Today Thursday, May 21, 2026 in the Romanian Newspapers

Visual Fan's Net Profit Climbs Over 17-Fold To Nearly RON7M In Q1/2026 Electronic device manufacturer Visual Fan (stock symbol: ALW), which owns the Allview brand, ended the first quarter of 2026 with net profit of nearly RON7 million, over 17-fold higher than the RON392,000 net gain reported in the first quarter of 2025, per the company's quarterly financial report. May 21, 2026

European Commission Significantly Revises Romania’s Economic Growth Forecast Downwards To 0.1% In 2026 The European Commission published the spring forecast on Thursday and significantly revised Romania’s economic growth forecast downwards to merely 0.1% in 2026 compared with 1.1% estimated in the (…) May 21, 2026   Foreign Investors Council Elects New Board Of Directors For 2026–2027 Mandate The Foreign Investors Council (FIC) has elected its new Board of Directors for the 2026–2027 mandate, within the General Assembly held on May 19. May 21, 2026   EY Attractiveness Survey Romania 2026: FDI In Europe Slowed Down In 2025; Romania Stands Out With Performance Above Regional Average Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Europe declined in 2025, marking a phase of slowdown and structural transformation in the investment landscape. May 21, 2026   Cushman & Wakefield Echinox: Pre-lease transactions gain momentum on Bucharest office market The Bucharest office market has shown early signs of recovery, driven by a visible increase in pre-lease transactions, highlighting a renewed occupier appetite for future office spaces. The (…) May 21, 2026   The elevator that fell in the CFR Palace had been overhauled the day before The elevator that fell on Thursday in the CFR Palace had undergone a major overhaul just the day before the incident, work as a result of which the traction cables were completely replaced. There (…) May 21, 2026   Doice?ti SMR Project. Grindeanu attacks Bolojan: He must stop, he is a dismissed Prime Minister PSD President Sorin Grindeanu has harshly attacked interim Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan in the dispute over the Doice?ti nuclear reactor project. He must stop, he is a dismissed prime minister, he (…) May 21, 2026   EBRD extends InvestEU guarantees worth EUR 270 million to Romanian banks The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has officially launched its Risk Sharing Facility in Romania extending EUR 270 million in “green financing” to Romanian banks under the (…) May 21, 2026   Mario Iorgulescu remains with the final sentence of 8 years and 8 months in prison The Bucharest Court of Appeal decided, on Thursday, May 21, 2026, to reject the appeals filed by the Prosecutor's Office attached to the Bucharest Tribunal and by Mario Iorgulescu, in the case of (…) May 21, 2026   Antibiotice Iasi Secures EUR67M Loan From Banca Transilvania To Speed Up Strategic Investments Antibiotice Iasi (stock symbol: ATB), the largest Romanian owned drug maker, continues to develop several strategic projects for the pharmaceutical industry through a EUR67 million in funding (…) May 21, 2026   Haferland Week 2026 to celebrate Saxon culture in Romania in August The Haferland Week Festival will take place this year in Romania between August 6 and 9, celebrating local Saxon culture with a series of events themed “Longing for Transylvania.” The event will (…) May 21, 2026   EUROPAfest 2026 to bring artists from 14 countries to Bucharest EUROPAfest will return to Bucharest between July 3 and July 12, bringing artists from 14 countries to the Romanian capital for the festival’s 33rd edition. The organizers said this year’s event (…) May 21, 2026   CPI Property Group secures EUR 100 mln financing for Bucharest’s Sun Plaza mall CPI Property Group has secured EUR 100 million in financing for Sun Plaza, one of the largest shopping centers in Bucharest. The funds were arranged through a club-deal involving OTP Bank and ING (…) May 21, 2026   BVB-listed FMCG distributor Aquila expands operations in Eastern Romania with Bac?u center Aquila (BVB: AQ), a major player in the Romanian market for integrated distribution and logistics services for fast-moving consumer goods, or FMCG, has inaugurated its new logistics center in (…) May 21, 2026   BMW iX3 named best electric car in Romania for 2026, Renault 4 wins public vote BMW iX3 won the title of Best Electric Car in Romania 2026 at the sixth edition of the country’s leading electromobility competition. The award was presented following comparative tests and (…) May 21, 2026   Five injured after elevator collapses at Romanian Transport Ministry headquarters in Bucharest An elevator cabin collapsed while transporting seven people on Thursday, May 21, at the headquarters of the Romanian Ministry of Transport in Bucharest. Of the people involved, five required (…) May 21, 2026   Farmaceutica Remedia Posts Fourfold Profit Decline in Q1/2026 Drug wholesaler Farmaceutica Remedia reported considerably weaker financial results in the first quarter of 2026 against the year-earlier period: consolidated turnover slid 11% to RON168.3 (…) May 21, 2026   Prosecutors investigate four individuals after explosion in Bucharest’s Rahova neighborhood Prosecutors attached to the Bucharest Court of Appeal announced on Wednesday, May 20, that they are investigating four individuals and three legal entities in the case opened after the October (…) May 21, 2026