More than 42,000 electric cars have been registered so far in Romania, of which about 16,800 in 2023 alone, 35% more than in 2022, according to an expert analysis published last Thursday.According to the index by one of the most important players in local electric mobility, there were about 5,000 charging stations for electrified vehicles available nationwide at the end of last year.The best month of the previous year for e-mobility was July - with 2,134 registrations, and the opposite was April - with only 962 units registered.Overall, in the electric car segment, Dacia Spring surpassed the 16,000-vehicle registration threshold, maintaining its leading position with 6,877 units registered last year alone. In 2nd and 3rd place were Tesla models - with 2,156 registrations for the Model Y and 1,149 for the Model 3. The top three account for over 60% of all registrations in Romania last year.In terms of public electric vehicle charging infrastructure, in January 2024, there are 4,967 such points in Romania, of which 1,509 are CCS/CHAdeMO and 3,396 Type 2, distributed in 2,067 sites.Currently, operators such as Renovatio E-Charge, EnelX, EON Drive, Mol Plugee, EVConnect, Plugpoint, Eldrive, EvGoSmartCharge are constantly investing in developing the charging station network.
Romania has made notable progress in combating human trafficking, but additional efforts are needed to protect vulnerable groups from trafficking risks, identify and assist victims, and punish the perpetrators, according to a new report published by the Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) of the Council of Europe. The report evaluated the […]
Romanian deeptech company .lumen announced that its glasses for the blind have been named a CES 2026 Innovation Awards honoree in the Accessibility & Longevity category. Owned and produced by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) in the US, the awards recognize outstanding design and engineering across 36 product categories. ...
The European Commission has officially recognized Cârnați din topor din Vâlcea as a Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) product, making it the 15th Romanian product to receive this European distinction. Produced in Vâlcea County, these traditional pork sausages are made from 80% meat and 20% fat, hand-chopped with a hatchet into large, uneven cubes, then smoked […]
District 4 mayor Daniel Băluță, backed by the governing Social Democratic Party (PSD), is the favorite in the race for the Bucharest City Hall, according to a poll conducted by Avangarde at the beginning of November 2025. The Bucharest mayoral elections will take place on December 7, and all major parties have put forth candidates for […]
Romania's president Nicusor Dan invited magistrates' bodies and government officials to agree on November 12 on a compromise form for the magistrates' pensions law that would not be referred to the Constitutional Court (CCR) but would be legislated quickly, such as to meet the November 28 deadline set under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan […]
The number of positions in each of the local administration units (including those vacant at this moment) will be cut by 30% under an agreement reached by the ruling coalition on November 11, development minister Cseke Atilla announced. This would result in an overall 10% reduction in the number of employees in the local administration […]
