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Today Thursday, August 20, 2026 in the Romanian Newspapers



Stock Broker BRK Financial Group Closes Private Bond Placement Early, Raises RON10M From Investors
BRK Financial Group (BRK.RO), closed its BRK31 private bond placement early, after reaching the threshold of 100,000 subscribed bonds with an aggregate nominal value of RON10 million. Aug 20, 2026
 





Raiffeisen Bank Successfully Places New EUR600m Eurobond Issue
Raiffeisen Bank has successfully placed a new issue of eligible non-preferred senior Eurobonds worth EUR600 million, with a maturity of 6.4 years.
Aug 20, 2026

 
STRABAG Buys Two Brenneka Group Companies
STRABAG Property and Facility Services (STRABAG PFS), a subsidiary of the European construction group STRABAG, is acquiring Brenneka Install SRL and Samivo Instal SRL, companies part of the (…)
Aug 20, 2026

 
Romanian government commits EUR 1 bln to develop advanced tech within TechUp program
The government approved the TechUp Romania Program on Thursday, August 20. The initiative includes a new financing line worth more than EUR 1 billion, which aims to transform research into (…)
Aug 20, 2026

 



Western Romania: Special exhibition in Timi?oara to include 69 works by Pablo Picasso
69 works by Pablo Picasso from the collection of the Musée Picasso, Antibes, will be on display in Timi?oara, between September 17, 2026, and January 17, 2027, in a special exhibition that (…)
Aug 20, 2026

 
Romanian meat and ready-made meals processor Cris-Tim reports 34% higher net profit in H1
Cris-Tim Family Holding (BVB: CFH), one of the largest players in Romania’s processed meat and ready-made meals market, reported revenues of RON 567.4 million for H1 2026, up 6%, and a net profit (…)
Aug 20, 2026

 
Siegfried Mure?an: “The PSD must not return to power.” What the new government should do
MEP Siegfried Mure?an argues that the PSD is no longer credible enough to continue governing and calls for the measures adopted by the Bolojan government to reduce waste and the budget deficit to (…)
Aug 20, 2026

 
Grindeanu: The pay law is “sublime”; the problem is that it “is completely absent”
PSD President Sorin Grindeanu criticizes the lack of a public draft of the new salary law, just a few hours before the meeting at Cotroceni Palace and ten days before the PNRR deadline.
Aug 20, 2026

 
Miru??: Marine drone loaded with explosives destroyed by two Romanian F-16s in the Black Sea
A marine drone loaded with explosives was destroyed by the Romanian Army near the Neptun Deep platform in the Black Sea after it was identified a few hundred meters from the gas extraction site, (…)
Aug 20, 2026

 
British-Romanian Chamber of Commerce appoints Felicia Alexandru as Executive Director
The British-Romanian Chamber of Commerce (BRCC) announced the appointment of Felicia Alexandru as Executive Director on Tuesday, August 18. The appointment comes at a time of growing economic (…)
Aug 20, 2026

 
Romanian F-16 destroys maritime drone near Neptun Deep gas platform in the Black Sea
A Romanian F-16 fighter jet destroyed a maritime drone near the Neptun Deep offshore gas platform in the Black Sea on Thursday, August 20, interim defense minister Radu Miru?? announced. The (…)
Aug 20, 2026

 



STRABAG PFS to enter Romanian market through acquisition of Brenneka companies
STRABAG Property and Facility Services (STRABAG PFS), a subsidiary of the European construction group STRABAG, agreed to acquire 100% of Romanian companies Brenneka Install and Samivo Instal. The (…)
Aug 20, 2026

 
Romanian energy authority ANRE approves mechanism to reward voluntary consumption reduction
Households and companies in Romania could be financially rewarded if they agree to consume less electricity during certain periods, according to a new regulation approved by Romania’s energy (…)
Aug 20, 2026

 
Electrica Shareholders OK Contracting Loans of Up To EUR250M to Build New Electricity Production Capacities in Craiova, RON8.7B for Centralization of Existing Credit Facilities
Electrica shareholders during Thursday’s general meeting approved taking out loans of up to EUR250 million (the equivalent in RON) to finance the construction of new electricity production (…)
Aug 20, 2026

