Today Wednesday, May 13, 2026 in the Romanian Newspapers

Cushman & Wakefield Echinox: Low supply across Romania’s retail market in Q1, strong pipeline for rest of 2026 Romania’s retail market went through a contrasting first quarter in 2026 amid macroeconomic troubles, but the high street and medium-term development remain robust, according to the Romanian Retail Marketbeat Q1 2026 report published by commercial real estate services firm Cushman & (…) May 13, 2026

Hagag Energy appoints Adrian Romanescu to lead natural gas distribution operations in Romania Hagag Energy said it is accelerating the expansion of its natural gas division in Romania through a new senior management appointment. The company has named Adrian Romanescu as Distribution (…) May 13, 2026   Romanian president advocates for increased defense spending during B9 Summit Romanian president Nicu?or Dan said NATO states must increase defense spending during the opening statements given at the Bucharest Nine (B9) Summit, which took place on Wednesday, May 13, in the (…) May 13, 2026   Cushman & Wakefield Echinox: Romania Retail Market Was Marked by Lower Supply in Q1. Strong Pipeline for Rest of Year Romania retail market went through a contrasting first quarter in 2026, according to the Romanian Retail Marketbeat Q1 2026 report published by Cushman & Wakefield Echinox. May 13, 2026   Romania’s Dino Parc Râ?nov expands with officially certified Forest Museum Dino Parc Râ?nov, the largest dinosaur park in Southeast Europe, has received official approval from Romania’s Culture Ministry for its new Forest Museum, a natural history collection featuring (…) May 13, 2026   Inflation rose to 10.7% in April. Electricity, diesel and coffee, among price increases The annual inflation rate in April 2026 compared to April 2025 was 10.7%, according to the National Institute of Statistics. May 13, 2026   Nicu?or Dan at the B9 summit: Our security depends on the security of Ukraine and Moldova Romanian President Nicu?or Dan said on Wednesday at the B9 summit in Bucharest that support for Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova must be "effective", because the security of the two states (…) May 13, 2026   Transelectrica, after the shutdown of the two nuclear units at the Cernavod? Transelectrica announces, in a press release, that the National Power System is experiencing a high degree of operational demand, in the context in which the two nuclear units at the Cernavod? NPP (…) May 13, 2026   Brâncu?i’s lead statuette „Le Crocodile” up for auction. What is the starting price A rare object on the art market: a lead figurine made by Constantin Brâncu?i in 1949 is up for auction. It is the piece "Le Crocodile". May 13, 2026   Erste’s BCR Revises Romania’s Economic Growth Forecast To -0.3% From +0.3% In 2026 Romania’s economy contracted by 1.7% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026, a much weaker performance than expected, while inflation sped up to 10.71% per year in April, the highest in three (…) May 13, 2026   Romanian-Spanish drone maker Orbotix inaugurates factory near Bra?ov Romanian-Spanish defense technology company Orbotix Industries announced on Tuesday, May 12, that it has inaugurated a new drone production factory in Ghimbav, Bra?ov County. The new production (…) May 13, 2026   Survey: Emmanuel Macron, Maia Sandu and Donald Trump top Romanians’ trust ranking of world leaders French president Emmanuel Macron leads the ranking of international leaders trusted by Romanians, according to a new INSCOP Research survey conducted for the Informat.ro platform. Moldovan (…) May 13, 2026   STRABAG to build and move headquarters to SPEEDWELL’s QUEENS District in Bucharest STRABAG will become both the general contractor and the first anchor tenant of QUEENS District, a large mixed-use project developed by SPEEDWELL in Bucharest’s Floreasca-Barbu V?c?rescu business (…) May 13, 2026   Romanian tram manufacturer Astra Vagoane C?l?tori to produce railcars for NATO Astra Vagoane C?l?tori, a company specializing in the manufacturing of tram cars located in Arad, western Romania, will soon sign a contract for military and passenger railcars with the North (…) May 13, 2026   TeraPlast Posts RON10.6M Net Loss in Q1/2026 vs RON1.2M Net Profit in Q1/2025 Building materials producer TeraPlast reported RON235.5 million consolidated turnover in January-March 2026, down 6% from Q1/2025. Volumes sold also dropped, from 29,000 tons to 27,000 tons. May 13, 2026   Politico: Romania, other Eastern European states willing to host US troops in case of withdrawal from Germany Romania, Poland, and the Baltic states are eagerly making the case for receiving more American troops after Donald Trump and other US officials talked about a possible troop withdrawal from (…) May 13, 2026   Statistics Office: Industrial Output Up in March, but Down from Last Year Romania industrial production rose in March 2026 by 11.6% against the previous month in unadjusted data, data from the country's statistical office INS showed on Wednesday, May 13. May 13, 2026   Statistics Office: Romania Average Net Salary Up 6.9% in March 2026 MoM The average net salary in Romania rose by 6.9% in March 2026 against February, to RON5,938, but against the year-earlier period the advance stood at just 4.3%, below the inflation rate, data (…) May 13, 2026