The present political evolutions in Romania led to the loss of trust of the German companies in the implementation of the necessary and urgent reforms, AHK Romania draws the attention in a press release.‘In the context of the present political events, AHK Romania wants to inform all factors of political decision-makers that the present political evolutions led to the loss of trust of German companies in the implementation of the necessary and urgent reforms. The capacity for reform and, as a result, the configuration of the framework conditions of the future economic policies in Romania depend on the factors of decision-making which should not concentrate on the apparition of the political crises, but on the continuous implementation of the reforms. Romania needs a government capable to act to meet the huge economic challenges from Green Deal to the digital transformation of the economy and to keep the competitiveness of the investment placement’ the press release says.The AHK Romania members mention the fact that, instead of new issues and uncertainties connected to the future, the companies in Romania need all the attention and political and administrative support.‘For example, the subsidies offered by the European Union must get to the economy, the administrations need to become more professional and more digitised and thus, the living standard of the population will increase significantly’ they say.AHK Romania is the official representative of the German economy and at the same time, the biggest bilateral Chamber of commerce in Romania. Set up in 2002, AHK has over 550 companies as members and offers the companies an important platform for networking, information exchange and experience. Through the services they offer and through the events they organize, AHK Romania supports actively the German companies when they get on the Romanian market, and it is, at the same time, partner of the Romanian companies interested on the German market.
Romania registered the third lowest employment rate in the EU in 2023, following Italy and Greece, according to recent Eurostat data. Only 69% of Romanians aged between 20 and 64 are employed, meaning nearly one-third of Romanians are not working. Certain factors influence these figures. Romania makes use of a category of special pensions applied […]
Authorities are looking into the case of a Romanian minor who was allegedly sold for RON 8,000 (EUR 1,600) and arrived in Germany with false documents. Romanian authorities were notified by those in Germany regarding the case, but investigations are still ongoing. The minor is currently in the care of the German state. The boy […]
The residential market had a strong start in 2024, with the first quarter ending with an 18% increase in the number of residential transactions in Bucharest compared to the same period last year, according to Colliers data. In the rest of the country, the increase was slightly higher - 19%. According to Colliers consultants, buying […]
Siemens Healthineers, the medical technology branch of the German multinational, recently launched its newest MRI scanner, the MAGNETOM Flow, during an event held in Bucharest on April 24. Featured in one of the panels during the event, Sonja Wehsely, executive vice president CEECA Siemens Healthineers, highlighted the strengths of the new scanner. Wehsely, who has […]
The Romanian General Prosecutor's Office officially announced the indictment of former president Ion Iliescu, former prime minister Petre Roman, and former deputy prime minister Gelu-Voican Voiculescu for crimes against humanity, in the case of the Mineriada (miners' riot) of June 1990. Along with the three, the former director of the Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI), Virgil […]
Uber launched its Green service in the popular mountain city of Brașov, in central Romania, on April 25, with a fleet of environmentally friendly vehicles such as Toyota Prius, Hyundai Ioniq, Tesla Model Y, and Volkswagen ID.3. Previously, the Uber Green option was made available to residents and tourists of Cluj-Napoca in November 2023. “We […]
