Romania's objective is to join the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in 2026, the Secretary General of the Government, Mircea Abrudean, said on Saturday at the Forum of Small Towns in Romania.He emphasised that, after Romania's accession to the European Union and NATO, integration into the OECD is "the most important country objective," and, when our country will become a member of this organization, "small towns will be able to benefit directly from the expertise and know-how of cities from other member states" and "they will be able to take from the methods and solutions of innovative public services.""The greatest benefit of joining the OECD is represented by foreign direct investments. Any investor will have the guarantee of a performing economy and an administration at the highest standards of efficiency. You need investments the most, because they bring development, jobs of work and well-being," said Abrudean.On the other hand, he believes that "too little is said in Romania" about the subject of joining the OECD, even though it is about "an elite club of world economies.""We are talking about 38 countries, with the world's strongest economies, which, together, represent over 70% of global trade and services and over 90% of foreign direct investments. (...) To make a idea of what the credibility and guarantee of OECD standards means for investors, Romania officially opened the process of joining this forum in January 2022. The total of foreign direct investments in 2022 was almost 11 billion euros, a record figure, higher by two billion euros than in 2008, the historical year of reference until that moment, for foreign direct investments," added the Secretary General of the Government.
A new CURS poll published on Sunday, June 29, shows that if local elections were held in Bucharest next Sunday, reformist party USR would obtain 27%, followed by the Social Democratic Party (PSD) with 22%, and far-right party Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) with 18%. The National Liberal Party (PNL) comes in fourth, […]
Last week, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bucharest indicted three individuals for an EUR 100 million fraud in a case involving both EU and national funds. Among those indicted is an Italian citizen, alleged to be the leader of the group, which operated between 2019 and 2024. The suspect was detained on February […]
The number of building permits for residential buildings increased by 0.6% in the first five months of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, with 14,134 such permits issued, according to data published Monday by the National Institute of Statistics. Increases were recorded in the Western region (+166 permits), Center (+70), North-West (+68), South-East […]
Cluj-Napoca, a major city in Romania’s Transylvania region, is taking a step toward becoming a more animal-friendly city, as a new proposal allowing pets in public institutions has been opened for public debate. Mayor Emil Boc announced the initiative, stating, “A city that is friendly to animals is a better city for people.” The draft […]
The president of S.O.S. Romania, Diana Iovanovici Șoșoacă, announced on Monday, June 30, that three senators were expelled from the party, effectively disbanding the party’s group in the Senate. According to the Romanian Parliament’s regulations, a party must have more than seven members to establish a group in the Senate. With the expulsion of the […]
Chinese social media platform TikTok has reportedly opened a branch in Romania, following public criticism, along with governmental and EU-level scrutiny, after Romania’s last presidential elections. The local company is called Tik Tok Romania, has a share capital of RON 5,000, and provides other IT-related service activities. It will be managed by Laura Andreea Savu, […]
