In December 2021 compared with November 2021, seasonally adjusted production in the construction sector decreased by 4.0% in the euro area and by 3.1% in the EU, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In November 2021, production in construction fell by 0.2% in the euro area and increased by 0.1% in the EU. In December 2021 compared with December 2020, production in construction decreased by 3.9% in the euro area and by 1.8% in the EU. The annual average production in construction for the year 2021, compared with 2020, increased by 5.2% in the euro area and by 4.8% in the EU. Monthly comparison by construction sector and by Member State In the euro area in December 2021, compared with November 2021, building construction decreased by 4.5% and civil engineering by 1.9%. In the EU, building construction decreased by 3.6% and civil engineering by 1.3%. Among Member States for which data are available, the largest monthly decreases in production in construction were recorded in Austria (-8.1%), Germany (-7.3%) and France (-7.0%). The highest increases were observed in Hungary (+7.2%), Sweden (+4.6%) and Belgium (+3.2%). According to Eurostat, in Romania the construction works registered a decline of 0.2% in December, after an increase of 9.4% the previous month. Annual comparison by construction sector and by Member State In the euro area in December 2021, compared with December 2020, building construction decreased by 4.6%, while civil engineering increased by 0.7%. In the EU building construction decreased by 2.1%, while civil engineering increased by 1.7%. Among Member States for which data are available, the largest annual decreases in production in construction were observed in Germany (-13.6%), Slovenia (-6.4%) and Austria (-4.3%). The highest increases were recorded in Hungary (+29.0%), Italy (+19.3%) and Sweden (+9.6%).
“Little London” Theoretical High School, a private educational institution in Romania that values the Romanian educational system, has started construction work for the expansion of its school campus located in Voluntari, on Erou Iancu Nicolae Street. This initiative will increase high school capacity by 30% starting from the 2025-2026 academic year. In this context, the […]
British heavy metal band Iron Maiden will perform at Bucharest’s National Arena on May 28, 2026, as part of their “Run For Your Lives” anniversary world tour, promoter Emagic announced on Thursday, September 18. The concert will feature a career-spanning setlist highlighting defining moments from the group’s five-decade history, accompanied by what organizers described as […]
Three-quarters of Romanians believe that the war in Ukraine affects Romania to a very great and fairly great extent, according to the third edition of the Informat.ro barometer by INSCOP Research, carried out between September 1 and 9. The monthly survey, which aims to bring to public attention topics of interest, shows that “opinions are […]
Daniela Schoppmeyer, the majority shareholder and general manager of Faberrom, a company that took over in the 1990s most of the spaces of the former APACA clothing factory in western Bucharest, is the new owner of half of the emblematic Scala residential block, on Magheru Boulevard, Profit.ro reported. Schoppmeyer...
The Bucharest Municipal Parking Company (CMPB) inaugurated 189 new parking facilities with more than 12,400 spaces in the first half of 2025, while revenues from parking fees rose 20% year-on-year to RON 50.4 million (roughly EUR 10 million), the company said on Thursday, September 18. CMPB reported a net profit of RON 28.3 million for January–June […]
Romania has inaugurated underwater seagrass meadows and artificial reefs in the Black Sea as part of a major restoration project aimed at curbing erosion and reviving marine biodiversity, the National Administration “Apele Române” said. More than 20 hectares of seabed have already been planted with Zostera noltii seagrass and transplanted with Cystoseira barbata seaweed, creating […]
