Are the finances of the EU’s 43 agencies sound? On Thursday 26 October 2023, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) – the EU’s budget watchdog – will publish its annual report on financial management in the EU’s agencies, which are located in 23 countries across the bloc. About the topic...
Low-cost carrier Wizz Air has kicked off the 2025–2026 winter season with its most extensive network expansion of the year, introducing 25 new routes from six Romanian airports. Between October 26 and 29, the airline said it is launching flights from Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Craiova, Iași, Brașov, and Sibiu to destinations across 17 countries. From Bucharest […]
President Nicușor Dan said he can “state 100% that the important part of Călin Georgescu’s campaign was directed from Moscow.” The comment refers to Romania’s cancelled December 2024 presidential elections, when Georgescu came in first place during the first round. During an interview given on Tuesday, October 28, to Cotidianul.ro,...
EuPlătesc, one of Romania's leading payment processors, has announced that starting in August 2025, its online payment and collection processing services will be exempt from VAT, a measure that can bring direct savings up to 21% for retailers. This benefit becomes even more important right before Black Friday campaigns, when transaction volumes and operating costs […]
The latest study conducted by Coface Romania shows that in the first 8 months of this year, 4,561 new insolvency proceedings were opened compared to 4,657 in the same period from 2024. Refused payment instruments continued to increase in the first eight months of 2025 by 10% in number and 21% in value compared to […]
Romania fell two places in the 2025 edition of the World Justice Project (WJP) Rule of Law Index, ranking 44th out of 143 countries and jurisdictions evaluated worldwide. This year's top-ranked countries are Denmark, Norway, and Finland. Romania's overall rule of law score decreased 1.2% in this year's ranking, according to the same report. Regionally, Romania […]
The United States will pull back some of its troops stationed in Romania, according to an announcement confirmed by Romanian authorities on Wednesday, October 29. According to the Defense Ministry (MApN), Romania and NATO allied countries have been informed of the US decision regarding the “resizing” of American troops in Europe. However, the troop movements are […]
