Romania received a warning on Wednesday for failing to fully comply with the Landfill and Waste Framework Directives despite having already been fined by the European Court of Justice in December, euractiv.com informs. According to the Commission, Romania has successfully closed and rehabilitated 92 landfills and plans to address five more by 2026-2028. However, the situation for four others remains uncertain despite ambitious targets to send less than 10% of municipal solid waste generated to landfills by 2035. Environment, Water and Forests Minister Mircea Fechet has stressed the urgency of closing or rehabilitating at least 31 hazardous and non-hazardous industrial waste sites to avoid EU fines. During a site visit to Sofert Bacau, a 16-hectare dangerous waste landfill in north-eastern Romania, Fechet highlighted the daily fines of €18,000 incurred by this site alone, which has been storing hazardous phosphogypsum industrial waste since communist times. Today, a significant amount of recyclable material still ends up in landfills rather than in factories, while Romania is still unable to control waste imports, the minister said in an earlier statement. On 14 December, the EU Court of Justice (CJEU) imposed a fine of €1.5 million on Romania, along with daily penalties of €600, for delays in closing non-compliant waste dumps. The CJEU noted that the failure to fulfil obligations has lasted more than four years since 2018, described as “a considerable duration”. In addition, the CJEU pointed to “a significant risk of pollution and serious consequences for human health, in particular through the release of harmful chemicals into soil, air and water”.
Writer Liliana Corobca, author of prose, essays, and plays, will represent Romania at the seventh edition of the European Literature Night, which will take place on Thursday, October 23, at the Ukrainian Institute of America in New York. According to a press release from ICR New York, the event, which brings together some of the […]
Almost one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions come from agri-food systems Auchan Romania brought together over 100 food producers and suppliers for the second edition of the Climate Supplier Event, a conference dedicated to accelerating decarbonization and strengthening resilience and competitiveness within the food supply chain in the face of climate change. Organized under the […]
One United Properties (BVB: ONE), the leading Romanian green developer of residential, mixed-use, and office properties, recorded total sales and pre-sales of EUR 137.7 million in the first nine months of 2025, corresponding to 42,634 sqm of residential and commercial spaces. These results reflect the sale and pre-sale of 467 apartments and commercial...
YOXO announces the launch of reconditionate.yoxo.ro, an online store dedicated to refurbished phones and gadgets, developed in partnership with Recommerce®, a European expert in the field. The new platform provides customers across Romania with access to certified, refurbished phones that meet European quality standards. YOXO thus combines accessibility, performance and environmental responsibility –...
Save the Children Romania inaugurated the Antibullying Resource Center on Wednesday, October 22, meant to be a hub of resources dedicated to children, teachers, and parents to understand, prevent, and respond appropriately to bullying situations and to improve the school climate. The need for the center is dire. Around 90% of teachers and school counselors […]
Award-winning director Radu Jude’s latest film, Dracula, will premiere in Romanian cinemas on October 31, distributed by Independența Film. Following its world premiere at the Locarno Film Festival and screenings at major international festivals including New York, Chicago, Vienna, Sitges, and Warsaw, the film arrives in Romania just in time for Halloween. Early screenings will […]
