Today Wednesday, March 18, 2026 in the Romanian Newspapers

METRO Romania Expands Its Cash&carry Store In Iasi METRO Romania, one of the most powerful players in the local food retail, has expanded its store in Romania's northeastern city of Iasi, reaching a sales area of almost 7,250 square meters. Mar 18, 2026

Romania’s F?g?ra? Fest returns with concerts, guided tours, and focus on nature in July F?g?ra? Fest will return this summer at the foothills of Romania’s F?g?ra? Mountains, bringing together music, outdoor activities, and environmental themes. The seventh edition of the festival (…) Mar 18, 2026   Finance Minister on fuel prices: „Let’s be careful not to raise expectations” Finance Minister Alexandru Nazare has once again analyzed the evolution of fuel prices and announced that the Government could soon announce a series of measures. However, he warned that the (…) Mar 18, 2026   Ministry of Health increases budget for screening and prevention. Certain programs will be expanded Minister of Health, Alexandru Rogobete, announces a significant increase, by 300 million lei, of the budget for national screening and prevention programs. Mar 18, 2026   Scenes worthy of Caragiale in Parliament during the vote in the committees In a scene that was more reminiscent of Caragiale than of a technical debate on the budget, the joint budget-finance committees were the scene of a new political scandal on Wednesday,after (…) Mar 18, 2026   ?oiu, after meeting with OECD Secretary General: I conveyed the MFA’s firm commitment Foreign Minister Oana ?oiu met with Mathias Cormann, Secretary General of the OECD. During the meeting, ?oiu reiterated the Romanian authorities' commitment to achieving OECD membership this year. Mar 18, 2026   Tugboat sinks in Romania’s Midia Port, one crew member dead and four missing A tugboat sank on Wednesday, March 18, in Midia Port, Constan?a County, with five people reportedly on board, triggering a large-scale rescue operation. Authorities confirmed that one crew member (…) Mar 18, 2026   One United Properties buys 9,000 sqm plot for new residential project in Bucharest’s Floreasca area Leading developer One United Properties (BVB: ONE) is preparing a new residential development in Bucharest’s Floreasca district after acquiring a 9,045 sqm plot of land on Barbu V?c?rescu Street. (…) Mar 18, 2026   Romania’s Largest Airport Readies for Unprecedented Transformation Three major projects are converging on Otopeni: Metro Line 6, an express road to A0 highway and a Terminal 2 designed for 30 million passengers per annum, with a total investment put at EUR1.4 (…) Mar 18, 2026   Purcari Wineries Signs Official Documents for SERVE Ceptura Acquisition Winemaker Purcari Wineries has signed the official documents for the acquisition of SERVE Ceptura SRL, founded in 1994 by Count Guy TYREL de POIX and Mihaela TYREL de POIX, a deal it announced in (…) Mar 18, 2026   Brâncu?i retrospective in Berlin held under joint presidential patronage of Germany, France and Romania A major retrospective dedicated to Constantin Brâncu?i will open in Berlin under the joint patronage of the presidents of Germany, France, and Romania, marking one of the most significant (…) Mar 18, 2026   Timofte Family Budgets EUR22M Turnover in 2026 for Transilvania Constructii Group Transilvania Constructii group controlled by Timofte family of Cluj, in 2026 banks on total turnover worth around EUR22 million, up almost 6% from 2025, in line with ZF calculations based on (…) Mar 18, 2026   Wizz Air Launches New Route to Valletta, Malta, from Cluj-Napoca Airport Wizz Air, the largest local airline, will launch starting May 22, 2026, two weekly flights from Cluj-Napoca airport, on Mondays and Fridays, to Valletta, Malta’s capital city. Mar 18, 2026   IKEA Supplier IPEC Hits EUR35M Turnover in 2025 IPEC, owned by Covaciu family, one of IKEA’s main local suppliers, for 2025 reported EUR35 million turnover, up around 28% in euros from 2024, in line with ZF calculations based on company and (…) Mar 18, 2026   Romania announces “decisive step” towards joining the OECD The Ministry of Finance announced the adoption of the Formal Opinion by the Economic and Development Review Committee (EDRC) of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), (…) Mar 18, 2026   Romania’s energy minister proposes crisis mechanism for fuel market intervention Romania’s energy minister Bogdan Ivan announced that the ministry he leads has submitted a draft normative act to the government aimed at declaring a crisis situation in the fuel sector, a move (…) Mar 18, 2026   Romgaz confirms ongoing talks to acquire Azomure? as price remains key hurdle Romania’s state-controlled gas producer Romgaz (BVB: SNG) confirmed that negotiations to acquire fertilizer producer Azomure? are still ongoing, according to Ziarul Financiar, despite recent (…) Mar 18, 2026   Romania’s current account deficit shrinks marginally in January Romania’s current account (CA) deficit has narrowed by 5.3% y/y to EUR 977 million in January, as the 15% y/y smaller deficit of the trade in goods was fully offset by a wider deficit of the (…) Mar 18, 2026