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Președintele Senatului, Ilie Bolojan, a afirmat, miercuri, că solicitarea de suspendare a președintelui Klaus Iohannis este o acţiune de imagine, „iraţională”, fără un impact concret. Liberalul a atras atenția că semnăturile nu au fost depuse la ambele camere, așa cum prevede regulamentul.

Face carieră informația conform căreia Donald Trump, noul președinte al SUA, nu se atinge de alcool.

Președintele american Donald Trump a reacționat miercuri împotriva unui episcop care i-a cerut direct să arate milă imigranților și comunității LGBTQ+, transmite POLITICO.

Episcopia Ortodoxă a Oradei l-a suspendat pe preotul Ciprian Mega, acesta fiind acuzat că a fost plantat în Biserica Ortodoxă a României (BOR) de către Biserica Ortodoxă Rusă, și că slujește contra intereselor țării.

Romania’s economy enters 2025 with positive long-term prospects, but with significant challenges in the year ahead, Colliers consultants predict in the report ”Top 10 Forecasts for the Romanian Real Estate Market in 2025”.

Monza Ares, the largest private network providing specialized cardiology services in Romania, has inaugurated an interventional cardiology center at the Targu Jiu County Emergency Hospital.

Low-cost airline Wizz Air has announced six new routes that will connect Romania's central city of Sibiu to cities in Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland and Spain, starting August 2025.

The Competition Council is reviewing the deal whereby Quantum Auto Max SRL intends to buy assets related to the sale, maintenance and repair of light motor vehicles held by DI-BAS Auto SRL and DI-BAS Prahova SRL.

The Romanian mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market recorded 265 transactions in 2024, with an estimated value of US$6.6 billion, which translates into an annual increase of 10% in the number of deals (vs. 241 deals in 2023), and a 5.9% decrease in estimated value (US$7.1 billion in 2023), according to an analysis by EY Romania.

Companies in Romania expect a challenging year, marked by cautious optimism and a focus on managing risks and costs, according to the Deloitte 2025 Romania CFO Survey, conducted at the end of 2024 among approximately 130 Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) based in the country.

Knauf Insulation, part of Knauf Group, announces the start of glass mineral wool production at its new factory in Tarnaveni, Mures County.

Electromontaj SA has signed a 10-year partnership with Tennet BV, operator of Netherlands’ high voltage grid, envisaging the building of 400 kms of high-voltage power lines and the upgrading of 600 kms of already existing lines.

German group Rehau appointed Paul Chipriean as Country Manager for Romania in early 2025, while Alexandru Oprea will fill a strategic position at regional level.

Anglo-Dutch giant Unilever, one of the largest players on the consumer goods market, appointed Monica Tamas as General Manager of Unilever Romania and Moldova starting January 2025.

BASF Agricultural Solutions, one of the largest suppliers for the local plant protection product market, has a new country manager for Romania and the Republic of Moldova, Gabor Krasznai.

Catalyst Romania, the first local venture capital fund focused on investments in tech startups, plans to operate 4-5 new investments this year, thus reaching a portfolio of 14-15 companies linked to its second fund.

Local airports posted a new record high number of passengers in 2024, with 26 million persons transiting local terminals, up 6% from 2023, in line with data provided by the Romanian Airport Association.

Aquila Part Prod (AQ.RO), an integrated distribution and logistics provider for the fast-moving consumer goods market in Romania and Moldova, bought 100% in KITAX Kereskedelmi Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság, registered in Hungary.

Romanian start-up VAUNT, which developed a platform that helps real estate developers with their sales and marketing processes, ended 2024 with 73 customers, which have more than 100 projects with a total value of more than one billion euros listed on the platform.

Romania's national grid operator Transelectrica (stock symbol: TEL) was notified on Jan. 20, 2025 that international rating agency Moody’s Investors Service had published the long term rating affirmation ”Baa3”, while keeping the outlook stable, the company has informed the shareholders and the interested parties in a stock market report on Jan. 21.