Environmental advocacy NGO Greenpeace Romania filed a preliminary complaint with the Constanta Environmental Protection Agency (APM), requesting the cancellation of the environmental permit for the Neptun Deep offshore gas project, the organization announced in a release on Friday.The move comes as a result of APM Constanta's decision to release the permit despite the issues highlighted by Greenpeace and which include: the absence of an adequate assessment of the long-term impact on water resources, the lack of an adequate assessment of the impact on the climate, the absence of a risk analysis amid the ongoing war in the neighboring area, the absence of a geological survey, and the absence of genuine public consultations regarding the risks related to this project."This project will keep Romania stuck in the era of fossil fuels and will further accelerate the already highly impacting climate crisis effects. The heat waves we have experienced in the past weeks will be increasingly intense," declared Vlad Catuna, coordinator of the Greenpeace Climate and Energy campaign.Greenpeace Romania has sued companies OMV Petrom and Romgaz, the Tuzla City Hall and Local Council, the Dobrogea Seaside Watershed Administration and the Grigore Antipa National Institute for Marine Development and Research for irregularities in the approval processes and lack of transparency over crucial data regarding the toxic substances that will be discharged into the Black Sea.The environmental organization also launched a petition for the protection of the Black Sea and the halt of the Neptun Deep project, which can be consulted on the dedicated website (https://suport.greenpeace.ro/salvammareaneagra).In a recent interview for Agerpres, OMV Petrom CEO Christina Verchere said that the Neptun Deep project "is on track to deliver the first amounts of natural gas in 2027, within the limits of the initially announced budget of up to four billion euros", and that drilling is supposed to start in 2025.
Romania’s General Prosecutor’s Office announced the reclassification of the charges brought against former presidential candidate Călin Georgescu from instigator to accomplice in the “commission of actions against the constitutional order.” The statement published Monday, August 4, by the General Prosecutor’s Office does not name Georgescu directly, but refers both to the case in which the […]
Roughly 130,000 cartridges prepared for delivery were destroyed after a fire broke out at a warehouse part of the Cugir Mechanical Plant, in central Romania, on Saturday, August 2. No victims were reported, and an investigation is currently ongoing. The fire started around 2 AM, initially over an area of 300 square meters, which later […]
Uber and Bolt, the two alternative transportation platforms that dominate the Romanian market, have together registered over 100,000 affiliated drivers by the end of May 2025, according to official data from the Romanian Road Authority (ARR) reported at the request of Ziarul Financiar. The drivers who...
Romania’s president Nicuşor Dan signed 96 decrees approving the retirement of magistrates on August 1, with most leaving the judiciary immediately and the remainder scheduled to retire on September 1, Cursdeguvernare.ro reported. Among those stepping down is Corina Corbu, President of the High Court of Cassation and Justice (ICCJ). The wave of retirements...
The number of new cars registered in Romania dropped by 16.4% y/y to 80,718 in January-July despite a 25.3% y/y rise to 16,362 units in July, according to data published by the Romanian Car Manufacturing Association ACAROM. The lack of state grants for new car purchase, promised by the Ministry of Environment for December, certainly contributed […]
Raiffeisen Bank has cut its projection for Romania’s economic growth in 2025 to 0.7%, citing the impact of a challenging global trading environment and slowing international demand, the Austrian lender said in its semi-annual report. The bank now expects Romania’s gross domestic product (GDP) to grow by 1.3% in 2026,
