The largest share of funding from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) was allocated to digitalisation, with 63 government applications delivered to the cloud, 240 automated processes introduced in public administration, 995 villages connected to high-speed internet, 580 libraries moder»»»

Investors from the Middle East generated 44% of total transaction volume, while the market has already surpassed the performance recorded in the whole of ...»»»

The National Agency for Cadastre and Land Registration (ANCPI) had completed systematic registration work in 509 administrative-territorial units (ATUs) out of a national total of 3,181 by 30 ...»»»

More than 636,000 homes were completed in Romania between 2016 and 2025, equivalent to nearly 33 new homes per 1,000 inhabitants, a construction rate comparable to Germany's and higher than those recorded in the Czech Republic, the United Kingdom, Spain and Portugal, according to an analysis by rea»»»

The number of houses and apartments sold in the region Bucuresti-Ilfov dropped by over one third in Q3 2026, as compared to the similar period of last year, while at national level the decline was 17%, according to an analysis made by the real estate consultancy company SVN Romania. According to th»»»

Romania recorded the lowest tourism intensity in the European Union in 2025, with just 1.6 nights spent in tourist accommodation establishments per resident, compared with an EU average of 7.0 nights, according to data published by Eurostat on ...»»»

Simona Constantinescu, president of the Romanian Hotel Industry Federation (FIHR), has been elected to HOTREC's Executive Committee for the 2027-2028 term, while FIHR Executive Director Laura Elly Naghi has been appointed as a member of the association's Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee, which re»»»

Romania risks losing more than 5.1 billion euros in agricultural funding, a figure that could reach approximately 6.5 billion euros under a broader scenario in the next financial period, according to estimates the Alliance for Agriculture and Cooperation ...»»»

The Agency for Payments and Intervention in Agriculture (APIA) made total payments of 51.814 million lei on Monday to 5,369 eligible beneficiaries under the apiculture interventions included in the 2023-2027 CAP Strategic Plan, for the 2026 financial year, the institution ...»»»

Romania ranks fourth out of 12 European countries in terms of purchasing small, affordable electronic products, yet it places last regarding the exclusive use of recycling or reuse solutions for them, according to the Fast Tech Consumer Study 2026, presented by two environmental organizations.Accor»»»

The number of passengers travelling by train in the second quarter of 2026 stood at almost 15.5 million, down 5.8% compared with the same period in 2025, according to data compiled by the National Institute of Statistics ...»»»

On Monday, the "Avram Iancu" International Airport in Cluj-Napoca reached the milestone of 3 million passengers recorded this year?a first for regional airports in Romania.According to a statement issued by the Cluj airport, this is an exceptional result?achieved for the fourth consecutive year?whi»»»

RIYADH: The Coalition fighting to restore legitimacy in Yemen said Tuesday that it has successfully intercepted a ballistic missile launched by the Houthi militia toward Riyadh. Earlier, the Saudi Civil Defense said it had lifted a security alert after it issued one earlier in Riyadh warning of a p»»»

Pepco will operate a regional distribution centre from the facility, serving the Romanian market and the wider Central Eastern Europe (CEE) region. Having previously occupied the building through a third-party logistics provider, the retailer has now entered a direct partnership with CTP. The agree»»»

LONDON: King Charles III will welcome Sultan Haitham bin Tarik of Oman to Windsor Castle on Tuesday at the start of a three-day state visit as Britain seeks to bolster a strategically important ally squeezed by both sides in the US war against Iran. The sultan will be greeted with a royal gun salut»»»

The package of measures announced in the 2027 budget, including the Wekerle Plusz programme and the extension of the reduced 5% VAT rate on new homes, could give Hungary’s housing market fresh impetus, property portal ingatlan.com told the MTI on Tuesday. Hungarian government announced huge reforms»»»

