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South-East, North-West, Centre regions the highest potential in terms of attracting direct foreign investments
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Renewable energy, logistics and nearshore production, advanced digital services and the defence industry are the economic sectors in Romania with development prospects with the help of foreign direct investment (FDI), according to a research carried out by the Academy of Economic Studies (ASE) and the Deloitte Romania Foundation, published on Tuesday.According to the research entitled "Opportunities for Foreign Investors in Romania", the top three ...
EIB: Romanian firms will prioritise capacity expansion, with more cautious outlook than EU average
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Almost eight out of ten Romanian companies are investing, most of them planning to expand their capacity, nonetheless the general feeling remains more pessimistic than in the European Union, according to the EIB Investment Survey 2025: Romania overview the European Investment Bank (EIB) released on Tuesday.The survey key messages outline that the share of Romanian firms investing increased to 78% but remains below the EU average of ...
President Dan to meet President Emmanuel Macron at Élysée Palace
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
President Nicusor Dan is paying a visit to France and on Tuesday he will have a meeting with his counterpart Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace.The meeting is scheduled for 14:00 (Romania's time).Also on Tuesday, the Romanian head of state will meet representatives of French economic companies, Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo, and will visit the Thales plant.Nicusor Dan will also participate in the inauguration ceremony of ...
President discusses with Luxembourg's Parliament President developing bilateral cooperation and countering disinformation
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
President Nicusor Dan discussed on Monday at the Cotroceni Palace with Luxembourg's Parliament President Claude Wiseler the development of bilateral cooperation, as well as ways to counter disinformation and cyberattacks."It was a pleasure to receive today the visit of the President of the Parliament of Luxembourg, Claude Wiseler. We have discussed the very close and constructive relations between our countries, based on our special friendship, historical ...
German Defence Minister Pistorius pays visit to Romania
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
The Federal Minister of Defence of Germany, Boris Pistorius, will visit, on Tuesday, the 57th Air Base "Captain Aviator Constantin Cantacuzino" in Mihail Kogalniceanu, Constanta County, where he will meet with Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan.The meeting will also be attended by the Secretary of State for Defence Policy, Planning and International Relations within the Ministry of Defence, Sorin Dan Moldovan.Joint press statements by ...
Senate rejects president's objections to anti-extremism bill
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
The plenary of the Senate adopted on Monday the draft law regarding measures for the prevention and combating of anti-Semitism, Xenophobia, radicalisation and hate-speech in initial form, rejecting the objections formulated by president Nicusor Dan in his request for re-examination of the document, sent to the Parliament.There were recorded 75 votes ‘ in favour’, 34 ‘against’ and four ...
Minister Pislaru intends to notify European Public Prosecutor's Office over minibus procurement
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
The Minister of Investments and European Projects, Dragos Pislaru, will notify the European Public Prosecutor's Office regarding the acquisition of electric minibuses for pupils, after irregularities were identified in the use of European funds, and will also send the findings of the checks carried out by his ministry's Control Body to the Anti-Fraud Department and the Competition Council."I have decided to notify the European Public Prosecutor's ...
Bill granting temporary residency to foreigners who invest in Romania, withdrawn from Senate's legislative circuit
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
The Senate approved on Monday the withdrawal from the legislative circuit of the bill submitted by a group of PNL parliamentarians regarding a "Golden Visa Romania" Residency by Investment Program, which would have offered citizens from states outside the EU/EEA/Swiss Confederation a temporary residence permit for a period of five years in exchange for a minimum investment of 400,000 euros in Romania.At the investor's request, members of his family could ...
EnvMin Diana Buzoianu, in the plenary meeting of the Chamber of Deputies during "the Government's Question time in Parliament"
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Our main goal since the Paltinu crisis began has been to ensure the water supply for the affected localities, Minister of Environment, Waters and Forests Diana Buzoianu said on Monday in the plenary meeting of the Chamber of Deputies during "the Government's Question time in Parliament.""Since the Paltinu crisis started, we had a clear goal, namely to supply water to the communities which today are affected by this crisis. I have done everything within ...
Gov't debt rises to 1,084.25 billion lei or 59.7% of GDP in August
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Public administration debt (government debt) rose in August 2025 to 1,084.25 billion lei, up from 1,070.18 billion lei in the previous month, according to data published by the Ministry of Finance (MF).As a percentage of GDP, government debt increased to 59.7%, from 58.9% in July (GDP according to the INS release of 10 October 2025).In August 2025, medium and long-term debt rose to 1,021.5 billion lei, from 1,004.9 billion lei in July 2025, ...
