The German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall announced last Thursday that it has taken over 72.5% of the shares of the Romanian vehicle manufacturer Automecanica Mediaş, without specifying the value of the transaction.
The employees of the Făgăraş Powder Factory, the only manufacturer of high-power explosives and solid propellants in Romania, spontaneously protested yesterday, accusing this year's poor budget allocation, according to Radio Mureş.