A total of 38,332 companies were deregistered nationwide in the first seven months of 2023, 6.52% fewer than in the same period last year, according to statistics from the National Trade Register Office (ONRC).The most deregistrations were recorded in Bucharest - 6,195 (minus 5.22% compared to January - July 2022) and in Cluj -1,842 (minus 1.07%), Constanta - 1,731 (minus 5.15%) and Timis - 1,715 (minus 7.85%) counties.Conversely, the fewest deregistrations were recorded in the counties of Ialomita - 231 (down 31.45% compared to the first seven months of 2022), Covasna - 277 (minus 18.77%) and Giurgiu - 300 (minus 27.36%).The most significant increases in the number of deregistrations were recorded in the counties of Dambovita (plus 20.45%), Botosani (plus 16.90%) and Bacau (plus 16.88%).During the period under review, the largest decreases in the number of deregistrations were recorded in the counties of Ialomita (minus 31.45%), Giurgiu (minus 27.36%) and Ilfov (minus 22.43%).By sector of activity, the highest number of deregistrations was recorded in wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles - 9,750 (minus 12%, compared to January - July 2022), professional, scientific and technical activities - 3,345 (minus 2.22%) and transport and storage - 3,226 (plus 1.38%).In July 2023, 4,437 companies were deregistered, most of them in Bucharest (830) and in the counties of Constanta (208), Timis (181) and Cluj (176).
Romania was formally designated the 43rd country to join the US Visa Waiver Program (VWP) on Friday, January 10. According to the Romanian ambassador to Washington, Andrei Muraru, Romanian citizens will be able to travel to the US without the need for a visa starting March 31, 2025. "Romania becomes the first country in the […]
Cluj-Napoca, the city in Romania with some of the highest rents and a fast-growing IT industry, is closer to banning smoking in playgrounds and parks after mayor Emil Boc expressed his support for the measure. The mayor cited the prioritization of public health as the reason behind such a ban. He mentioned that he has […]
Romania's Sibiu County Emergency Clinical Hospital will receive a robotic system to prepare cytostatic drugs needed by cancer patients, along with other equipment, after the County Council obtained funds from the European Regional Development Fund. With an estimated value of EUR 1 million, the "Robotic Composition System for Sterile Preparations of Cytostatic Drugs" is among […]
Romania’s government adopted in its January 10 meeting a decision granting an extra day off to public sector employees at the beginning of May. Thus, Friday, May 2, will be an official day off for public sector workers, linking the legal holiday of May 1 (Labor Day) with the weekend (May 3-4). This...
The Ministry of Environment announced that 2024 was the hottest year in the history of Romania's meteorological records. Red alerts for heat waves began in June of 2024, with the longest consecutive periods of persistent and intense heat waves, six consecutive days, between July 13-18 and August 15-20. "The year 2024 is the hottest year...
Supporters of former presidential candidate Călin Georgescu gathered outside the Parliament Palace in Bucharest, which houses the Constitutional Court, on January 10, demanding a rerun of the second round of the presidential elections. The protest, dubbed "The Great Judicial Union," was initiated by Georgescu, who called on his supporters to challenge the election annulment, as […]