Tezaur government bonds to remain available in December, offering interest of up to 7.4%
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
The Ministry of Finance (MF) launched on Monday, 8 December 2025, the twelfth edition this year of the Tezaur government bond programme, offering individuals a new opportunity to save under favourable conditions."Between 8 December 2025 and 9 January 2026, Romanians can invest in Tezaur government bonds with maturities of one, three and five years and annual interest rates of 6.40%, 7% and 7.40%, respectively. The income earned is tax-free. The bonds have a ...
Report:Romanian employees lag behind in AI adoption at work
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Romania ranks 41st out of 48 countries analysed in the PwC Workforce Hopes and Fears Survey 2025 regarding the use of artificial intelligence (AI), with 44% of Romanian employees reporting they used AI in the past year, compared with an average usage rate of 57%.India and Vietnam top the list, at 84%, followed by China at 78%. At the other end are Japan and Hungary, where fewer than 40% of employees reported using AI in their work."AI has ...
Study: About two-thirds of Romanians use digital platforms to supplement their income
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Almost two-thirds (62.5%) of workers who use digital work platforms in Romania engage in this type of activity on a regular basis, and over 43% devote more than 20 hours per week to it, according to data from a specialized survey processed by Monitorul Social, a project of Friedrich Ebert Romania. According to the research, work through digital platforms (Uber, Glovo, Bolt or Wolf) has become, for many workers in ...
President Dan starts today a visit to France
Monday, December 8, 2025
President Nicusor Dan will be visiting France on Monday and Tuesday, where he will meet with the Romanian community in Paris and will be received by his counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, at the Elysee Palace.On the evening of his first day in France, the head of state will have a dialogue with representatives of the Romanian community at the Embassy in Paris, according to the agenda published by the Presidential Administration.On Tuesday, Nicusor Dan ...
LocalBy-electionsBucharest2025/National Liberal Party's Ciprian Ciucu secures Bucharest mayor's office
Monday, December 8, 2025
Ciprian Ciucu, the National Liberal Party's candidate for Bucharest mayor, is the winner of the office with 36.17% of the votes, according to real-time data released by the Permanent Electoral Authority after centralising 1,288 minutes from the total of 1,289 polling stations (99.92%).Ciucu secured a 14.2% lead over runner-up Anca Alexandrescu - backed by the 'Justice for Bucharest' Electoral Alliance. Daniel Baluta of the Social Democratic Party placed ...
German Minister of Defense to visit 57th Air Base at Mihail Kogalniceanu
Monday, December 8, 2025
Germany's Federal Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius will pay a visit, on Tuesday, to the 57th Air Base "Captain Aviator Constantin Cantacuzino" in Mihail Kogalniceanu, Constanta County, where he will meet with the Secretary of State for Defense Policy, Planning and International Relations, Sorin Dan Moldovan.According to a press release from the Ministry of Defense sent on Friday, the discussions will focus on bilateral cooperation in the field of defense, ...
Government adopts emergency ordinance to boost strategic defence industry investments
Monday, December 8, 2025
The Romanian Government on Friday approved an emergency ordinance establishing the framework for strategic investments in the national defence industry, including those funded through the European SAFE programme, for which Romania has been allocated EUR 16.68 billion, informs a press release from the Ministry of Economy, Digitalisation, Entrepreneurship and Tourism (MEDAT).The ordinance, initiated by the ministry, allows the launch of projects ...
PM Bolojan: Romania and Hungary to sign MoU to expand power transmission capacity
Monday, December 8, 2025
The Romanian and Hungarian governments are set to sign a memorandum of understanding to boost the transmission capacity of their power lines, Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan announced on Friday.Following his recent visits to Budapest and Vienna, the prime minister emphasized the importance of regional market interconnection and integration, as well as collaboration among major operators in Romania, Hungary, and Austria."Interconnection and a single ...
Meeting of EU-Rep. of Moldova Parliamentary Association Committee urges EU Council to open accession negotiations with Moldova
Monday, December 8, 2025
The Republic of Moldova is ready to open accession negotiations by chapters and the EU Council should take this step this month, declared MEP Siegfried Muresan, chairman of the European Parliament's Delegation for relations with the Republic of Moldova, as he co-chaired the 16th meeting of the EU-Republic of Moldova Parliamentary Association Committee in Chisinau on Friday, a press release from his office informs.Together with his counterpart from the ...
The motion of censure will be presented on Monday; the debate and vote will take place on December 15
Monday, December 8, 2025
The motion of censure ‘ Romania is not for sale – without progressives for government’ through which they ask the resignation of the government led by Ilie Bolojan will be presented in the plenary reunited of the parliament on Monday, 8th December and next Monday on 15th December will be debated and put to vote.On Friday, the joint standing committees of Parliament decided that the motion of no confidence tabled by the opposition will be ...