The taxation of multinationals by at least 15 pct goes into a straight line, and Romania will have to adapt its legislation to include these new taxation rules, covering also specific situations, according to an analysis made by Miruna Enache, EY Romania & Moldova Tax Partner, EY CESA Tax Markets Leader."Multinationals must be prepared: Romania, through the voice of its Minister of Finance, Adrian Caciu, begins preparations for the implementation, as of January 1, 2023, of the Directive on the minimum level of taxation. Since the administrative and compliance costs of the introduction of the Global Minimum Corporate Tax (GloBE) will be minimal, so as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is assuring, where the Government will have to really work, will be on adapting the legislation so as to take into account all the specific situations and prepare clear rules, to ensure an easy enforcement of the European Directive," the article mentioned says.The EY Romania partner says that Romania will have to adapt its legislation to include these new taxation rules, covering also specific situations (such as micro-enterprises, the situation in which a group's entity located in Romania must apply the minimum additional tax, even if it is not a holding company, etc.). The preparation of clear rules for the practical enforcement of the new rules is extremely important (as the implementing rules for all the European legislation implemented in our country have proved to be extremely useful).
Participation in cultural education activities continues to be limited, with the main barriers being difficult access, insufficient knowledge, and cost, the recently released Cultural Consumption Barometer 2024 shows. The report showed that many Romanians still associate culture with entertainment rather than with personal development or furthering their knowledge. The need for relaxation dominates in cultural […]
Roughly 84% of Romanians say that the pace of the state’s digitalization is slow or very slow, according to an Edge Institute & AtlasIntel study presented at the Digital Governance Summit 2025, which took place on Tuesday, November 25, at the presidential palace in Bucharest. The survey aims to capture the way citizens relate to […]
Romania’s Superior Council of Magistracy (CSM) issued a negative opinion on the new bill regarding magistrates’ pensions. The move is only the latest development concerning a heated issue that led to tensions between the executive and the judiciary branch. CSM’s opinion is consultative, and the government led by Ilie Bolojan can still take responsibility for […]
Romania took the presidency of the Central European Initiative (or CEI) on Wednesday, November 26, according to a press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE). The organization is a regional intergovernmental forum established in 1989, following the fall of the Berlin Wall. It gathers 17 Member States in Central, Eastern, and South-Eastern Europe […]
Trade between Romania and Poland continues to grow, with annual bilateral exchanges in goods now valued at more than EUR 12 billion, according to figures presented by the Polish-Romanian Bilateral Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PRBCC). The data was released during a reception in Bucharest marking Poland’s Independence Day and Romania’s National Day. Polish investments […]
As Romania moves closer to implementing the EU Pay Transparency Directive, local employers are preparing for one of the most consequential shifts in workplace regulation in over a decade. The directive, set for transposition by June 2026, introduces strict new rules on salary disclosure, pay reporting, and equal-pay verification, aiming to close persistent gender gaps […]
