*Energy from renewable sources: The Commission urges Croatia, the cirp, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal and Romania to transpose the Renewable Energy Directive. The Commission decided today, 19 May, to send reasoned opinions to Croatia, Cyprus, Germany , Greece , Hungary , Ireland, Luxembourg ,Poland , Portugal and Romania for failing to fully transpose EU rules on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources laid down in Directive (EU) 2018/2001. This Directive provides the legal framework for the development of renewable energy in the EU electricity, heating and cooling and transport sectors. The Directive sets out the establishment of an EU binding 2030 target of at least 32 % of renewable energy and includes measures to ensure that support for renewable energy is cost-effective, as well as to simplify administrative procedures for renewable energy projects. It also facilitates citizens’ participation in the energy transition and sets specific targets to increase the share of renewable energy in the heating and cooling and transport sectors by 2030. In addition, it strengthens the criteria for ensuring the sustainability of bioenergy. The deadline for transposing that Directive into national law was 30 June 2021. In July 2021, the Commission sent a letter of formal notice to all those Member States. So far, Croatia, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Portugal and Romania have failed to provide the Commission with clear and precise information on the national provisions transposing each provision of the Directive and Cyprus, Greece, Ireland and Luxembourg have only partially notified the national measures transposing the Directive. They now have two months to comply with the transposition obligation and to notify the Commission. Otherwise, the Commission may decide to refer those cases to the Court of Justice of the European Union. Context With its monthly package of infringement decisions, the European Commission (‘the Commission’) seeks to sue Member States that have failed to fulfil their obligations under EU law. These decisions, covering various EU sectors and policy areas, aim to ensure the proper application of EU law for the benefit of citizens and businesses.
INVOLI, together with Vantage Towers Romania, proudly announces an enhanced strategic partnership aimed at transforming air traffic surveillance throughout Romania regional airports. This initiative marks a significant step in our joint commitment to advancing safety and operational efficiency across all levels of Romanian airspace. Partnership Overview Extended Collaboration: Building on the successful implementation of the […]
Emanuele Nicola Affaticati, a young boy of Romanian origin, will be given the recognition of "Alfiere della Repubblica" (Standard Bearer of the Republic) in Italy for preventing a murder. Emanuele lives in the town of Fiorenzuola D’Arda, in the Piacenza area. In December 2022, he foiled the plan of a man who intended to kill […]
The salaries in the local business services industry have seen a 4% increase in March 2024 compared to September 2023, according to the HR Barometer conducted by the Business Service Leaders Association (ABSL) and PwC Romania. Bucharest leads in salary increase levels at 4.7%, while the region of Banat - Transylvania witnessed an increase of only 2.1%. […]
Romania's Central Electoral Bureau recently published the definitive list of candidacies for the European Parliament elections. According to the BEC decision, 12 political formations and electoral alliances, as well as 4 independents, will participate in the European elections. The candidacies submitted by the Electoral Alliance of Social Democrats and Liberals (PSD-PNL), the United Right Alliance […]
Liberal (PNL) candidate for mayor of Bucharest, Sebastian Burduja, who recently presented his plan for the city, argued that the Romanian capital should strive to become a port on the Danube. The project was first envisioned roughly 170 years ago, in the 1850s, by the Romanian authorities at the time. "It's a project that I […]
Romania will host the third hydrogen bus roadshow this spring as part of the JIVE projects supported and funded by the Clean Hydrogen Partnership, followed by Greece, Bosnia Herzegovina, and Bulgaria. During the first JIVE project CEE roadshow, which ran between November 2022 and January 2023, the bus traveled across Slovenia, Croatia, Czechia, Slovakia, and […]
