ROMANIA PRESS REVIEW

July 18, 2026

Business & Politics Intelligence | 6 sources | 15 stories | Updated 08:50 UTC

DECISIONS Energy, EU state subsidies of a quarter of a billion euros for smart metering

The dismissed and interim Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan, as interim Minister of Energy, signed the approval orders for 2 support schemes for the energy sector, with funding from the EU Modernization Fun

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The scandal of the banner with the message “The Falkland Islands belong to Argentina”: the White House defends football

The White House has defended Argentina’s right to freedom of speech after the players displayed the controversial banner expressing their support for their country’s territorial claim to the Falkland

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Haaland and four other footballers, the stars of the Soccer World Cup on social networks

Five footballers have become global social media stars at the 2026 World Cup. Their followers grew by tens of millions during the tournament, a Mediafax analysis shows.

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CNBC poll: Americans’ economic pessimism hits two-year high. T

Pessimism about the US economy has reached its highest level since the end of 2023, a CNBC poll shows, also pointing to growing dissatisfaction with President Donald Trump’s handling of the economy, i

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Bolojan announces investments of 250 million euros to increase storage capacities and co

The Prime Minister and Acting Minister of Energy, Ilie Bolojan, announced on Saturday that he signed the orders for the launch of two programs financed from the Modernization Fund, totaling 250 millio

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Ukraine attack with hundreds of drones on Moscow, at least seven dead

An attack by Ukrainian drones on a logistics center resulted in at least seven deaths and 24 injuries in a small town in western Russia, whose capital Moscow and its region were targeted by hundreds o

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Drugs hidden in chocolate egg cartons and cryptocurrency payments. A trafficker from Brașov a

A 35-year-old man from Brașov was arrested after investigators discovered that he allegedly sold high-risk and high-risk drugs using the “dead drop” method. The substances were hidden in plastic boxes

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ANAF discovered a circuit of fictitious invoicing in construction. Damage of 4.6 million lei

Anti-fraud inspectors of ANAF have identified a fictitious invoicing mechanism in the construction sector, with an estimated damage of 4.6 million lei. The case has been referred to the criminal prose

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Surprise resignation from the head of Gabriel Resources, the company behind the failed Roșia gold project

CEO Dragoș Tănase has resigned, with immediate effect, from Gabriel Resources, listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, the majority shareholder, with almost 81% of the capital, of Roșia Montană Gold Cor

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The top that changes vacation plans. Europe has a new champion of cheap holidays

Portugal’s Algarve is the cheapest family holiday destination in 2026..

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CIA chief: Putin’s troops don’t last more than 30 minutes on the battlefield

Kiev’s drones, equipped with artificial intelligence, are “specialized and cheap killing machines” for Russian soldiers, and Russian soldiers fighting against Ukraine do not survive more than 20-30 mi

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The explicit purpose of the speech held by Donald Trump: preparing the ground for the destabilization of the sis

Donald Trump used the authority of the presidency and US intelligence agencies to try to undermine confidence in US elections in a presidential speech on Thursday that appeared aimed squarely at setti

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A 5-year-old girl died in an accident on the A1 highway, near Sibiu. Another child and a f

A car traveling on Saturday morning on the A1 highway, in the area of ​​the Sibiu town of Cristian, lost control and overturned between the parapets. As a result of the impact, a 5-year-old girl, a pa

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50 years since Nadia Comăneci entered history: the first grade of 10 in gymnastics

Today marks 50 years since the first grade of 10 in the history of gymnastics. On July 18, 1976, at the Olympic Games, Nadia Comăneci managed to get the maximum mark..

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The getaway to the mountain for two, which triggered a real hysteria. What the missing young people are saying now

The getaway to the mountains for two, that Izabela and Vlad had scheduled for this week, turned into a fiasco for the young couple from Bucharest. They found out by chance, from a guard in the Retezat

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