Today Thursday, September 17, 2026 in the Romanian Newspapers

Romanian president proposes Liberal MEP Siegfried Mure?an for prime minister President Nicu?or Dan proposed Liberal (PNL) MEP Siegfried Mure?an as Romania's next prime minister on Thursday, September 17, saying he had received the highest level of support among parliamentary parties present at the consultations held earlier in the day. In his turn, Mure?an accepted the (…) Sep 17, 2026

Dacia director warns Romania risks losing Renault, Ford Otosan production over competitiveness The Dacia official said Romania is losing its competitiveness in the automotive industry, as energy prices have doubled compared with the pandemic period. He reminded that the automotive industry (…) Sep 17, 2026   Foreign Investors Council Proposes Set Of Priorities For Romania’s Future Government The Foreign Investors Council (FIC) has proposed a set of priorities for Romania’s future government program, aimed at strengthening the country’s competitiveness, increasing its attractiveness to (…) Sep 17, 2026   Bloomberg: Traders already see Romanian government securities as very risky The cost of insuring against the risk of Romania’s sovereign debt default over the next five years, through credit default swap (CDS) contracts, is by far the highest among securities issued by (…) Sep 17, 2026   Seven in ten Romanians do not invest, more than half believe public pension system is under pressure, research shows More than half of the Romanian respondents (51%) to an ING Research study on savings and investment behavior conducted by Ipsos say they find it difficult or barely manage to cover their current (…) Sep 17, 2026   Central Romania: Town in Buz?u County to host plogging session this weekend Organized by the local environmental protection and tourism association CLOSER, the first plogging event organized in the Nehoiu area will take place on September 20, following a series of (…) Sep 17, 2026   Madrigal Choir to perform free concert at Bucharest’s Col?ea Hospital The Madrigal National Chamber Choir and children from the Cantus Mundi choirs will perform at Col?ea Clinical Hospital in Bucharest on September 23. The free concert will begin at 20:45 and mark (…) Sep 17, 2026   Bucharest among European capitals in which public transport has become more expensive The study, which analyzed the 27 European Union member states, along with the United Kingdom, Switzerland and Norway, compared the affordability and prices of monthly and annual public transport (…) Sep 17, 2026   Attractive Romania cultural tourism platform reaches 524,000 active users The national cultural tourism platform România Atractiv? (Attractive Romania) recorded more than 524,000 active users between its launch in May 2024 and the completion of its implementation phase (…) Sep 17, 2026   EUR 8 million fund for startups in Romania’s Central Region to launch in Bra?ov Asternova Centru, a EUR 8.061 million regional venture capital fund, will be launched on September 30 in Bra?ov. Of the fund’s total capital, EUR 7.058 million is public funding provided through (…) Sep 17, 2026   Ilie Bolojan outlines to Nicu?or Dan the direction the new prime minister should take: We will seek a formula to have a government in place PNL president Ilie Bolojan said on Thursday, following consultations with President Nicu?or Dan, that Romania needs a government with a credible prime minister, competent ministers and a programme (…) Sep 17, 2026   Grindeanu, after consultations: I told the president that we are ready to take over the government PSD president Sorin Grindeanu said that the Social Democrats are ready to take over the government and argued that the party is entitled to lead the executive, given that PSD is the largest (…) Sep 17, 2026   Romania set to criminalize forced marriages and cohabitations The adopted bill defines the phenomenon as forcing a person to enter into a marriage or to cohabit in a relationship similar to that between spouses, according to a statement issued by the (…) Sep 17, 2026   New rules for the transport of dangerous goods in Romania take effect on Thursday New rules governing the road transport of dangerous goods will apply in Romania starting Thursday, September 17th. The changes cover everything from mandatory documents and markings to the (…) Sep 17, 2026   Major Picasso exhibition opens in Romania’s Timi?oara The Picasso en visite exhibition opened at Art Encounters in Timi?oara on September 17 and will run until January 17, 2027. Organized with the Picasso Museum in Antibes, it brings together 69 (…) Sep 17, 2026   EU-Canada “associate member” proposal set to be a catalyst for Romania-Canada ties, foreign minister says The minister argued that the Romania-Canada relationship is based on four essential pillars: nuclear energy, trade, security, and the Romanian community in Canada. She also mentioned a meeting (…) Sep 17, 2026   Renovatio Solar Partners Up with China’s CATL for Borzesti Energy Storage Project Renovatio Solar, the EPC arm of Renovatio specializing in photovoltaic and energy storage projects, has sealed a partnership with China’s CATL, which owns 38% of the global battery market, for the (…) Sep 17, 2026   Czechia’s Partners Financial Services Becomes Majority Stakeholder in Transilvania Broker de Asigurare Partners Financial Services, a Prague-based company, on September 14 bought 707,588 Transilvania Broker de Asigurare (TBK) shares, namely 14.2% of its capital. Sep 17, 2026