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CHISINAU AND BUCHAREST AGREED ON CREATION OF NEW STOCK EXCHANGE IN MOLDOVA
Chisinau and Bucharest have formalized a partnership to create a new stock exchange in the Republic of Moldova. As the press service of the Investment Agency informed, the signing ceremony of the relevant memorandum took place on Monday. On the...

Romania says Russian drone entry poses new security 'challenge'
BUCHAREST: Romania on Sunday (Sep 14) strongly condemned the entry of a Russian drone into its airspace during an attack on neighbouring Ukraine, saying Moscow's actions pose a "new challenge" to Black Sea security. Poland had already denounced...

Moldova’s exports rise in July, but trade deficit widens
In July 2025, the Republic of Moldova exported goods worth 347 million dollars, marking a 30.3 percent increase compared to June and a 21.8 percent rise compared to July 2024. However, overall exports for January–July 2025 fell 5.7 percent...

Romania condemns ‘irresponsible’ Moscow after Russian drone breaches its airspace
By Daria Tarasova-Markina, Cristiana Moisescu and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Romania has condemned Moscow’s “irresponsible actions” after alleging that a Russian drone breached Romanian airspace during an attack on neighboring Ukraine, prompting...

Wine of Moldova conquers Romania: 49 wineries, over 300 wines at Moldovan Wine Festival in Bucharest
This weekend, Romania's capital, Bucharest, has become the capital of Moldovan wine. The fifth edition of the Moldovan Wine Festival brought together 49 wineries from the Republic of Moldova, presenting over 300 wines to the Romanian public – from...

Romania says Russian drone entered its airspace near Ukrainian border
Open this photo in gallery:From left to right: Finland President Alexander Stubb, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky; Liudmyla Kuchma, wife of Former Ukrainian president Leonid Kuchma; head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Andriy...

Romania scrambles jets as drone breaches Nato airspace amid Russian attacks
Romania scrambled fighter jets on Saturday when a drone breached the country's airspace during a Russian attack on Ukrainian infrastructure near the border, the defence ministry said. Defence Minister Ionut Mosteanu said the F-16 pilots came close...

Brawl breaks out on flight between Tel Aviv, Bucharest; several detained
An altercation between several Israelis on a HelloJets flight to Bucharest escalated to a massive fight involving some 30 passengers on Sunday night, according to Romanian media. HelloJets was operating the flight for Israel’s Israir, which...
Kerala, EU to host Blue Economy Conclave from Sep 18 onwards
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 15 (UNI) Kerala, in partnership with the European Union, will host a two-day Blue Economy Conclave from September 18 onwards, bringing together leading experts, policymakers, and industry stakeholders from India and Europe...

Global finance leaders are coming to Chisinau for the conference “New Technology for Old Markets”
0 Global leaders in finance and technology will come, for the first time, to Chisinau on September 19, to participate in the international conference “New Technology for Old Markets”. According to the National Bank of Moldova, the host of the...

Defense Alert: Russian Drone Breach in Romania Highlights Kremlin Strategy Aimed at Nato Divisions
On 15 September 2025, Romania’s Ministry of Defence confirmed, through information first reported by the BBC, that one of its F-16 fighter jets tracked a Russian drone entering national airspace during a wave of strikes against Ukrainian...

Romania deploys jets after Russian drone breaches airspace during strike on Ukraine
Bucharest: Romania scrambled fighter jets on Saturday when a drone breached the country’s airspace during a Russian attack on Ukrainian infrastructure near the border, the defense ministry said. Defense Minister Ionut Mosteanu said the F-16 pilots...

What is Nato? Romania and Poland both face Russian drone incursions in a week
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DRUID AI Raises $31 Million Series C to Accelerate Agentic AI Platform Growth Under New CEO Joseph Kim
NEW YORK and LONDON and BUCHAREST, Romania, Sept. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- DRUID AI today announced it has secured $31 million in Series C financing to advance the global expansion of its enterprise-ready agentic AI platform under the leadership...

Romania scrambles fighter jets after drone incursion
Romania scrambled fighter jets yesterday when a drone breached the country's airspace during a Russian attack on Ukrainian infrastructure near the border, the defense ministry said. Defense Minister Ionut Mosteanu said the F-16 pilots came close...
NVDA slips -2.3% as China said NVIDIA violated antitrust laws, crude gains after Trump is ready to impose sanctions on Russia - Newsquawk US Market Open
US and China day two talks are underway; overnight, FT reported that there has been a lack of progress, potentially reducing the odds of a Beijing summit. Recently, US Treasury Secretary Bessent said the US and China made good progress on...

Bulgartransgaz signs 100-million-euro loan to finance the Vertical Corridor
Bulgartransgaz and United Bulgarian Bank have signed a long-term loan agreement worth 200 million levs (approximately 102.26 million euros) to finance investments in the Vertical Gas Corridor. The company launched a procedure in June to select a...

Romania scrambles jets after Russian drone 'breaches airspace' - as Zelenskyy warns of war 'expansion'
Romania has said a drone breached its airspace during a Russian attack on neighbouring Ukraine. Fighter jets were scrambled on Saturday, coming close to taking down the aircraft as it was flying very low before it left national airspace toward...

Romania scrambles fighter jets after Russian drone 'breaches airspace' - as Zelenskyy warns of war 'expansion'
14 September 2025, 07:24 | Updated: 14 September 2025, 09:32 Romania has said a drone breached its airspace during a Russian attack on neighbouring Ukraine. Your browser doesn't recognise available video formats. Fighter jets were scrambled on...

Russian drone incursion into Poland ‘was Kremlin test on Nato reaction’, says Warsaw
Poland’s foreign minister, Radosław Sikorski, has said last week’s Russian drone incursion into Polish airspace was an attempt by the Kremlin to test Nato’s reactions by incremental escalations without prompting a full-scale response. Mr Sikorski...