On Thursday, the government approved Romania's contribution to the Contribution Agreement on European Union's exceptional macro-financial assistance for Ukraine.According to the government, the emergency ordinance approves Romania's joining the contribution agreement regarding the exceptional macro-financial assistance from the European Union to Ukraine pursuant to Article 7 of Regulation (EU) 2022/2463 of the European Parliament and of the Council, in order to authorise Romania's payments.The ordinance establishes the legal framework for Romania's contribution to the contribution agreement for the exceptional macro-financial assistance of the European Union to Ukraine in the form of loans capped at EUR 18 billions.The duration of the contribution agreement enters into force on the date of signing by Romania and the European Commission and ends on December 31, 2027.The government of Romania, through the Ministry of Finance, is authorised to conclude this agreement with the European Union.
Romania is among 19 European Union member states asking the European Commission to allocate funding for the creation of migrant return centres to be located outside the EU, amid a broader tightening of the bloc’s migration policy, Agerpres reported. The request follows decisions taken by...
The minister of economy, Radu Miruţă, announced that the Agency for Monitoring and Evaluation of Public Enterprises' Performance (AMEPIP) fined him, as a natural person, for "wanting a clean and fair management at a state-owned company" - Avioane Craiova. The fine is apparently linked to comments made by minister Miruţă about the management teams appointed […]
The Chamber of Deputies, as a decision-making body, adopted the Law on Combating Antisemitism and Xenophobia on December 17, after the law was first referred to the Constitutional Court and then sent back to Parliament for re-examination by president Nicușor Dan, who indicated ambiguous formulations in the text that would excessively extend its scope, making […]
Greenvolt Group, through Greenvolt Power, a developer of wind, photovoltaic, and battery energy storage projects, announced that it has agreed to the sale of a 253 MW onshore wind project in Ialomița County to Engie Romania, a subsidiary of Engie Group. This agreement follows a series of successful asset-rotation operations announced by Greenvolt in 2025, […]
The Romanian Competition Council has fined Philip Morris Trading, Interbrands Orbico, and Mediaposte Hit Mail with fines totaling RON 135.2 million (EUR 26.6 million) for participating in anti-competitive agreements on the heated tobacco products market. The decision is enforceable. Following an investigation, the competition authority said it found that there were agreements between Philip Morris […]
The government approved on December 17 an emergency ordinance by which the Ministry of Finance allocates almost RON 2.5 billion (nearly EUR 500 million), intended for the payment of arrears of the Ministry of Development (MDLPA) and the continuation of public investments. This comes on top of RON 1.35 billion allocated to the Ministry of […]
