Business suspensions in Romania in 2024 was 18,716, up 14.58% from the previous year, according to data published by the National Companies Register Office (ONRC).Most of the suspensions were recorded in Bucharest City, 2,252 (up 13.79 from 2023). The capital is followed by the counties of Cluj, with 1,162 suspesnions (plus 9.93%), Iasi - 851 (plus 15.16%), Brasov - 822 (plus 13.85%), Bihor - 800 (plus 19.23%) and Timis725 (plus 22.26%).On the other hand, the fewest suspensions were recorded in the counties of Ialomita - 123 (plus 26.8% compared to the previous year), Covasna - 139 (plus 13.01%), Gorj - 134 (plus 2.29%), Teleorman - 141 (minus 0.7%) and Giurgiu - 143 (plus 48.96%).The largest increases in the number of suspensions were recorded in the counties of Tulcea (plus 62.38%), Dambovita (plus 55.38%) and Giurgiu (plus 48.96%), while decreases occurred only in the counties of Caras-Severin (minus 5.35%), Valcea (minus 4.03%), Satu Mare (minus 0.72%) and Teleorman (minus 0.7%).The highest number of suspensions was recorded in wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, 4,390 (plus 12.82% from 2023), in professional, scientific and technical activities - 1,767 suspensions (plus 6.06%) and in construction - 1,688 suspensions (plus 31.46%).In December 2024, 1,963 suspensions were recorded, most of them in Bucharest City (258) and the counties of Cluj (137), Iasi (93), Brasov (86) and Sibiu (75).
A report published on Wednesday, October 15, by the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture (or CPT) urges Romanian authorities to address serious shortcomings in the treatment and conditions of detention of patients in forensic psychiatric hospitals. The deficiencies in the Romanian system were identified by the Committee representatives during a visit […]
The state-owned Electrica (BVB: EL), one of the main players in Romania’s energy sector, completed the Satu Mare 2 photovoltaic park, a strategic project that marks an important step in diversifying the production portfolio. Located near the commune of Botiz, Satu Mare County, the park has an installed capacity of 27.056 MW and represents an […]
More than 100 items, ranging from frescoes and paintings to sculptures, photographs, and other rare artifacts from Italian museums, will go on display in Timișoara for an exhibition looking at the city of Pompeii. Titled The Fragility of the Eternal. From Pompeii to the Grand Tour to Today, the exhibition will be open from November […]
Robotics startup Dexory, founded in London by Romanians Andrei Dănescu, Adrian Negoiţă, and Oana Jinga, has secured new Series C funding of USD 165 million, according to an announcement made on LinkedIn and quoted by Ziarul Financiar. The company has developed an autonomous robot, the tallest in the world, reaching 16 meters, and a platform designed […]
NEPI Rockcastle, Central and Eastern Europe’s largest owner and operator of shopping centers, has inaugurated its first photovoltaic park in Chișineu-Criș, Arad county, in western Romania. The investment is part of its green energy programme, which includes a EUR 110 million plan for photovoltaic projects across Central and Eastern Europe. According to the company, these […]
A Romanian man sneaked into the museum five days before the theft of the Cotofenești Helmet and the Dacian gold bracelets from the Drents Museum in the Netherlands. The new information, revealed from the criminal case by Dutch RTL Nieuws, shows that Andrei B. is believed to have...
