In February 2024, compared with January 2024, seasonally adjusted industrial production increased by 0.8% in the euro area and by 0.7% in the EU, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In January 2024, industrial production fell by 3.0% in the euro area and by 2.7% in the EU. In February 2024, compared with February 2023, industrial production decreased by 6.4% in the euro area and by 5.4% in the EU. Monthly comparison by main industrial grouping and by Member State In the euro area in February 2024 compared with January 2024, industrial production increased by 0.5% for intermediate goods, decreased by 3.0% for energy, increased by 1.2% for capital goods, increased by 1.4% for durable consumer goods, decreased by 0.9% for non-durable consumer goods. In the EU, industrial production increased by 0.9% for intermediate goods, decreased by 3.3% for energy, increased by 1.0% for capital goods, increased by 1.7% for durable consumer goods, decreased by 0.5% for non-durable consumer goods. The highest monthly increases were recorded in Ireland (+3.8%), Hungary (+3.5%) and Slovenia (+3.3%). The largest decreases were observed in Croatia (-4.6%), Lithuania (-3.0%) and Belgium (-2.7%). Romania is, among the EU countries, with the largest increases in industrial production in February with an advance of 2.7% Annual comparison by main industrial grouping and by Member State In the euro area in February 2024, compared with February 2023, industrial production decreased by 2.7% for intermediate goods, decreased by 3.6% for energy, decreased by 8.9% for capital goods, decreased by 4.3% for durable consumer goods, decreased by 6.1% for non-durable consumer goods. In the EU, industrial production decreased by 2.5% for intermediate goods, decreased by 3.5% for energy, decreased by 7.5% for capital goods, decreased by 3.9% for durable consumer goods, decreased by 4.7% for non-durable consumer goods. The largest annual decreases were recorded in Ireland (-36.0%), Belgium (-12.7%) and Bulgaria (-8.4%). The highest increases were observed in Spain (+3.5%), Slovenia (+2.8%) and Denmark (+2.7%).
Some dinners are eaten. Others are remembered. At Corinthia Grand Hotel du Boulevard, the past few months have unfolded like a quiet culinary opera. One by one, Europe’s most celebrated chefs arrived, took over the kitchen of Boulevard 73 and left behind more than menus; they left stories. Now, on December 4, the curtain falls. […]
HORIZON CITY, a €130 million residential project, is emerging as one of the most solid and forward-thinking developments in the Pipera area—both through its scale and through the modern direction it sets for the new residential standards in the north. Developed across nearly 23,000 sqm, with 699 apartments and 926 parking spaces, the project brings […]
Romania’s National Forest Administration, or Romsilva, announced that it is putting over 16,000 Christmas trees up for sale over the winter in a press release published on Thursday, November 27. The trees can be purchased directly from the offices of the forestry districts. Prices range between RON 17 (EUR 3.3) for a spruce...
Lot 3 Pietroasele–Buzău of Romania's A7 highway, also known as the Moldova highway, was inaugurated on Thursday, November 27. The newly inaugurated segment is 13.9 km long. The A7 connects Romania’s historic regions of Muntenia, the southern part of the country, with Moldova, the eastern part. “We are opening another 13 km of the Moldova Motorway […]
The City Hall of Sinaia, a popular mountain town roughly 120 km north of Bucharest, announced that a new attraction, the alpine coaster on Pârtia Nouă, will officially open on December 1. The installation, located in the ski area near the Sinaia Gondola, features what the authorities say is the longest track of its kind […]
The Romanian national team debuted with a victory in Group A of the Women’s Handball World Championship, organized in the Netherlands and Germany. Romania won 33–24 (13–12) against Croatia in the Ahoy Arena in Rotterdam on Thursday, November 27. The Romanian team dominated the match in the second half, left backer Sorina-Maria Grozav scoring 7 […]
