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%).
In the context in which agri-food systems are responsible for almost one third of global greenhouse gas emissions, Auchan Romania assumes an active role in the transition of its supply chain toward a more sustainable model. At the second edition of the Climate Supplier Event, organized under the aegis of the Climate Change Summit, the […]
Janiva Magness, the winner of seven Blues Music Awards following 26 nominations, and nominated for a Grammy for a career spanning 17 albums, is set to perform at the 14th edition of the Brașov Jazz & Blues Festival, which will take place between August 14–16, 2026. Magness is one of the most valuable and influential […]
Auction house Artmark announced a major auction for this winter featuring an engraving created by Francisco Goya, the most important Spanish artist of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Romania's late communist leader Nicolae Ceaușescu received this gift from King Juan Carlos I as a gesture of diplomacy. The engraving entitled “The Engagement – Capricho […]
Authorities managing Romania's Bicaz Gorges–Hășmaș National Park has built a fish ladder system on the Bicaz River, which will allow protected species to migrate and reproduce. There are several bridges and small bridge structures in the Bicaz River that have a “bottom sill,” meaning small waterfalls. Fish that do not jump like the trout cannot […]
The far-right opposition parties in the Romanian Parliament are set to file a motion of no confidence against the government headed by prime minister Ilie Bolojan. The motion, authored by senator Ninel Peia of the Peace – Romania First group, is specifically aimed at the reformist party Save Romania Union (USR), and is entitled “Romania […]
Romania's iconic rock singer Adrian Pleșca, known as “Artan,” died on Tuesday, December 2, after a fatal stroke, at the age of 64. The artist founded the well-known band “Timpuri Noi” in 1982 and “Partizan” in 2001, and was popular on the Romanian rock scene. Over the years, he left and returned to the two bands. Several […]