 
Illegal zoo in Romania’s Dâmbovi?a County shut down over animal mistreatment
Romania’s National Environmental Guard announced that it closed an unauthorized wildlife facility in Dâmbovi?a County and issued fines totaling RON 220,000. The authority also filed a criminal (…)
Aug 20, 2026

 
Romania Finance Ministry Lists Fidelis Govt Bonds Worth RON1.3B on BVB
The Ministry of Finance (MF) attracted, in August, RON 1.3bn (RON 423.6mn for bonds issued in RON and EUR 168mn for bonds issued in EUR), through the eighth offer for selling government bonds (…)
Aug 20, 2026

 
TAROM to name second new Boeing 737 MAX after Romanian Olympic champion Ivan Patzaichin
Romanian flag carrier TAROM will name the second Boeing 737 MAX joining its renewed fleet after Olympic canoeing champion Ivan Patzaichin. The agreement allowing the airline to use his name was (…)
Aug 20, 2026

 
MedLife Takes Over 75% in Romanian Company Qualipat
MedLife group has signed a transaction to acquire a 75% stake in Qualipat, a Romanian company specializing in pathological anatomy, immunohistochemistry, and molecular diagnostics.
Aug 20, 2026

 



 
 
Romania’s first Silent Reading Party aboard a train to take place on Bucharest-Constan?a route

Statistics Office: Romania Construction Works Up 20% in June. H1/2026 Advance Reaches 13.9%

USR seeks to abolish special admission exams organised by top Romanian high schools

Fiscal measures improved significantly Romanian public health system funding, analysis shows

Romanian automobile factories Ford and Dacia to resume production

Romanian finance minister confirms measures should be taken after public debt exceeded 60% of GDP

Eversted Set to Finalize Prahova Plant at End-2026

EC requires Romania to thoroughly explain financing of new Wage Law for budgetary sector

Remarul 16 Februarie Plant Completes Retooling of 30 Railcars for CFR Calatori

Timi?oara mayor Dominic Fritz reconfirmed as USR leader after Constitutional Court ruling

Another drone enters Romanian airspace, crashes in Tulcea County

Real Estate Developer Impact Ends H1 With 36% Lower Revenue

DONA Group Posts Over RON2B Sales In H1, 2026, Up 13% YoY

Colliers: Nearly third of leasing demand in Romania’s logistics market comes from manufacturing

Why some renewable energy projects never reach the grid

Romania had highest inflation in EU in July 2026 despite decrease

Romanian real estate developer IMPACT appoints Iulia Iana as CEO of Finance & Sales

Transilvania International Film Festival returns to Timi?oara for third edition in September

Romania launches youth advisory council on climate and environmental policy

Bogdan Ivan: The project for new energy storage facilities “sat in a drawer for four months”

The underground fire that won’t go out. Authorities in Arad are preparing an unusual solution

Romania has fewer and fewer job openings. Nearly 5,000 jobs have disappeared in one year

Balkanik Festival in Bucharest to feature monumental Brâncu?i-inspired multimedia installation

“Viennese Gala” National Tour returns to Romania for Extraordinary Christmas Concerts

IKEA Romania Reports RON1.5B Turnover in 2025, Up 3.4% YOY. Profit Drops 71%

Around 1,300 Romanian, allied soldiers take part in NATO Eagle Spearhead exercise

Underground fire affects 30 hectares in Romania’s Lunca Mure?ului Natural Park

Cushman & Wakefield Echinox: Romanians Spent over EUR42B in Major Retail Chains in 2025, Up 5,6% YOY

Romanian president, prime minister signal opposition to Constitutional Court decision on integrity law

Bucharest event aims to gather 20,000 people at 5.5 km table for Guinness record

Statistical Office: Romania Registers Fewer Job Vacancies in Q2/2026

Royal Computers Boasts 16th Consecutive Year of Turnover Growth in 2025

Romanians Spent EUR4.8B on Holidays Abroad in H1/2026, Up 17% from H1/2025

Court rejects Bucharest public transport operator STB’s insolvency request

Romania spends EU’s lowest share of GDP on education

Romanian prosumers can get nearly EUR 3,000 grants for storage capacities

Prolonged consultations on Romania’s wage law continue under presidential mediation

Romania’s largest refinery optimises power consumption during peak hours

Romania’s Romgaz expects new Iernut gas plant to inject first power by year-end

Romania sees no major power supply problems after full Cernavod? nuclear shutdown

 


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