Today Monday, September 21, 2026 in the Romanian Newspapers

Garden of Encounters: Bucharest’s Revolution Square hosts cultural, community events this week Gr?dina Întâlnirilor (Garden of Encounters) will transform the northern side of the Memorial of Rebirth in Bucharest’s Revolution Square into a public space for gathering, culture, movement, and community, replacing the parking area for a week. The project, developed by Str?zi pentru Oameni (…) Sep 21, 2026

Real wages in Romania down 4.5% due to inflation, analysis says With an hourly labor cost of EUR 13.6, Romania stands at approximately 39% of the European Union average of EUR 34.9/hour. The country remains one of the most competitive investment destinations (…) Sep 21, 2026   Vintage American cars to offer free Uber rides through Bucharest this weekend Uber and the United States Embassy in Romania will organize free rides in five vintage American cars through Bucharest on Sunday, September 27. The Route 250 event marks 250 years since the US (…) Sep 21, 2026   Siegfried Mure?an formally nominated for PM, has 10 days to seek Parliament confidence vote Romanian president Nicu?or Dan signed the decree formally designating Liberal MEP Siegfried Mure?an as a candidate for prime minister on Monday, September 21. The decree was published in the (…) Sep 21, 2026   Bucharest Office of Austria’s CERHA HEMPEL Merges with Local Law Firm Bohalteanu & Asociatii CERHA HEMPEL Bucuresti, owned by one of Austria’s largest and renowned law firms, is merging with Romanian law firm Bohalteanu & Asociatii (BSMP), with the existing team set to be integrated (…) Sep 21, 2026   Romanian crime gangs “draining US welfare accounts,” Wall Street Journal investigation says Under the title “How Romanian Criminal Networks Are Draining US Welfare Accounts,” The Wall Street Journal published documents and evidence already submitted to American courts, showing that gangs (…) Sep 21, 2026   Romania above EU average with 70% of electricity produced by renewables in Q2 During the same period, 54.1% of the electricity generated in the EU came from renewables, representing a slight decrease from 54.3% in the same period of 2025. Solar energy was the main source (…) Sep 21, 2026   Romanian president pays tribute to 9/11 victims in New York Romanian president Nicu?or Dan and his partner Mirabela Gr?dinaru laid flowers at the 9/11 Memorial in New York on Sunday, Septemebr 20. The tribute took place during Dan’s visit to the United (…) Sep 21, 2026   Romanian former presidential candidate C?lin Georgescu picked up in EUR 1.1 million fraud case DIICOT prosecutors suspect the far-right, pro-Russian politician deceived several Romanian businessmen, from whom he received more than EUR 1 million, promising them that he would help them access (…) Sep 21, 2026   Eighteen-year-old South Korean pianist Jeongwoo Lee wins Enescu Competition’s Piano section South Korean pianist Jeongwoo Lee, 18, won the first prize in the Piano Section of the 2026 George Enescu International Competition, as well as five special prizes, following the final held on (…) Sep 21, 2026   Romanian authorities suspect errors in calculation of roughly half of public pensions Over 2.7 million public pension recipients, roughly half of the total, may have had their pensions calculated incorrectly following the 2024 recalculation, potentially receiving less than they (…) Sep 21, 2026   Parties behind Romanian PM-designate opt for negotiations with Social Democrats The leaders of the Save Romania Union (USR) and the Hungarian party UDMR have expressed openness to negotiations with the Social Democrats (PSD) over support for prime minister-designate Siegfried (…) Sep 21, 2026   Romanian president reassures investors of political consensus on key national priorities Romanian president Nicu?or Dan sought to reassure investors that political consensus exists on the country's key economic and strategic priorities, despite the continuing political deadlock and (…) Sep 21, 2026   Romania’s PM-designate Mure?an says PSD must choose between pro-EU government and AUR partnership Romanian PM-designate Siegfried Mure?an said on Friday, September 18, that he would begin talks to secure parliamentary support for a new government with national minority lawmakers before (…) Sep 21, 2026   Group of farmers is building EUR 45 mln edible oil plant in Transylvania A group of 21 farmers cultivating 33,000 hectares in Transylvania has joined forces to build a EUR 45 million edible oil plant, in a country where much of the processing capacity has been taken (…) Sep 21, 2026   Damen challenges in court accelerated sale of Romanian ailing Mangalia shipyard Damen Holding BV, the largest creditor of Romania's insolvent Mangalia shipyard, which the Dutch group has managed for years, is challenging in court a decision allowing the shipyard's assets to (…) Sep 21, 2026   Romania speeds up gas storage injections ahead of winter Romania has suddenly increased its gas imports by almost 3 million cubic metres per day, according to Transgaz data cited by Economedia, suggesting that the country is accelerating the filling of (…) Sep 21, 2026   Romania's construction activity reaches new record despite slower July growth Romania’s construction activity grew by 2.0% year-on-year in July, slowing sharply from 18.0% in the second quarter and 7.7% in the first quarter, but the sector’s seasonally and workday-adjusted (…) Sep 21, 2026