A total of 28,866 companies were deregistered nationwide in the first four months of 2025, 11.52% fewer compared to the same period in 2024, according to statistics from the National Trade Register Office (ONRC).The highest number of deregistrations was recorded in Bucharest, namely 4,903 (a decrease of 0.47% compared to the first four months of 2024), followed by the counties of Cluj (1,434, -12.56%), Bihor (1,189, +12.49%), Timis (1,140, -13.24%), Iasi (1,136, +1.88%), Ilfov (1,053, -3.66%) and Constanta (1,023, -17.9%).At the opposite end, the fewest deregistrations were recorded in the counties of Ialomita (149, down 33.03% compared to January-April 2024), Calarasi (163, -22.38%), Mehedinti (222, -25.25%), Caras-Severin (228, -26.45%), Teleorman (227, -16.85%) and Covasna (236, -5.6%).Significant increases in the number of deregistrations were observed in the counties of Olt (+12.77%), Bihor (+12.49%) and Vrancea (+12.1%), while the most substantial decreases were recorded in Dambovita (-49.41%), Ialomita (-33.03%) and Dolj (-28.3%).By field of activity, the highest number of deregistrations was in wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (6,753, down 10.44% compared to the first four months of 2024), agriculture, forestry, and fishing (3,306, -13.52%) and transport and storage (2,620, -7.03%).In April 2025 alone, there were 7,860 company deregistrations, most of them in Bucharest (1,423) and in the counties of Cluj (381), Constan?a (379), Bihor (313) and Ilfov (315).
Romanian director Cristian Mungiu will be part of the jury that will judge the films in the main competition of this year’s Venice Film Festival - Venezia 82. The jury, headed by American director Alexander Payne, includes French director and screenwriter Stéphane Brizé, Italian director and screenwriter Maura Delpero, Iranian director and writer Mohammad Rasoulof, Brazilian actress, writer, and […]
Romania continues to face significant prison overcrowding, according to the Council of Europe’s latest data, released on Friday, July 18. The 2024 Annual Penal Statistics on Prison Populations (SPACE I) show that Romania is among six countries in Europe with severe overcrowding, housing 116 inmates for every 100 available places. The report, which...
Chris Hemsworth returns to Disney+ in August with a new season of the National Geographic documentary series Limitless, this time focused not just on longevity, but on discovering how to live better. Titled Limitless: Live Better Now, the three-part season follows Hemsworth through physical, emotional, and mental challenges across six countries, with one standout episode […]
The Black Sea 200 Regatta 2025, Romania’s first non-stop offshore regatta with a 200 nautical mile route, takes place between July 21 and 27. Now in its first edition, the event brings together more than 10 boats from Romania and Bulgaria, according to the organizers. The endurance course will start and finish in the Romanian […]
The National Environmental Guard has fined an illegally operating zoo in Dâmbovița county, southern Romania, a total of RON 120,000 following a joint inspection that uncovered serious violations, including the lack of environmental authorization and inadequate conditions for wild animals kept in captivity. The zoo was reportedly charging RON 50 per person for entry and […]
The National Cybersecurity Directorate (DNSC) and engineering company Enevo Group have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to strengthen cybersecurity in Romania’s energy sector. The partnership aims to test and develop monitoring and alerting technologies for cyberattacks, and to improve national response coordination to incidents affecting critical infrastructure, the companies said. The agreement focuses on sharing […]
