ANRE announced on Tuesday that over 2021-2022 completed 28 investigation actions in the electricity and natural gas sector and consequently applied fines of 11.19 million lei to 24 participants in the wholesale electricity and natural gas market. As a result of European directives transposed in national law, ANRE set up the Investigation Department, having as object the investigation activity in the wholesale electricity and natural gas market. ANRE is the authority able to carry out investigations in the energy market for the good functioning of the wholesale energy market according to national and European regulations. In 2022, ANRE has ongoing investigations with 18 participants in the wholesale energy market suspected of market manipulation (suppliers, traders) of which 13 in the electricity sector and 5 in the natural gas one. The purpose of ANRE investigations is checking how participants in the wholesale energy market observe provisions of EU Regulation 1227/2011 of the European Parliament and Council of October 25, 2011 on the integrity and transparency of the wholesale energy market.
A street in Bucharest’s District 3 has been closed to traffic after the state-owned gas network operator Transgaz warned that it had been built over natural gas pipelines in violation of safety standards. Brățării Street was allegedly built by the District 3 City Hall in the area without proper measures in place. Vehicular traffic over […]
Paysera is strengthening its position in Romania by targeting a gap long overlooked by traditional banks: affordable, fully digital financial services for small and medium-sized businesses. In an interview with Romania Insider, Daniel Turbatu, Country Manager of Paysera Romania, says the company’s biggest advantage remains its free business account, which can be opened entirely online […]
DN Agrar Group (BVB: DN), one of the leading integrated agrifood companies in Romania and the largest dairy milk producer in Europe, reported record results for the first nine months of 2025. The company achieved a turnover of RON 158 million, a 25% increase year-on-year, while net profit doubled to RON 43 million, backed by […]
Presidential adviser Ludovic Orban is leaving his position after just six weeks in office, following a mutual agreement with president Nicușor Dan to end their collaboration, the Presidential Administration announced on Tuesday, November 18, as reported by Agerpres. Orban, a former prime...
Yellow Fresh Fruits has quickly emerged as one of Romania’s most dynamic fresh fruit importers, reshaping a market where consistency and speed increasingly define competitiveness. In an interview with Romania Insider, Fryderyk Schiller, COO of Yellow Fresh Fruits, outlines how the company expanded from its Polish origins to operating advanced ripening centers in Timișoara, Bucharest, […]
The design phase for the most difficult section of the A8 highway, namely Lot 2B Grinţieş-Pipirig, has begun, according to a statement given by Romanian transport minister Ciprian Şerban on Monday, November 18. The contract for the section, valued at RON 5.97 billion (EUR 1.17 billion), was signed at the end of October. In total, […]
