Today Friday, August 21, 2026 in the Romanian Newspapers

Romanian animated short film selected in UK’s Official Encounters Competition Happy New Year, the Romanian animated short film directed by Radu Gaciu and produced by Adriana Bumbe? through Ariadna Films, has been selected for the Official Competition of the Encounters Film Festival. The film will have its world premiere on September 23, 2026, at Watershed in Bristol. The (…) Aug 21, 2026

A blow to the gambling industry. Revenue fell by 16% in the first six months Revenue from gambling and other recreational activities fell by 16% in the first six months of 2026, compared to the same period in 2025, according to data published Friday by the National (…) Aug 21, 2026   Nicu?or Dan heads to the UN General Assembly. Speech in New York and lobbying for Dacian Ciolo? President Nicu?or Dan will lead Romania’s delegation to the 81st session of the UN General Assembly in New York and will deliver the national address in plenary on September 23. The visit marks (…) Aug 21, 2026   Bogdan Ivan returns to the energy scandal after Bolojan accused him of alarmism Former Energy Minister Bogdan Ivan has returned with new accusations regarding the situation of large industrial consumers, two days after Acting Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan accused him of causing (…) Aug 21, 2026   Plastic Packaging Maker Romcarbon Posts 5% Decline In Revenue To RON128M In H1, 2026 Plastic packaging manufacturer Romcarbon (ROCE.RO) ended the first half of 2026 with RON128 million revenue, down 5%, and consolidated net profit of RON948,747, compared with a loss of RON3.7 (…) Aug 21, 2026   President Nicu?or Dan to lead Romania’s delegation to UN General Assembly President Nicu?or Dan will lead Romania’s delegation to the high-level segment of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, which will take place in New York next month, according (…) Aug 21, 2026   Premier Energy Starts Procurement Of LNG Via Alexandroupolis Terminal Premier Energy (PE.RO), on Friday announced the commencement of the procurement of liquefied natural gas through the LNG terminal in Alexandroupolis, Greece, where it has already booked capacity (…) Aug 21, 2026   Environment Ministry says Romania exceeded PNRR target with over 5,000 recycling islands completed Romania has completed 5,091 digitized recycling islands nationwide, exceeding its target of 5,000 under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR), the Environment Ministry announced. The (…) Aug 21, 2026   Animation film festival Animest returns to Bucharest in October with nature-themed edition The Animest International Animation Film Festival will hold its 21st edition in Bucharest from October 2 to 11, with a program exploring the relationship between people and the natural (…) Aug 21, 2026   Taco Bell Restaurants, Sphera Franchise Group’s Growth Driver Mexican-style fast-food chain Taco Bell ended 2025 with RON106.7 million (EUR20 million) revenue, up 16.3%; the growth was driven by “very strong performance among young consumers.” Aug 21, 2026   Romanian startup launches tool to assess websites’ visibility in AI search Romanian company Human AI Labs has launched Blind Spot, a platform that assesses whether websites can be understood, cited, and recommended by generative AI systems. The tool evaluates sites (…) Aug 21, 2026   Western Romania: Thick smoke covers city of Timi?oara for second day as wildfires rage in Serbia A thick layer of smoke covered Timi?oara on Friday, August 21, for the second consecutive day, following recent out-of-control wildfires in Serbia. In response, authorities recommended that (…) Aug 21, 2026   Chimcomplex Net Loss Doubles To RON56M In H1, 2026 Chimcomplex Borzesti posted RON56.1 million net loss in the first half of 2026, double the year-ago level, as well as 11% lower revenue, RON543 million, it said in a report to the Bucharest Stock (…) Aug 21, 2026   Musician Goran Bregovi? to perform in Cluj-Napoca in February 2027 The well-known composer and musician Goran Bregovi?, whose music stems from southeastern European inspiration, will bring the “God Is Not Your Babysitter” tour to BTarena in Cluj-Napoca on (…) Aug 21, 2026   Romradiatoare Returns To Profit In H1, 2026 Romradiatoare (RRD.RO), a manufacturer of electrical components based in Brasov, ended the first half of 2026 with a net profit of RON122,00, following a loss of RON604,300 in the year-ago period, (…) Aug 21, 2026   Romania posts trade surplus with US as total exchanges exceed USD 7.8 bln in 2025 Trade between Romania and the United States exceeded USD 7.8 billion in 2025, continuing the upward trend recorded in recent years, the Romanian Embassy in the US announced on Thursday, August 20, (…) Aug 21, 2026   No agreement over new Wage Law for budgetary sector in Romania The Romanian centrist parties summoned by president Nicusor Dan on August 20 to discuss the new Wage Law for the budgetary sector, a milestone under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (…) Aug 21, 2026   Romania’s Electrica gets shareholders’ greenlight for EUR 235 mln new power plants The shareholders of the utilities company Electrica (BVB: EL) approved the investment project in Craiova, which provides for the construction of electricity and thermal energy production (…) Aug 21, 2026