The biopharmaceutical company Biopharma plans to launch a plant in Arad, Romania, in late 2027, with an initial investment of EUR85 million, company president Kostyantyn Yefimenko told the Interfax-Ukraine news agency.
“We have already completed construction of the building and will finish installing all utility lines by September 1. We have already ordered the filling line. By the end of June, we will have contracted for the reactor equipment and all other process equipment. We will begin operations in December 2027,” Yefimenko said.
The initial investment in the plant in Arad is EUR85 million; the Romanian project as a whole will consist of four phases of varying sizes. Total investment in the plants in Uzhhorod and Arad is approximately $500 million.
He noted that the company’s development is not focused on a single project.
“Bila Tserkva is our flagship plant. We’re not shifting our focus; we’re developing all of them—Uzhhorod and Arad—and we’ll continue to build in Latin America,” Yefimenko said.
As previously reported, Biopharma plans to launch the first phase of its plant for the production of pharmaceutical products and immunobiological preparations in Uzhhorod in September 2026, which will provide a full cycle of blood plasma processing. The company has already invested EUR67 million in construction; the total cost of the first phase is EUR75 million. According to the plan, the volume of blood plasma-derived drug production in Uzhhorod will be twice that of production in Bila Tserkva, amounting to up to 1.5 million liters of blood plasma per year; the project in Romania is twice as large.
During the “Industrial Evolution: Manufacturing Drives the Economy” forum in Bila Tserkva, Yefimenko also announced that Biopharma had registered its albumin product in Brazil.
Biopharma exports its products to dozens of countries and plans to expand its presence in Europe, the Middle East, and Latin America while continuing to increase its production capacity.
The biopharmaceutical company “Biopharma” is building a plant in Romania, according to the company’s president, Konstantin Efimenko.
“We are already building a plant in Romania,” he said at the “Industrial Evolution: Manufacturing Drives the Economy” forum in Bila Tserkva (Kyiv Oblast) on Thursday, without specifying the project’s timeline.
Commenting on Ukraine’s investment appeal, Yefimenko noted that “no foreign companies will come here if things aren’t good for our own people.”
He also emphasized the importance of developing the education sector. “We need to keep the National Math Test in schools, but why aren’t we talking about the fact that math education in schools is weak, that children graduate from school knowing nothing? We have two ‘happiness’ classes a week, and chemistry just once every two weeks. What kind of technologies will we be able to develop?” he said, pointing out the outdated state of university facilities.
“Tear them down and forget about them—they can’t be renovated. We need to start from scratch,” he said.
Yefimenko reported that “Biofarma” plans to invest $25 million “in another laboratory,” without providing further details.
He also reported that “Biofarma” has registered its albumin product in Brazil.
“We need to create conditions so that no prosecutors come to us—only the tax inspectorate should visit us. Tell me, what difference does it make to the state how I registered my albumin in Brazil? I’m number one in Brazil right now. The Brazilians are happy, I’m happy. Anything that’s good for Biofarma is good for Ukraine, and for Bila Tserkva, at the very least. Why do you need to regulate what I’m doing in Brazil?” he said.
As previously reported, in 2024, Biofarma announced plans to build a plant in Romania.
“Biofarma” exports its products to dozens of countries and plans to expand its presence in Europe, the Middle East, and Latin America, while also continuing to increase its production capacity.
According to The Serbian Economist, a contract has been signed in neighboring Romania for the design and construction of a pedestrian suspension bridge across the Rebra River valley near the commune of Parva in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania.
The future bridge will be approximately 620 m long. It will span the Rebra Valley and connect two mountain slopes near the entrance to the Rodna Mountains National Park. According to Romanian media reports, the bridge will be 200–300 m above the valley.
The project could become one of the highest pedestrian suspension bridges in Europe and one of Romania’s new tourist attractions.
The project is funded, in part, by European funds under the Nord-Vest 2021–2027 regional program.
In addition to the bridge itself, the project includes the development of tourism infrastructure, specifically access to the site and landscaping of the surrounding area. In particular, Romanian publications mention the reconstruction of Dealul Tisei Street.
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Eugene Tomac, a native of southern Odessa region and a Romanian Member of the European Parliament, withdrew his candidacy for the post of prime minister after failing to form a cabinet within the 10-day deadline set by law. Romanian President Nicușor Dan subsequently nominated Adrian Veștu—deputy leader of the National Liberal Party, former Minister of Development, and head of the Brașov County Council—as the new candidate for prime minister.
Tomac was nominated on June 4 as an independent candidate tasked with forming a technocratic government and leading the country out of the political crisis. However, the parliamentary parties did not provide him with sufficient support. According to Reuters, political leaders preferred the option of a minority government rather than a technocratic cabinet.
