Chirițoiu: Stimulating the economy through public spending reached its limits
The President of the Competition Council, Bogdan Chirițoiu, believes that stimulating the economy through public spending has reached its limits,…
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EC launch 7 key actions to bring down energy prices
The European Commission proposes a set of seven concrete measures to rapidly reduce energy prices for both industry and households,…
Vlad Stoicescu – From activism to institutional partnership
Joining online from Italy, Vlad Stoicescu, President of the Center for Sustainability – Romanian Association for Sustainable Fuels (ACS), described…
Cathrine Ringstad – From civic action to lasting policy
Representing Norway’s Bellona Foundation, Cathrine Ringstad, Senior Advisor for CCS, spoke, at the “Young Voices, Green Choices” workshop in Bucharest,…
World Bank sees 0.4% growth for Romania’s economy this year, the lowest in the region
The World Bank forecasts 0.4% growth for Romania’s economy this year, 1.3% in 2026 and 1.9% in 2027, respectively, revising…
EBRD revises Romania’s economic growth forecast downwards to 0.9% this year
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has revised downwards, to 0.9%, the growth forecast for the Romanian economy…
Court temporarily halts works on Răstolița HPP, a 30 MW, 200 mln. euro project of national importance
Work on a critical green energy infrastructure unit, with a capacity of 30 MW and an investment value of 200…
Premier Energy Group reports 63% revenue growth, net profit triples in H1
Premier Energy Group reports continued solid growth in the first half of 2025 (H1). Normalized revenue increased by 49% year-on-year…
Annual inflation rate to record a large jump in Q3
The annual inflation rate will record a large jump in the third quarter (Q3) of 2025, under the transitory impact…
Electrica’s green bonds trade on BVB
Electrica, one of the most important players in the Romanian energy sector, has debuted on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB)…
T2Y Capital backs Romania’s Prime Batteries in bid to build a European energy storage leader
Romanian company Prime Batteries Energy Holding, a fast-rising manufacturer of energy storage systems in the European Union, has secured a…
Romanian companies operate in emergency mode: investments postponed, decisions suspended
Romanian companies are reacting in emergency mode in the current context, with one in three reporting a severe economic impact,…
Eurostat: Revenues from environmental taxes in the European Union increased in 2023
Revenues from environmental taxes in the European Union stood at 341.5 billion euros in 2023, compared to 334.6 billion euros…
Romania had the largest deficit in the EU in Q1, of 7.5% of GDP
The seasonally adjusted government deficit decreased, both in the European Union and in the euro area, in the first quarter…
STS: The IT application for granting energy vouchers will be operational before deadline
The development of the IT application for granting energy vouchers is at an advanced stage, and it is to be…
Economy Minister wants to change the companies that select managers of state-owned companies
The way in which managers who run state-owned companies are determined has nothing to do with normality, with only two…
CES has given an unfavorable opinion on the fiscal-budgetary package, which did not benefit from a rigorous analysis
The fiscal-budgetary measures, including the increase in VAT by 10.52%, from a rate of 19 to 21 percent, as well…
AmCham: American investments in Romania, close to 9 billion USD, Romanian exports to the US are growing
The volume of American investments in Romania, at the end of 2023, for which the most recent data is available,…
EU invests another 852 mln. euro in six battery factories for electric vehicles
Six more innovative projects for the production of battery cells for electric vehicles will receive grants totaling €852 million from…
Gov’t to increase fuel excise duties by 10%, VAT to 21% – measures will pressure inflation
The government will decide in the next period, following public consultations, the austerity measures necessary to cover the budget deficit.…
Bolojan: Part of the AFM programs to be suspended this year
Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan announced that a good part of the subsidy programs developed by the Environmental Fund Administration (AFM)…
Electricity prices to be liberalized as cap-compensation system abolished
From today, the electricity price cap-compensation scheme is abolished after more than three years. The scheme was introduced in November…
A message of calm amid fiscal tensions: MSCI’s upgrade offers a timely signal of confidence
On 19 June, global index provider MSCI elevated Romania to its newly created Advanced Frontier Market category, reflecting enhanced accessibility…