The Court had already found that Romania had failed to fulfil its obligations under EU law in a judgment delivered in 2018 EU law 1 aims to prevent or reduce as far as possible the negative effects of the landfill of waste on the environment. In 2018 2 , the Court held that Romania had failed to fulfil the obligation to put a stop to the landfill of waste and to close down 68 landfills whose operation was not authorised. In 2022, taking the view that Romania had still not complied with the 2018 judgment, the European Commission brought a further action for failure to fulfil obligations. In its judgment, the Court of Justice notes that Romania has still not closed 31 sites not authorised to be in operation. It orders Romania to pay a lump sum of €1.5 million and a penalty payment of €600 per landfill and per day of delay. In fixing the amount of the penalty payment, the Court takes into account the seriousness of the infringement, its duration and Romania’s ability to pay. The incomplete implementation of the 2018 judgment entails a significant risk of pollution and serious consequences for human health, in particular through the release of harmful chemicals into soil, air and water. In addition, the failure to fulfil obligations has persisted for more than four years, which is a considerable duration. Due to the risk to the environment and human health posed by that failure to fulfil obligations, and in order to prevent the recurrence of similar infringements, the Court also orders Romania to pay a lump sum appropriate to the circumstances and proportionate to the infringement committed. (Source:https://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2023-12/cp230192en.pdf)
The second stage of the international Grand Chess Tour, one of the most important chess tournaments in the world, will take place in Bucharest from May 7 to May 16. The first stage of will take place in Warsaw, Poland. However, the event’s opening will take place on May 6. In addition to these two, […]
Voxxed Days Bucharest 2025 concluded the 2025 edition on 27th March, after two days of successful workshops and conferences. "I'm grateful we managed to bring together 300 developers and tech team leaders again this year, in a conference dedicated to a passionate developer community. It was a significantly bigger effort than in previous years, given […]
Romania’s civil shelters, which are to be used to protect people in the event of armed conflict, are few, unsanitary, and largely obsolete in terms of equipment, according to a report by the Court of Accounts. The audit conducted by the Court of Accounts on the situation of civil...
The organizers of music festivals Untold and Neversea have signed an agreement with the Bucharest City Hall to organize a "mega-festival" in the capital this year. The large-scale project is set for a pilot edition this year, with plans to have it "grow year by year." It will take place at Arena Naţională. The talks […]
Around 61% of Romanians say they have been the target of online fraud attempts, the most common consequences being the infection of the device with malware or viruses (42%) and the loss of money (30%), according to the latest study conducted by Reveal Marketing Research. Of those who have been targeted, 39% have experienced such […]
Showpad, active in AI-driven revenue enablement technology, announced the official launch of its Research and Development center in Bucharest. With headquarters in Ghent (Belgium) and Chicago (US), Showpad is "strategically positioning its new R&D center to tap into the rich talent pool and burgeoning technology ecosystem of Romania." It also underscores Showpad's dedication to accelerating […]