The political crisis in Romania began after the collapse of the pro-European coalition and the resignation of Ilie Bolojan’s government. The fall of the cabinet complicated economic decision-making, jeopardized access to European funding, and increased pressure on the national currency.
Eugene Tomac was born in 1981 in the Ukrainian part of historic Bessarabia, in what is now the Odessa region. At age 17, he moved to Romania under a scholarship program for ethnic Romanians from neighboring countries. He later graduated from the University of Bucharest, where he studied history, journalism, and politics.
In Romania, Tomac served as State Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a member of parliament, and leader of the People’s Movement Party (PMP); since 2019, he has been a member of the European Parliament. In the European Parliament, he represented Romania and advocated for a pro-European course, support for Moldova, and the strengthening of the eastern flank of the EU and NATO.
The new prime minister-designate, Adrian Vestea, now has 10 days to form a cabinet and secure a vote of confidence in parliament. President Dan described him as a pro-Western politician, a man of dialogue, and an administrator with experience in managing budgets and European funds.
Romania remains one of the largest countries in Eastern Europe, a member of the EU and NATO, and an important neighbor of Ukraine. Therefore, the protracted government crisis in Bucharest is significant not only for domestic politics but also for regional stability, the economy, and the coordination of the EU’s Eastern European policy.
Vehicle traffic through the “Solotvyno–Sighetu Marmatiei” checkpoint on the Ukrainian-Romanian border will be temporarily suspended from June 8 to 17, 2026, the State Customs Service of Ukraine (SCSU) reported.
It is noted that the restrictions will be in effect daily from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
“According to information from the Romanian side, the closure is related to infrastructure work on the historic bridge across the Tisa River,” the SCS added.
At the same time, during this period, pedestrian traffic through the checkpoint will continue as usual.
The SCS asks citizens and carriers providing passenger transportation to take this information into account when planning their trips and, if necessary, to choose alternative border crossing routes.
Moldova may consider unification with Romania as an alternative scenario if negotiations on the country’s accession to the European Union after 2028 are blocked or significantly delayed, reports Euractiv, citing Moldova’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economic Development and Digitalisation, Eugen Osmochescu.
According to Osmochescu, Chisinau’s main objective remains unchanged – to sign an EU accession treaty by the end of 2028. He emphasised that unification with Romania is not the current official scenario, but could be considered a ‘plan B’ if Moldova’s European integration faces insurmountable political obstacles.
This statement reflects growing concern in Chisinau over a possible delay in the EU enlargement process. Moldova was granted EU candidate status in 2022 alongside Ukraine, and the negotiation process depends not only on the implementation of reforms but also on the political decisions of EU member states.
A potential union with Romania remains a sensitive issue in Moldovan politics. Supporters of such a scenario point to the common language, history and culture, as well as the fact that a significant proportion of Moldova’s citizens hold Romanian citizenship. Opponents believe that the issue could exacerbate internal political divisions, complicate relations with part of the population and intensify the Transnistria problem.
For Romania, any discussion of such a scenario also carries complex political and legal implications. Romania is a member of the EU and NATO, so any proposals for border changes, state unification or the incorporation of new territory would require not only decisions by Bucharest and Chisinau, but also consideration of the positions of the European Union, NATO and international partners.
The Transnistrian factor is of particular significance. The left-bank region of the Dniester has not been under the de facto control of Moldova’s central authorities since the early 1990s; a Russian military contingent is present on its territory, and a political settlement of the conflict remains frozen. Any scenario involving Moldova’s accelerated integration into the EU or unification with Romania will inevitably be linked to the question of Transnistria’s status.
That said, Osmochescu’s statement should for now be viewed more as a political signal to Brussels regarding the need to maintain a clear prospect of membership for Moldova, rather than as the start of an official process of unification with Romania. Chisinau is thus signalling that delays in EU enlargement could prompt a search for alternative paths to European integration.
Moldova covers an area of approximately 33,800 square kilometres and has a population of around 2.4–3.0 million people, depending on the methodology used to count and account for citizens living abroad. Romania is a country in South-Eastern Europe, a member of the EU and NATO, with an area of around 238,400 square kilometres and a population of around 18.8–19.1 million people.
Transnistria is an unrecognised entity on the left bank of the Dniester, which declared independence from Moldova in the early 1990s and is not de facto controlled by Chisinau. No UN member state recognises Transnistria’s independence. It is recognised only by other unrecognised or partially recognised entities – Abkhazia and South Ossetia; it was previously also recognised by Nagorno-Karabakh/Artsakh, which ceased to exist following the events of 2023. The international community regards Transnistria as part of the sovereign territory of Moldova.
