Today Friday, April 24, 2026 in the Romanian Newspapers

Bolojan: The system cannot be changed quickly, nor can sinecures be eliminated overnight Romania’s prime minister says that state reform cannot be achieved “overnight,” and that eliminating sinecures is not just a matter of replacing certain individuals, but of rules and decisions at the systemic level. Apr 24, 2026

“A historic, unprecedented amount.” Alexandru Rogobete: 30 billion lei invested in healthcare Outgoing Health Minister Alexandru Rogobete presented an overview of the investments made in recent years. The total amount exceeds 30 billion lei, coming from the state budget, European funds, (…) Apr 24, 2026   PSD ministers were „under pressure from outside the government,” says Prime Minister Bolojan Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan said Friday that PSD ministers were hampered by political pressure from outside the government, which sometimes prevented them from adhering to jointly made decisions, (…) Apr 24, 2026   Eurostat: 40% of EU citizens lack basic digital skills, Romania ranks last A Eurostat study released on Thursday, April 23, revealed that 40% of EU citizens do not have basic digital skills, with Romania ranking last. Among EU countries, the share of people with basic (…) Apr 24, 2026   Electroalfa Takes Over 52 MW Energy Storage of Sibiu County, in EUR25M Investment Electroalfa International (EAI), a leading player on the electrical equipment market, has completed the acquisition of Solar Technologies Consulting, a company that holds the rights and (…) Apr 24, 2026   EM Group Announces Buyback Program for 3% of Capital, 36% Higher Net Profit for 2025 Grup EM, which includes companies Electromontaj SA, the largest one, Iproeb, Emfor and others, has convened the general meeting of shareholders for May 26, 2026, proposing a buyback program for a (…) Apr 24, 2026   Romania's David Popovici secures second gold medal at National Swimming Championship Romania’s top swimmer, David Popovici, won the gold medal in the 200 m freestyle event at the National Championship for seniors, youth, and juniors on Thursday, April 23. Popovici, 21, who also (…) Apr 24, 2026   Romania hands over former intelligence services head suspected of spying back to Moldova Romanian Police is set to hand over Alexandru B?lan, a former high-ranking officer of the Intelligence and Security Service of the Republic of Moldova investigated for attempted treason to (…) Apr 24, 2026   Life is Hard Exits Telecom Market, Undergoes Restructuring after RON20.6M Loss in 2025 Life is Hard, the first Romanian software company listed on the AeRO market of the Bucharest Stock Exchange, has kickstarted an extensive business model reshuffling process, which marks the (…) Apr 24, 2026   IULIUS Increases Total Investment in Palasi Iasi to EUR380M IULIUS Group’s total investment in Palas Iasi reaches around EUR380 million after the group announced the start of a new remodeling stage valued at EUR60 million. Apr 24, 2026   Air travel: Romania plans unified platform with real-time travel updates, security info The government adopted a decision on developing a digital platform providing passengers with relevant information on travel, airport services, and security procedures, Agerpres reported. The (…) Apr 24, 2026   CFA Romania: Economic Confidence Plummets in March The Macroeconomic Confidence Index calculated by the CFA Romania Association registered a steep decline in March, by 10.2 points, to 38.2 points, amid the deteriorating perception about current (…) Apr 24, 2026   Egger Romania Reports almost RON2.27B Turnover in 2025, Up 6% YOY Egger Romania, part of Austria’s Egger, a supplier of wood-based material for furniture industry and interior decorations, in 2025 recorded turnover worth around RON2.27 billion (EUR450.2 (…) Apr 24, 2026   SOCAR Petroleum Nears RON4B Turnover in 2025 SOCAR Petroleum, the Romanian subsidiary of Azerbaijan’s SOCAR, for 2025 reported turnover worth RON3.987 billion (EUR791 million), up 9.7% from 2024, in line with ZF calculations based on Finance (…) Apr 24, 2026   Romania adds 131 km of highways in 2025 Romania’s highway network expanded by 131 kilometers in 2025, according to new data published by the National Institute of Statistics (INS). The total public road network reached 87,220 km by the (…) Apr 24, 2026   Beko Romania Crosses RON4B Turnover Threshold for First Time Beko Romania, the producer of Arctic and Beko electrical home appliances for the first time saw its turnover top RON4 billion, after a 16.5% leap in 2025. Apr 24, 2026   Merlins Beverages Gets 10% of Turnover from Exports, Opens Third Plant Eduard Alexianu, a development manager at Merlins Beverages, a soft drinks producer that opened the segment of vitamin drinks in Romania, says that today 10% of the company’s turnover comes from (…) Apr 24, 2026   Vlad Nanc? solo exhibition opens in Bucharest Construction Time Again, Vlad Nanc?’s first solo show in Bucharest after his project in the Romanian Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2025, is scheduled to open on April 24 at Gaep. (…) Apr 24, 2026