European Commission has proposed several amendments to the energy efficiency directive for buildings, which will be discussed on December 14, Gaspard Demur, team leader at DG Energy, the European Commission, told a conference. “In the context of the Fit for 55 proposals, the European Commission has proposed revising the directive on the energy efficiency of buildings, as buildings account for 40% of energy consumption and 35% of gas emissions, and rehabilitation is very slow in Europe,” he said, within the Forum Efficient Romania – Buildings in the context of Fit for 55. Thus, the European Commission proposes a new target to increase energy efficiency by 9% by 2030. “This target is mandatory for each state and will be funded by a national contribution. We also propose to increase energy savings by 0.5% and each Member State must focus on the sectors with the greatest potential for savings,” Demur said. He added that the energy efficiency directive is aimed at the public sector. “It also proposes an annual renovation obligation of 3% for all public buildings. At the same time, we propose to double the energy sources used in buildings, to reach a 49% share of renewable energy in buildings by 2030,” the European official said. “We have set up a working group on vulnerable consumers to clearly understand what energy poverty means. To have a common understanding at national level of what this definition of energy poverty means. A first meeting took place on 16 November and we will continue to monitor energy poverty, as it is a key topic at the committee level,” Demur told a conference organized by the Energy Policy Group (EPG). The new directive will be discussed on December 14.
Romania remains a fantastic investment destination and the balance of foreign direct investment reflects this, Alexandru Nazare, the president of Paneuropean Union Romania, argued. Nazare, who is also a member of the Board of Directors of the National Bank of Romania (BNR), served as the finance minister in the government of Florin Cîțu. “Romania remains […]
The Romanian Presidential Administration, currently under interim president Ilie Bolojan, has declassified and made public the costs incurred for the flights taken by former president Klaus Iohannis from January 2015 to February 2025, the time he was in office. Iohannis undertook a total of 193 official trips during his mandate, amounting to approximately 450 flights, […]
The Venice Commission, in the plenary session from March 13 to 15, has formally adopted its final report on the annulment of Romania's presidential elections, concluding that such a decision should only be taken in "extraordinary situations" in compliance with several principles and should preserve the electorate's right to free elections. The...
The substance of the revision, by emergency ordinance OUG 21/2024, of the merger of local and European elections in Romania in 2024 does not go against international standards, the Venice Commission concludes in a report published on March 18, while admitting that the procedure was still problematic in some aspects. Romania’s Government decided...
Booster Capital, a private equity fund launched in late 2024, has reached an agreement to acquire a significant stake in Bisbags, one of Romania's leading manufacturers of paper bags and packaging, according to
Romanian company Avant Airports has confirmed in an email to Romania Insider its plans to develop Alexeni Airport, a EUR 400 million project near Bucharest, aiming to become the largest cargo hub in Eastern Europe within the next three years. The announcement comes a year after the company signed a concession contract with local authorities […]
