Romania's construction sector represents nearly 8% of GDP in the past four quarters, the highest share in the European Union, according to Eurostat data analysed by Colliers. This level significantly exceeds the EU-27 average of 5% and confirms construction's growing importance in the local economy. Romania also recorded the second-fastest post-pandemic growth in construction activity within the EU.

A retail park is being developed on the site of the former Glinki shopping centre in Bydgoszcz, with opening planned for Q1 2026. The project, developed by Redkom Development, will initially have 16,000 sqm GLA. A second phase is planned to add another 4,000 sqm GLA. The investor is Newgate Investment.

City Point Okęcie is the first building in Poland to use Ruukki® LowCarbon sandwich panels with a low carbon footprint. The modern and sustainable logistics facility owned by Peakside Capital was built through cooperation between Ruukki Polska and Depenbrock Polska, responsible for delivery and installation of the cladding products.

Construction has begun on the region's newest Stop Shop retail park in the city centre of Salgótarján, Hungary. The project is developed by CPI Hungary.

Panattoni has purchased a 13-hectare plot on behalf of investor Jet Investment and is launching a new development in the Podkarpacie region. The first phase of Panattoni Park Rzeszów North II will include two buildings totaling over 42,000 sqm, with three tenants already signed. The complex will ultimately exceed 110,000 sqm.

Skanska has leased the entire second phase of its H2Offices development project in Budapest while still under construction. Work began on the second building of the three-phase complex on Váci út in Q4 2024, with concrete structures now reaching the second floor level of the existing building. When completed, the second building will offer over 22,000 sqm of office space.

Local developer ELI Parks has started the construction of ELI Park 5 Bucharest in partnership with general contractor Eren Cons. Located in the north-western area of Bucharest, ELI Park 5 continues the expansion of the ELI Park Bucharest development, an industrial hub designed for efficiency, flexibility, and sustainability.

Construction production in the Czech Republic has increased by 17.1% year-on-year, and has been higher by 2.3% month-on-month, according to the Czech Statistics Office's report of August 2025 figures. The market is mostly driven by infrastructure construction.

Foreign direct investments (FDI) in Romania's real estate and construction sector more than tripled between 2014 and 2024, increasing by €15.1 billion to reach €21.6 billion by the end of last year. The sector's share of total FDI stock rose from 10.6% to 17.3%, according to National Bank of Romania (BNR) data analyzed by Cushman & Wakefield Echinox.

Mendota Invest, member of the OTP Group and investor behind the Emonika development in Ljubljana, has signed a contract with Strabag for the execution of the southern section of the project. The southern part of Emonika with a contract value of €134 million will feature a 100-metre-high office tower, a shopping centre, a hotel and four levels of underground parking.