Presidential candidate Iliana Iotova and running mate Kiril Valchev lead in two hypothetical runoff scenarios, a nationally representative Sova Harris poll published on Tuesday suggests. The survey concerns the presidential election on October 25, 2026. In a hypothetical runoff against presidential»»»

This slowdown comes against a difficult economic backdrop. According to the National Institute of Statistics (INS), Romania’s GDP fell by 0.7% year on year in the first half of 2026 (unadjusted data), and the economy stagnated in the second quarter compared with the first. At the same time, althoug»»»

Iliana Yotova and Kiril Valchev lead Bulgaria’s presidential race with 49.2% support among voters who have decided to participate, more than twice the 24.8% backing their main challengers, Andrey Gyurov and Georgi Kandev, according to a Sova Harris poll commissioned by Trud News. The agency’s analy»»»

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova said attacks on commercial vessels in the Black Sea were creating an unacceptable impression that merchant shipping had become a battlefield, calling for diplomatic action through European and NATO channels to stop military operations. Petrova made the r»»»

A US Navy Boeing P-8A Poseidon conducted a prolonged, low-altitude flight over the western Black Sea to monitor maritime activity off the Bulgarian coast, according to the Italian military aviation tracking website ItaMilRadar. The aircraft arrived in Varna on the afternoon of October 18 after flyi»»»

By Staff, Agencies A majority of voters in Canada’s western province of Alberta have voted to remain part of the country, according to projections by Canadian broadcaster CBC News following a nonbinding referendum. As of 0630 GMT, with 1,961 of the province’s 5,587 polling stations reporting, preli»»»

By Staff, Agencies Yemeni armed forces have launched a missile attack on a military camp housing Saudi-backed forces in the eastern province of Shabwa, martyring at least 53 and wounding 200 others. Yemeni military spokesperson Brigadier General Yahya Saree confirmed that the Yemeni armed forces ta»»»

Damascus, Oct. 20 (SANA) Syrian officials and international partners met at the Italian Embassy in Damascus on Tuesday to discuss ways to revive the country’s textile industry and secure additional funding for the €5 million “Weaving Hope” project. The meeting brought together representatives of th»»»

MADRID: Rising fuel costs, discontent with the state of schools, declining public services and a housing crisis are fueling an autumn of protests in Europe. Crowds have protested for weeks in major cities, with some demonstrations marked by arrests, looting, injuries and violence across France, Ita»»»

Find out when Flag Day is celebrated, its significance and what makes the occasion special Dubai: : UAE Flag Day is approaching, with residents, schools, businesses and government entities preparing to mark the occasion on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. But is UAE Flag Day an official public holiday, a»»»

Abu Dhabi: French President Emmanuel Macron has secured the delivery of an additional 200,000 tonnes of diesel per month from the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain during a tour of the Gulf, the French presidency said Tuesday. He obtained commitments for around 100,000 tonnes per month from the Emir»»»

Through this collaboration, the two companies aim to bring together two areas that are still managed separately in many projects: construction planning and BIM modelling. Integrating them can give project teams a clearer view of construction stages, timelines and project progress, while contributin»»»

The Saudi capital on Tuesday was shaken by two blasts, according to AFP journalists, after authorities issued an alert warning of potential danger. "A warning has been issued by the National Early Warning Platform in Riyadh City to alert for a potential danger," the Saudi civil defense said in a st»»»

Israeli Army Arabic-language spokesperson Lt. Col. Ella Waweya released footage on Tuesday on the X platform allegedly showing Hezbollah operatives loading weapons onto a truck in an attempt to move them from a site in southern Lebanon. Waweya accused the Lebanese Army of failing to clear southern »»»

Vladimir Zelensky's office has learned that US law enforcement agencies have obtained information about cooperation between the Ukrainian government and Mexican drug cartels, according to the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR). “According to information received by the SVR, a new wave of pa»»»

Surgeons remove magnets through endoscopy, a limited incision without opening intestines Dubai: A team of Egyptian paediatric surgeons has saved a 13-year-old girl who swallowed 14 small magnets, causing symptoms of intestinal obstruction, in a delicate procedure that avoided the need to cut open h»»»

By Staff, Agencies Iran’s Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations has called for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council to condemn threats by the United States and the “Israeli” regime against Iranian territory and critical infrastructure. Gholamhossein Darzi m»»»

Tunis, Oct.20 (TAP) - The weather is partly cloudy on Tuesday with scattered showers expected in western regions, getting stormy and locally heavy in northern regions with hailstorms expected in some areas.Temperatures are slightly up, ranging...»»»

