To Spend Their Holidays Most Romanians choose to spend their holidays in the country, opt for stays of three to four days and prefer to organize their trips independently rather than resort to travel agencies, according (…) Jul 23, 2026   Central Bank: Romania Private Lending Up 8.4% YoY In June 2026 Romania's private lending (loans to non-government sector granted by credit institutions) reached RON473.7 billion at the end of June 2026, 1.9% higher than in May 2026 and 8.4% higher than in (…) Jul 23, 2026   Reformist PAS still tops preferences in Republic of Moldova but majority oppose union with Romania Moldovan president Maia Sandu's Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) remains at the top of voter preferences for the parliamentary elections, according to an IMAS poll conducted in June. The same (…) Jul 23, 2026   US brokerage giant Interactive Brokers adds Bucharest Stock Exchange companies on its platform Interactive Brokers, the American brokerage giant with more than 5 million clients, USD 775 billion in assets, and more than 4 million trades processed daily across 170 markets, has added shares (…) Jul 23, 2026   Western Romania: Restored Iosefin Water Tower to open to the public for Timi?oara City Celebration The restoration and repurposing of the Water Tower in Timi?oara’s Iosefin district have been completed, the Timi?oara City Hall announced. The edifice, which has been repurposed into a cultural (…) Jul 23, 2026   Sailor aboard gas tanker hit near Romanian waters dies in hospital One of the sailors injured following the explosion that occurred aboard the Gas Lisbon vessel while it was transiting the Black Sea near Romania’s territorial waters has died. The sailor who died (…) Jul 23, 2026   Statistics Office: Romanian Construction Works Up 12.4% YoY In January-May 2026 The volume of construction works in Romania increased by 12.4% in unadjusted data and by 11.3% when adjusted for the number of working days and seasonality, in January-May 2026 compared to the (…) Jul 23, 2026   Romania appeals Brussels Court decision blocking ROMATSA funds over Pfizer dispute Romania’s Ministry of Finance has filed an appeal against the decision of the Brussels Court of First Instance by which Eurocontrol blocked the payment of amounts owed to the Romanian Air Traffic (…) Jul 23, 2026   Bucharest exhibitions: Pop art, photos by Cristian Mungiu at upcoming season of Art Safari The upcoming season of Art Safari will host exhibitions dedicated to pop art, the reality of climate change, and photography by filmmaker Cristian Mungiu, in addition to a show focused on (…) Jul 23, 2026   Germany’s Draexlmaier Readies Entry on Military Segment in Timisoara German group Draexlmaier, a major player in Romania automotive industry, is moving toward the defense industry: the Sisteme de Productie Cablaje SRL subsidiary of Timisoara, wholly owned by Lisa (…) Jul 23, 2026   Romanian Irina Stoian appointed chief AI commercial officer at market research firm NielsenIQ Irina Stoian has been appointed chief AI commercial officer at NielsenIQ, one of the world's largest market research firms and a leader in the consumer intelligence segment, with operations in (…) Jul 23, 2026   Prefera Foods Successfully Finalizes EUR5M Bond Issue Listed in 2021 Prefera Foods, a leading player on Romania canned food market, founded by entrepreneur Raul Ciurtin, on July 23 made the payment of the principal, with a gross value of EUR500 per financial (…) Jul 23, 2026   Five feature films, 26 shorts compete at Anonimul Festival in Romania’s Danube Delta A total of 26 short films will compete in the national and international short film competitions, while five feature films will vie for the Anonimul Trophy at the 23rd edition of the Anonimul (…) Jul 23, 2026