The production services has increased by 0.1% in the European Union and has decreased by 0.1% in the euro zone, in May as compared to the previous month (when there was an expansion of 1% in both zones) and Romania had the most significant advance, according to the data published on Wednesday by the European Bureau for Statistics (Eurostat).The biggest increases of the production of services, in May as compared to April were registered in Romania (17.7%), Luxembourg (3.6%) and Malta (2.5%) and the most severe decline in Slovakia (minus 1.9%), Denmark (minus 1.8%) and Slovenia (minus 1.6%).Among the EU member states, the production of services dropped by 0.7% on the segment ”transport and storage”, by 0.2% for real estate activities, by 0.1% for administrative services and assistance, was stable for professional activities and increased on the segment of accommodation and food services by 1% and on the segment ”information and communication” by 0.4%. In May 2024, as compared to the similar period of 2023, the production of services has increased by 2.6% both in the EU and by 2.5% in the euro zone.The largest increases in service production in May 2024 compared to the similar period in 2023 were recorded in Luxembourg (16.6%), Malta (16.5%) and Romania (14%), and the most severe decline in Greece (minus 6.2%), Denmark (minus 3.2%) and Austria (minus 3%).Among the EU member states, the production of services has increased by 0.1% for the segment ”transport and storage”, by 7.7% for ”information and communication”, by 1.7% for real estate activities, by 2.7% for professional activities, by 1.3% for administrative and assistance services and dropped on the segment of accommodation and food services, by 1.1%.
The number of people in Romania at risk of poverty stood at 3.59 million people in 2024, 375,000 fewer than in 2023, representing a 9.4% decrease, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics, or INS. Despite the improvement, nearly one in five Romanians was affected by poverty last year. According to INS, 19% […]
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Cluj-Napoca carried out multiple searches on Tuesday, July 1, at the Sibiu International Airport and the Sibiu County Council as part of an investigation into suspected fraud involving a EUR 54 million EU-funded infrastructure project. A total of 24 locations were searched across Bucharest, Brașov, and Sibiu county, […]
A Romanian taxi driver who scammed 90-year-old Nigerian Nobel Prize laureate Wole Soyinka was detained by police on Sunday, June 29, according to media reports. On Friday, June 27, the venerable Nigerian arrived at Bucharest's Otopeni Airport. He got into a taxi and asked to be taken to a hotel downtown. At the destination, the […]
Costin Șerban, a Romanian entrepreneur, is digitalizing the construction sector in the United Kingdom with an ERP (enterprise resource planning) solution developed over 12 years and an investment of GBP 1.6 million (EUR 1.86 million). Șerban’s cloud-based ERP platform is called Abilo, was developed by the Romanian IT company Obi Systems, and is dedicated to […]
Border checks between Bulgaria and Romania have officially been lifted on July 1, as part of the implementation of the Schengen Agreement. The lifting marks the end of the transitional period of heightened control at the internal border, which had remained in place for six months following their accession to the Schengen area by land […]
Remus Vulpescu became CEO of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) on Tuesday, July 1, taking over from Adrian Tănase as the stock exchange grapples with a market dominated by government bonds. Vulpescu, 53, is a graduate in political and legal sciences from the University of Bucharest and holder of an EMBA obtained in 2017. He […]
