Romania's industrial and logistics market maintained positive momentum in the first half of 2026, with leasing activity accelerating in Q2 despite a challenging macroeconomic environment, according to the Romania Marketbeat Industrial Q2 2026 report published by Cushman & Wakefield Echinox. Total modern stock reached 8.14 million sqm at the end of June, with approximately 4 million sqm located in Bucharest and its surrounding area, while the nationwide under-construction pipeline stood at 532,000 sqm.

VGP and BuildGreen have secured a BREEAM New Construction V6 Outstanding rating for VGP Park Split - Building A, a 31,984 sqm logistics facility in Dugopolje, near Split, Croatia. The certification is the first of its kind awarded to a building in Croatia and marks BuildGreen's entry into the Croatian market.

CTP N.V. signed leases totalling 1,576,000 sqm in the first half of 2026, a 55% increase compared with the same period last year, including a new quarterly record of 813,000 sqm in Q2. Gross rental income rose 12.6% year-on-year to €413.3 million, while annualised rental income reached €858 million as at 30 June 2026. Like-for-like rental growth came in at 4.7%, supported by indexation and rent reversion. Occupancy remained stable at 93%, with a weighted average unexpired lease term of 6.1 years.

CTP has signed two long-term leases totalling approximately 16,700 sqm at CTPark Sofia Ring Road in Bulgaria with existing customers BOX NOW and Amperel. The agreements were completed in June 2026 and form part of a strong first half for CTP in the country, with leasing activity across its Bulgarian portfolio increasing by 43% year-on-year during H1 2026. Year-to-date leasing volumes are 56.4% higher than the same period last year.

GARBE has commenced construction of a nearly 39,000 sqm building forming part of its new Green Park Senec logistics park in Slovakia, developed in partnership with Mitiska REIM and the MEREP LI fund. Austrian logistics company Lagermax has signed as the first tenant, leasing 9,000 sqm of industrial space, with occupation scheduled for the first quarter of 2027. Law firm Kinstellar and commercial real estate consultancy iO Partners provided advisory services on the transaction.

P3 Logistic Parks has signed a lease agreement with HOPI for 22,790 sqm in the DC9 building at P3 Mszczonów, located approximately 50 km south-west of Warsaw along the S8 expressway. The building, which has received its occupancy permit and been handed over to the tenant, comprises 21,990 sqm of warehouse space and 800 sqm of offices. With this addition, HOPI's total footprint at the park, which also houses the company's headquarters and central warehouse, reaches nearly 57,000 sqm.

VGP has fully let hall B at VGP Park České Budějovice. The final tenant, automotive services company Direct auto, has taken 4,200 sqm, bringing the 8,700 sqm building to full occupancy.

CTP has delivered a 56,000 sqm distribution centre for LPP Logistics at CTPark Bucharest West, completing the project in under a year from the signing of the lease agreement. The facility is now operational and will support LPP Group's supply chain across South-Eastern Europe, serving stores in Romania, Bulgaria and Greece, as well as the continued growth of the fashion brand Sinsay. Situated adjacent to LPP Logistics' e-commerce fulfilment centre opened in late 2025, the two buildings together form a logistics hub handling both bricks-and-mortar retail and online orders.

Panattoni has fully let Panattoni Park Kielce within weeks of the project's completion. The final available space was taken as part of an expansion by an existing tenant, a logistics services operator, which increased its occupied area by nearly 3,300 sqm to around 8,000 sqm.

7R is launching 7R Park Warsaw South III, a warehouse park in Sękocin near Warsaw comprising two buildings with a total leasable area of approximately 47,000 sqm. Construction begins in early August 2026. Before breaking ground, 7R has already signed its first lease: Strefa Tenisa, Poland's largest e-commerce retailer of tennis equipment, has taken 3,500 sqm.