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has declared that Tehran and Moscow have never cooperated as closely as they do now, marking an unprecedented level in the history of bilateral ties. In a post on his X account early Tuesday, following his meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov i»»»

Strategic defence framework exchanged to enhance UAE-France military cooperation Abu Dhabi: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic, today witnessed the exchange of the Strategic Defence Partnership Framework between the UA»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar is set to welcome a diverse line-up of Arabic, regional and international artists, with live concerts taking place across Doha from October 22 to December 17. The programme brings established Arab artists, contemporary regional talent and internationally acclaimed performers to v»»»

Romania’s economy has slowed considerably, but inflation remains among the highest in Europe, as years of wage increases, successive energy and tax shocks, and persistent price pressures in the services sector continue to delay a return to price stability, according to an analysis by ING chief econ»»»

Shao Zheng, chargé d'affaires of the Chinese Embassy to Yemen, rejected reports that equipment and components linked to the Houthi group's missile programs had been supplied by Chinese companies, dismissing the allegations as baseless. He stressed that Beijing maintains strict controls on exports o»»»

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Both MacBook Pro sizes could replace their current mini-LED Liquid Retina XDR Apple is expected to unveil its first touchscreen MacBook Pro on Wednesday, October 28, at an event in Los Angeles called “Pro and tell”. The company confirmed the event date and tagline on October 19 but has not revealed»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar says negotiations between Iran and the US are continuing, with both sides engaging in diplomatic efforts despite growing tensions and fears of renewed fighting. “On the negotiations of the JCPOA [Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action], they are ongoing, we are seeing engagement from»»»

US-based TTM Technologies has agreed to acquire the Ophir Optics business of MKS Inc. for approximately USD 650 million, in a transaction that includes manufacturing operations in Romania and Israel. The acquisition will bring the Romanian facility under the ownership of a major US supplier of adva»»»

By Staff, Agencies The death toll from a gold mine collapse in southwestern Colombia’s Nariño department has risen to 14, while seven other people were injured, four of them seriously, a local official said Monday. The accident occurred at an open-pit gold mine along the Iscuandé River in the munic»»»

By Staff, Agencies The Italian government is sending 500 soldiers to Milan to protect the city from looting and violence after two days of riots left shops ransacked, police officers injured, and hundreds of people detained. Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini announced the deployment on Monday as»»»

Hungary and Slovakia are calling for greater flexibility and more EU funding as the bloc prepares to end Russian energy imports in 2027, warning that replacing existing supplies could prove costly for Central Europe. Hungary and Slovakia are urging Brussels to ease the rules surrounding the phase-o»»»

Oslo: US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will take part in talks in Oslo Tuesday with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky and the leaders of Norway and Finland, Norway’s government said. “Ukraine has requested that US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner join the meetings. I am pl»»»

Extreme speech has surged under Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 's far-right government and can be heard at the highest levels ahead of Israel's Oct. 27 elections. With just days before the vote, Israeli think tank OFEK shared a spreadsheet with The Associated Press listing 227 extreme co»»»

By Staff, Agencies The Islamic Revolution Guards [IRG] confirmed that its air defense forces have intercepted and shot down an American MQ-9 Reaper long-endurance drone over the Strait of Hormuz. The IRG Public Relations Department, in a statement issued on Tuesday, said the unmanned aircraft was d»»»

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