*Energy from renewable sources: The Commission urges Croatia, the cirp, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal and Romania to transpose the Renewable Energy Directive. The Commission decided today, 19 May, to send reasoned opinions to Croatia, Cyprus, Germany , Greece , Hungary , Ireland, Luxembourg ,Poland , Portugal and Romania for failing to fully transpose EU rules on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources laid down in Directive (EU) 2018/2001. This Directive provides the legal framework for the development of renewable energy in the EU electricity, heating and cooling and transport sectors. The Directive sets out the establishment of an EU binding 2030 target of at least 32 % of renewable energy and includes measures to ensure that support for renewable energy is cost-effective, as well as to simplify administrative procedures for renewable energy projects. It also facilitates citizens’ participation in the energy transition and sets specific targets to increase the share of renewable energy in the heating and cooling and transport sectors by 2030. In addition, it strengthens the criteria for ensuring the sustainability of bioenergy. The deadline for transposing that Directive into national law was 30 June 2021. In July 2021, the Commission sent a letter of formal notice to all those Member States. So far, Croatia, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Portugal and Romania have failed to provide the Commission with clear and precise information on the national provisions transposing each provision of the Directive and Cyprus, Greece, Ireland and Luxembourg have only partially notified the national measures transposing the Directive. They now have two months to comply with the transposition obligation and to notify the Commission. Otherwise, the Commission may decide to refer those cases to the Court of Justice of the European Union. Context With its monthly package of infringement decisions, the European Commission (‘the Commission’) seeks to sue Member States that have failed to fulfil their obligations under EU law. These decisions, covering various EU sectors and policy areas, aim to ensure the proper application of EU law for the benefit of citizens and businesses.
Romanian director Cristian Mungiu will be part of the jury that will judge the films in the main competition of this year’s Venice Film Festival - Venezia 82. The jury, headed by American director Alexander Payne, includes French director and screenwriter Stéphane Brizé, Italian director and screenwriter Maura Delpero, Iranian director and writer Mohammad Rasoulof, Brazilian actress, writer, and […]
Romania continues to face significant prison overcrowding, according to the Council of Europe’s latest data, released on Friday, July 18. The 2024 Annual Penal Statistics on Prison Populations (SPACE I) show that Romania is among six countries in Europe with severe overcrowding, housing 116 inmates for every 100 available places. The report, which...
Chris Hemsworth returns to Disney+ in August with a new season of the National Geographic documentary series Limitless, this time focused not just on longevity, but on discovering how to live better. Titled Limitless: Live Better Now, the three-part season follows Hemsworth through physical, emotional, and mental challenges across six countries, with one standout episode […]
The Black Sea 200 Regatta 2025, Romania’s first non-stop offshore regatta with a 200 nautical mile route, takes place between July 21 and 27. Now in its first edition, the event brings together more than 10 boats from Romania and Bulgaria, according to the organizers. The endurance course will start and finish in the Romanian […]
The National Environmental Guard has fined an illegally operating zoo in Dâmbovița county, southern Romania, a total of RON 120,000 following a joint inspection that uncovered serious violations, including the lack of environmental authorization and inadequate conditions for wild animals kept in captivity. The zoo was reportedly charging RON 50 per person for entry and […]
The National Cybersecurity Directorate (DNSC) and engineering company Enevo Group have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to strengthen cybersecurity in Romania’s energy sector. The partnership aims to test and develop monitoring and alerting technologies for cyberattacks, and to improve national response coordination to incidents affecting critical infrastructure, the companies said. The agreement focuses on sharing […]
