President Klaus Iohannis promulgated, on Friday, the law which includes the implementation of the visa for the digital nomads in Romania, namely it introduces a new purpose for getting a work permit in our country. According to the law which came into power, a digital nomad is the alien who is hired with a work contract to a company registered outside Romania and who offers services by the use of information technology and communications or who owns a company registered outside Romania, where he offers services through the use of information technology and communications and can provide the activity of employee or the activity in the company remote, by the use of information technology and communications. The long stay visa is granted, on request, to the digital nomads who want to travel and stay on the Romanian territory, while they continue to get income by working according to the work contract to a company registered outside Romania or through activities developed in a company registered by them outside Romania, by the use of information technology and communications, if they cover several conditions at the same time. Digital nomads, coming to Romania on the basis of a long stay visa, for other purposes, may request the prolongation of the temporary right of stay if they cover several conditions at the same time.
Romania’s green startup ecosystem is gaining more and more momentum, driven by a skilled workforce, reforms aligned with EU policies, and the climate emergency, according to a report prepared by Startarium and Impact Hub Bucharest. In 2024, there were over 2,300 startups in Romania, with a total estimated value of approximately EUR 19 billion. Romania […]
The global IT hub established by JTI in Romania has expanded from 140 employees at the beginning of the year to 170 currently, and is set to exceed 200 by the end of 2025. Located in Bucharest, the hub is one of JTI's six technology centers worldwide. The experts in Bucharest provide Digital and IT […]
French-born virtual reality esports center EVA VR has recently opened its Bucharest location, promising a realistic and immersive combat esports experience suitable for corporate team-building events, birthday parties, and various other events. Inaugurated on June 7, the new location is part of an international network, Esports Virtual Arenas, which was established roughly 5 years ago. […]
Investment group ROCA acquired a 20% minority stake in the Adrem energy group, following approval from the Romanian Competition Council. Announced on Tuesday, August 12, the transaction will support Adrem’s strategic development and scaling plans. The investments will be primarily directed towards the expansion and diversification of EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) projects, the development […]
Romanian students spend an average of 13 hours a week on homework, almost twice as much as their peers in Nordic countries, according to data from the OECD’s PISA 2022 study, quoted by ParentED. Finland ranks at the bottom in Europe with just six hours per week, while countries such as Switzerland, Denmark, and the […]
Three foreign citizens suspected of stealing jewelry and other goods during the Untold Festival in Cluj-Napoca were caught by Romanian police officers at the airport. The three, two men and one woman, all between the ages of 30 and 46, were detained while attempting to fly to Barcelona. Police from the Cluj-Napoca Criminal Investigations Bureau […]
