European Commission: Romania will get technical support for the application plan of Pact on migration and asylum, the EC Representative Office in Romania informs. According to this source, Belgium, Czechia, Germany, Estonia, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal and Romania will receive specific consulting from experts for four months, until the end of November. Following the coming into force of the Pact on migration and Asylum and the adoption of the Joint Application Plan on June 12, the Commission will offer adapted support and specialized consulting for nine member states, by means of the Technica Support Instrument. This support will help the respective member states to prepare their national application plans which should be presented by early December. In June the Commission launched a secific suggestion request in order to support member states in preparing their plans, offering specific support to carry out situation analyses and identify actions needed to apply the pact. TSI is an EU instrument based on demand, which offers personalized expertise to member states. Member states authorities request support by means of an annual suggestions application and sometimes of specific suggestions answering emergent needs. The instrument offers access to expertise and high quality adapted information, under the form of strategic and technical counselling,evaluation of reform needs, training classes and missions of experts in the respective country.
The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on December 15 ruled in favor of judge Cristi Danileţ in his case against Romania and ruled that the Romanian authorities had violated Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights that guarantees freedom of expression, which includes the right to hold opinions […]
Romanian car battery producer Rombat SA has been fined a total of EUR 20.2 million by the European Commission for breaching European Union competition rules, the Commission said in a decision announced on December 15. Rombat is a subsidiary of the South African automotive components group Metair. The Commission found that Rombat participated in anti-competitive […]
Romania’s industrial output rose by 0.3% y/y in October, despite a negative performance (-0.3% y/y) in the core manufacturing segment, thanks to a robust 6.6% y/y advance in the segment of utilities, according to data published by the statistics office INS. On a monthly basis, the seasonally-adjusted industrial output advanced by 0.4% m/m despite 0.5% […]
Romania’s gross external debt increased by EUR 22 billion in the first ten months of 2025 to reach EUR 225.5 billion at the end of October, equivalent to 61% of gross domestic product (GDP), according to data published by the National Bank (BNR). Long-term liabilities accounted for 78.7% of the total stock. BNR data showed […]
Romania’s current account (CA) deficit widened by 1.9% y/y to EUR 3.19 billion in October 2025, bringing the deficit in the rolling 12-month period to EUR 29.8 billion – up 9.5% y/y and at 8.2% of the GDP, according to data published by the National Bank (BNR). The CA-to-GDP ratio was 8.2% for the previous […]
Wizz Air officially reopened its base in Suceava, northeastern Romania, on Monday, December 15, marking a key step in its local expansion. With the allocation of two next-generation Airbus A321neo aircraft, the airline now operates a total of 41 aircraft in Romania, with two additional planes already announced for 2026. The reopening coincides with the […]
