Establishing a Business Entity in Romania (Updated)

1. Types of Business Entities - When entering the Romanian market, foreign investors have the option of incorporating a new legal entity with a Romanian legal personality, or setting up a unit of a foreign mother company, which will not have a Romanian …

Romania at a Crossroads Between Moscow, Washington, and Europe

For the first time in post-communist Romanian history, both candidates advancing to the presidential runoff originate from opposition ranks. Neither represents the country's largest political party - the Social Democratic Party (successor to the …

How not to fight populism: a lesson from Romania

The oil refinery at the heart of Romania’s legal battle

Following Romania’s decision to appeal the award, we look at the background to the case and how Romania ended up owing €85M plus interest. In Eastern Romania, on the outskirts of a small town not far from Bacău, stands an oil refinery which is at the heart …

Hackers linked to Russia’s GRU have targeted defense companies in Bulgaria and Romania

Hackers linked to Russia’s GRU have targeted defense companies in Bulgaria and Romania as part of a large-scale espionage campaign aimed at gathering information related to the war in Ukraine, according to researchers from cybersecurity firm ESET, who …

Photon Energy Partners With Hyperion Renewables And Signs 34 MW EPC/O&M Contract In Romania

Issuer: Photon Energy NV / Key word(s): Contract 16.05.2025 / 08:13 CET/CEST The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. Photon Energy Partners with Hyperion Renewables and Signs 34 MW EPC/O&M Contract in …

Romania might be about to make a Trump-admiring former football hooligan its president. This is why

At first glance, Romania’s presidential race, which comes to a head in a second round of voting this Sunday, might look like a de facto referendum on Europe. The far-right George Simion – a former football hooligan who is banned from entering Ukraine for …

How not to fight populism: a lesson from Romania

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Politics is always so easy to interpret after the event. In the aftermath of Romania’s 1989 anti-communist revolution, amid a …

Romania’s Far Right Is More Extreme Than You Think

On May 4, in the first round of Romania’s presidential elections, far-right candidate George Simion amassed a stunning, but not surprising, 41 percent of the vote, nearly twice as much as the runner-up—Nicusor Dan, Bucharest’s mayor. If Simion wins the …

In Romania vote, centrist mathematician Dan braces for tight battle with hard-right

Nicusor Dan gestures while attending a presidential debate alongside George Simion (not pictured), in Bucharest, Romania, May 8 2025. Inquam Photos/Malina Norocea via REUTERS/File Photo BUCHAREST - Bucharest's centrist mayor Nicusor Dan, a …