Today Wednesday, August 5, 2026 in the Romanian Newspapers

AmCham: Romania still needs to pass test of reforms, political stability The sustainability of Romania's fiscal consolidation path, the still high budgetary deficit, and persistent macroeconomic imbalances remain key areas of concern, AmCham Romania has warned. The recent decision by Fitch to maintain the country's investment-grade rating at BBB- highlights (…) Aug 5, 2026

Environment Minister: PSD demands suspension of management plans for Natura 2000 sites Romania could lose billions of euros in EU funding if Parliament approves a PSD amendment suspending Natura 2000 management plans, acting Environment Minister Diana Buzoianu warns. Aug 5, 2026   Cristian Bu?oi: Reopening coal-fired power plants is extremely dangerous Romania's Energy Ministry warns that reopening closed coal-fired power plants could jeopardize more than €1 billion in EU funds and undermine the country's credibility with Brussels. Aug 5, 2026   Nicu?or Dan published the declarations of assets and interests of his life partner Romanian President Nicu?or Dan has published the asset and interest declarations of his partner, Mirabela Gr?dinaru, as Parliament debates a bill requiring public officials' life partners to (…) Aug 5, 2026   The capital reduces energy consumption. Ciucu established 25 measures Bucharest City Hall is implementing 25 energy-saving measures, including switching off illuminated billboards during peak hours, after the Romanian government declared a nationwide energy alert (…) Aug 5, 2026   Râ?nov Film and Histories Festival opens with concerts, outdoor screenings The Film and Histories Festival in Râ?nov (FFIR) opens this weekend its 18th edition, showcasing an extensive program of film screenings, concerts, debates, theatre performances, and other events. (…) Aug 5, 2026   Wolt launches split payments for group orders in Romania Wolt announced that it launched its Split Payments feature in Romania, allowing customers placing group orders to pay individually for their own items directly through the app. The feature went (…) Aug 5, 2026   Romania's industrial, logistics demand rises 11% in H1 as developers resume speculative projects Demand for industrial and logistics space in Romania increased by 11% year-on-year in the first half of 2026, reaching 569,000 sqm, according to a report by real estate consultancy Cushman & (…) Aug 5, 2026   A new major seismic retrofitting project in Bucharest: the Bulandra Theatre building at 1 Schitu M?gureanu Street to be reinforced and modernized Concelex, a leading Romanian construction company, will design and carry out the reinforcement, rehabilitation and modernization works for the building at 1 Schitu M?gureanu Street, which houses (…) Aug 5, 2026   Bucharest building housing Bulandra Theater to be reinforced, upgraded Romanian construction company Concelex will design and carry out the reinforcement, rehabilitation and modernization works for the building housing the Liviu Ciulei Hall of the Lucia Sturdza (…) Aug 5, 2026   Romanian cinema: Florin ?erban’s latest feature selected in Locarno Film Festival’s international competition The film You Don’t Belong Here, directed by Florin ?erban, will premiere at this year’s Locarno Film Festival, where it has been selected in the International Competition. The film explores the (…) Aug 5, 2026   Law Firm Filip & Company Assisted Bank Syndicate in 187M Funding to MOOV Leasing Law firm Filip & Company assisted the bank syndicate made up of UniCredit Bank, Banca Transilvania, Raiffeisen Bank, Exim Banca Romaneasca and ING Bank in granting an up to EUR187 million (…) Aug 5, 2026   Cushman & Wakefield Echinox: Industrial and Logistic Space Demand Up 11% in H1/2026 in Romania Romania’s industrial and logistics market maintained its positive momentum in the first half of 2026, supported by a visible acceleration in leasing activity during the second quarter, despite a (…) Aug 5, 2026   One United Properties reports EUR 106 mln in residential transactions in H1 2026 Romanian real estate developer One United Properties, listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange, said that it recorded residential transactions worth EUR 106.1 million in the first half of 2026, (…) Aug 5, 2026   One United Properties Reports EUR106M Worth of Residential Transactions in H1/2026 Real estate developer One United Properties in H1/2026 recorded residential transactions of EUR106.1 million, including sales, pre-sales and reservations, corresponding to 229 residential and (…) Aug 5, 2026   TeraPlast H1/2026 Consolidated Turnover Up 4% YOY To RON574M TeraPlast group, the largest polymer processor in Southeastern Europe, in the first half of 2026 posted RON574 million consolidated turnover, up 4% from the year-earlier period. Aug 5, 2026   Romanian Film Evenings return to Ia?i for 17th edition Preview screenings, theatre performances, concerts, and meetings with filmmakers are part of the program of the 17th edition of the Romanian Film Evenings (SFR), taking place in Ia?i from August 5 (…) Aug 5, 2026   France’s Lectra Buys another 8% in Romania’s Gemini CAD Systems French group Lectra, a software and industrial equipment supplier for the fashion, automotive and furniture industries, has taken another step in the complete takeover of software company Gemini (…) Aug 5, 2026