Romania
Romania seeks to save flag carrier Tarom with revised restructuring plan
Romania will ask the European Commission for more time to restructure flag carrier Tarom after the airline failed to meet the financial targets attached to a €95mn state aid package.
Hungary's Viktor Orban calls for "national resistance" in first major speech after election defeat
Former PM Viktor Orban used his annual address at the Baile Tusnad summer university in Romania to outline his Fidesz party's strategy after its April election defeat.
Romania's public marginally up in April, remains above 60% of GDP
Romania's public debt rose to 60.2% of GDP in April, above the 60% Maastricht threshold, though the monthly increase of RON1.7bn marks a sharp slowdown from the €34bn added across 2025.
EU fines Google €890mn over search self-preferencing, Play Store rules
The European Commission has fined Google €890mn under the Digital Markets Act for favouring its own services in search results and blocking app developers from steering users to cheaper offers.
DP World secures €25mn EBRD loan for Constanta terminal electrification in Romania
DP World has secured a €25mn EBRD loan towards a €100mn programme to electrify its Constanta South Container Terminal in Romania, cutting CO2 emissions by more than 6,000 tonnes
Gas tanker bound for Ukraine hit in Black Sea within Romania’s Exclusive Economic Zone
A Liberian-flagged LPG tanker caught fire after an explosion during the night of July 20-21, after being struck by three drones while sailing approximately 20 nautical miles southeast of Sfântu Gheorghe.
Cyberattack cripples Romania's land registry, freezing property market before VAT deadline
A cyberattack has taken Romania's ANCPI land registry offline since July 14, freezing property transactions nationwide just as a reduced VAT rate nears expiry, with the attacker claiming to have wiped the database.
Poland builds EU coalition to push ETS reform
Poland has assembled a 10-country coalition to press Brussels to slow the tightening of the bloc’s emissions trading system and reconsider a carbon market for buildings and road transport.
EIB approves €800mn loan for refurbishment of Romania's Cernavodă nuclear unit
EU's development bank gives a major financing boost for one of Romania's largest strategic energy projects, with an estimated cost of approximately €1.9bn.
Romania’s real net wages stay low since mid-2025
Accelerating inflation pushed real wages down by 6.9% y/y in May, the sharpest annual decline in purchasing power in the past decade.
Strong demand emerges for Romanian telco Digi Spain IPO ahead of market debut
The Spanish subsidiary of Romanian telecom group Digi Communications has attracted nearly €1.3bn of demand from investment funds and family offices.
EU population to decline from 2029, east-west demographic divide widens
European Commission report points to sustained population losses in the Baltic states, and parts of Bulgaria, Poland and Romania.
Romania’s consumer prices flat in June ahead of expected disinflation
The figures leave inflation poised for a sharp decline in the coming months as favourable base effects begin to take hold.
Rating agencies begin Romania review as authorities seek to preserve investment-grade status
Ahead of scheduled sovereign reviews by Fitch in mid-July and Moody's in early August, maintaining Romania's investment-grade status is the government's top financing priority.
Romania’s Digi proceeds with €287mn IPO for Spanish subsidiary
Digi Communications is seeking to raise at least €287mn through the IPO of Digi Spain Telecom.
Romania keeps policy rate at 6.5% amid ‘very high uncertainty’
BNR cited "very high uncertainties" surrounding the economic outlook and stressed the need for a balanced macroeconomic policy mix to preserve stability.
Trump pledges sanctions relief for Turkey as Erdogan hosts Nato summit in Ankara
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan uses Nato summit to advance a sweeping diplomatic agenda alongside his US counterpart Donald Trump.
EBRD says bad-loan ratio in emerging Europe falls to record low
Average NPL ratio declined to a historic low of 1.86% at the end of 2025 as lending growth outpaced the increase in impaired loans.
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Analyst warns of bubble risk on Bucharest Stock Exchange
The Bucharest Stock Exchange is becoming increasingly vulnerable to sharp price swings as the effective free float of listed companies continues to shrink.
Romania’s M&A market grows almost 50% y/y to $6bn in H1
Acquisitions of Carrefour Romania, Evryo Group and Garanti BBVA Romania were the three largest transactions, according to the latest EY Romania - Parthenon analysis.