As US sanctions on the Russian energy giant Lukoil start to bite, Bulgaria and Romania are hurrying to find new owners for its operations in their countries, while neighbour Serbia also seeks to guarantee fuel supplies. #romania #romaniandispatch balkaninsight.com/2025/11/12/bul…

Romania must take control of the local unit of Russia's Lukoil in order to ensure stability of the national energy system, protect 5,000 jobs, and guarantee the full implementation of U.S. sanctions on the Russian oil company: Energy minister Bogdan Ivan. seenews.com/news/romania-m…

PSD president Sorin Grindeanu stated that he does not see in the near future or in the medium term a situation in which the social democrats would form a parliamentary majority with AUR. #romania #romaniandispatch #politics stiripesurse.ro/i-do-not-see-s…

State-owned hydropower operator and electricity supplier Hidroelectrica is expecting record-low output this year amid a severe drought. #romania #romaniandispatch #energy balkangreenenergynews.com/romanias-hidro…

A large-scale military exercise on Europe’s eastern flank aimed to deter Russian aggression. #romania #romaniandispatch #defence politico.eu/article/united…

Romania’s prosecutor’s office said in a statement last week that they raided seven homes and the registered office of an unnamed company. #romania #romaniandispatch #corruption theguardian.com/business/2025/…

In the new national defense strategy, an innovative approach emerges that will fundamentally change the doctrine of the Romanian state, with major political, economic, and social consequences for the decades to come. #romania #romaniandispatch #defence spotmedia.ro/en/news/opinio…

BNR expects the annual inflation rate to decline modestly over the next three quarters but remain on a fluctuating path above previous forecasts. #romania #romaniandispatch intellinews.com/romania-s-cent…

Fifteen people from the Plauru locality in Tulcea county have been evacuated, so far, after a ship loaded with LPG was engulfed in flames in the area of the Ismail city following a drone attack carried out on Ukrainian territory. #romania #romaniandispatch stiripesurse.ro/fifteen-people…

Romania needs an “additional fiscal adjustment” starting in 2027, by specifying concrete fiscal reform measures in advance, to stabilise the public debt-to-GDP ratio over the medium term and maintain market confidence: IMF. #romanian #romaniandispatch romaniajournal.ro/business/finan…

Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan announced that property and car taxes will increase starting next year. #romania #romaniandispatch romaniajournal.ro/politics/pm-pr…

The European Commission's autumn forecast shows that Romania's economy is entering a period of slower growth for the next two years, amid austerity measures adopted to reduce the budget deficit, the largest in the EU. #romania #romaniandispatch #economy romania-actualitati.ro/news-in-englis…

Authorities evacuated a village on the border with Ukraine after Russian drones set ablaze a tanker loaded with gas on the Danube River, just meters from EU and NATO territory. #romania #romaniandispatch politico.eu/article/romani…

The European Commission said it has selected four electrification projects being developed by Romanian companies to receive 29.33 million euro in funding under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). #romania #romaniandispatch #infrastructure seenews.com/news/eu-commis…

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announces that Romania has won the international competition for a judge role at the UN Dispute Tribunal, through judge Adina Elvira-Ghiţă, who will assume the position for a seven-year term. #romania #romaniandispatch spotmedia.ro/en/news/news/r…

Romania is among the few countries to register a significant increase on wine production, after an extremely dry 2024. #romania #romaniandispatch #agriculture romaniajournal.ro/business/compa…

Statements by Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan proposing a 10% cut to the total personnel budget across all ministries and similar contracting bodies triggered strong reactions from the PSD and public-sector trade unions. #romania #romaniandispatch #austerity intellinews.com/prime-minister…

Romania's third-largest city is about to build a photovoltaic system on the location of a dormant coal power plant. #romania #romaniandispatch #energy balkangreenenergynews.com/romanias-iasi-…

In 2024, only 1.3% of the materials used in the national economy came from recycled sources – nearly ten times less than the EU average, which stands at 12.2%. #romania #romaniandispatch spotmedia.ro/en/news/enviro…

Bucharest abandons temporary nationalisation and opts for a fast-tracked two-stage divestment to safeguard energy security. #romania #romaniandispatch #sanctions eualive.net/romania-pivots…