The National Committee for Emergency Situations (CNSU) approved on Thursday a new decision through which the list of countries / territories with a high epidemiological risk has been updated, Malta and Aruba being in the red scenario, and the Republic of Moldova in the green scenario.According to the CNSU decision, the following countries have entered the yellow scenario:- from the red scenario, following a drop in incidence rate: The Russian Federation, Serbia and Ukraine.- from the green scenario, following an increase in case incidence: Canada, Bermuda, Puerto Rico, Sint Maarten, Curacao and the islands Turks and Caicos.Furthermore, the following countries have entered the green scenario: The Republic of Moldova, Azerbaidjan, Belize, Singapore, French Polynesia and the Grenadine and Saint Vincent islands. CNSU also approved, through a decision, new exceptions from the quarantine measures for people that are arriving in Romania, valid throughout the period of 10.12.2021 - 08.01.2022, for seafaring personnel that disembark from the decks of inland navigation ships, that fly the Romanian flag, as well as for certain categories of automobile drivers.Thus, according to the decision of CNSU 116/2021, seafaring personnel is excepted from quarantine measures in the mentioned period that disembarks from inland navigation ships, who fly the Romanian flag, in a Romanian port, with the condition for employers to ensure the certificate for employees in the international transport and individual protection equipment against COVID-19, throughout the travel from the ship to the place where they can be contacted between voyages.Furthermore, the same treatment is applied for two categories of automobile drivers:- automobile drivers with a maximum authorized capacity larger than 2.4 tons that ensure freight transportation (that are arriving from member states of the European Union, the European Economic Space or the Swiss Confederation).- automobile drivers that have more than 9 seats, including the driver's seat, which ensures passenger transportation, if they provide proof of vaccination, testing or going through the disease (who are arriving from member states of the European Union, of the European Economic Space or the Swiss Confederation).
Romania added 2.5 GW this year to its total solar power capacity, 45% more than last year and roughly one third of the total capacity expected at the end of the year (7.6 GW), according to Economica.net, citing data from the latest report by Solar Power Europe, the European photovoltaic industry association. The performance, combined […]
The volume of net investments in Romania’s economy rose by 8.8% y/y in Q3 in comparable prices, accelerating from a sluggish +1.0% y/y rate in H1, according to data published by the statistics office INS. The rebound points to stronger capital formation after a weak start to 2025. Indeed, gross fixed capital formation rebounded to […]
The average net wage in Romania rose by 4.3% y/y in October, but this turned into a 5.0% y/y contraction in real terms due to the high inflation (9.76% y/y) since August, according to data published by the statistics office INS. The real wages posted an annual contraction of around 5% y/y for the third […]
Romania’s foreign trade gap (goods) shrank by 19% y/y in October 2025, as the exports performed better than imports for the sixth month in a row: it increased by 5.1% y/y to EUR 8.87 billion, while the imports contracted by 2.4% y/y to EUR 11.88 billion, according to data published by the statistics office INS. […]
Over 10,000 people demonstrated on the evening of December 14 in Bucharest and several other cities across Romania, demanding changes to the justice laws, to ensure the independence of the system and limit the possibility of abuses. It was the fifth day of demonstrations triggered by the Recorder documentary titled "Captured judiciary," which revealed the […]
Romanian president Nicușor Dan is in Finland on Monday and Tuesday, December 15-16, where he is scheduled to take part in the EU Eastern Flank Summit and hold a series of official meetings with representatives of the Finnish government and the defense industry. According to the public agenda, on Monday, the president is set to […]
