Iulius and Atterbury Europe have secured the largest loan ever granted for a new real estate development in Romania. The €400 million syndicated financing will back the development of the Rivus Cluj-Napoca mixed-use urban reconversion project. The green loan was provided by a consortium of four major financial institutions: Erste Bank, BCR, EBRD, and BRD. 

Romania has elected a new president in a landmark vote, with independent and pro-European candidate Nicușor Dan defeating far-right rival George Simion with 54% of the vote. The result marks a major political shift, as neither of Romania’s traditional parties advanced to the final round. In Poland, the second round of the election is to take place amidst the fiscal clarity issues.

Panattoni has secured two new tenants for its investment in Siedlce (eastern Poland). FoodWell – a leading player in the dried fruit and nuts market – will occupy 5,700 sqm in an existing building. Over 6,200 sqm of new warehouse space will be developed for a second tenant, a logistics operator.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is extending an €80 million portfolio risk-sharing guarantee to BNP Paribas Bank Polska to help increase access to green finance in Poland.

Construction of the Emonika complex in Ljubljana has entered its next phase, marked by a groundbreaking ceremony hosted by OTP Group at the project site. As Slovenia’s largest real estate development, the complex is scheduled for completion by the end of 2027. Property Forum was on site to report from the ceremony.

The Romanian construction sector recorded a 3.1% growth in the volume of works in March 2025 compared to March 2024, adjusted for the number of working days and seasonality, according to the National Institute of Statistics (INS).

CTP has developed a new 18,000 sqm build-to-suit production facility for Schott Pharma, a supplier of pharma drug containment solutions and delivery systems, at CTPark Jagodina in Serbia. 

Paweł Malinowski, CEO of Profbud, talked with Property Forum about the cooldown on the Polish residential sector, building developer-owned wind farms and the necessary diversification of the product portfolio in the current market conditions.

The Emonika complex in Ljubljana has officially entered its next phase of development as OTP Group held a groundbreaking ceremony at the project site. 

In Q1 2025, the total modern office stock in Poland’s regional markets reached approximately 6.77 million sqm. During this period, new supply was limited, with only one office project completed - Dymka 188 in Poznań, offering 2,400 sqm of space, says Avison Young.