In Bucharest, as well as Sibiu, Cluj and Timisoara, people took to the streets calling on president Traian Basescu to resign. The invalidation of the referendum continues to resonate across the nation, with protesters chanting slogans against suspended president Traian Basescu. Over 200 protesters attended an anti-Basescu rally in Bucharest’s University Square on Wednesday evening, [...]
The Romanian Ministry of Energy announced that the volume of natural gas exported from the Neptun Deep perimeter to Germany, under a contract previously reported by media, will represent less than 1% of the total estimated production of the Black Sea field, which has estimated reserves of over 100 billion cubic meters of natural gas, […]
For the Romanian IT companies, an important sector in the local economy, 2024 meant fewer new contracts, a much longer time needed to attract new business, increased labor costs amid legislative changes, and an unfavorable global context, according to a report filed at the end of last year by the management of the Employers' Association […]
German company Schieffer Industries will build a plastic components factory for the automotive industry on a plot of land at the entrance to the municipality of Hunedoara in Romania. Works on this investment are expected to be completed in the fall of this year so that production can start at the end of 2025, the […]
The Romanian state would consider the option of returning as a majority shareholder of utility group Electrica (BVB: EL) again and is analyzing ways to do this, sources told Economedia.ro. "It's a working scenario," other sources told Economedia.ro. Currently, Electrica is a listed company on the Bucharest...
Local carmaker Dacia has officially launched its Bigster model for orders in Romania on January 9, with prices starting at EUR 23,000 (VAT included) for the Essential version. The price goes up to EUR 29,500, with VAT, for the top version, Journey Hybrid 155. Deliveries to showrooms are expected to begin in spring 2025, with...
The leaders of the ruling coalition made up of the Social Democrats (PSD), Liberals (PNL), the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians (UDMR), and the minorities' group met on Wednesday evening, January 8, to decide on the new dates for the presidential elections. According to the agreed election schedule, the first round will take place on May […]
