The number of companies that suspended their activity in 2025 stood at 19,586, up by 4.65% compared to the previous year, according to data published by the National Trade Register Office (ONRC).The highest number of companies suspending activity was recorded in Bucharest, with 2,368 firms (an increase of 5.15% compared to 2024), followed by the counties of Cluj, with 1,359 suspended companies (+16.95%), Iasi (915, +7.52%), Bihor (889, +11.12%), Brasov (827, +0.61%), Neamt (784, +23.08%) and Timis (753, +3.86%).Conversely, the fewest activity suspensions were recorded in the counties of Ialomita, with 107 (-13.01% compared to the previous year), Teleorman (115, -18.44%), Tulcea (128, -21.95%), Caras-Severin (130, -17.72%) and Covasna (131, -5.76%).According to the cited source, the sharpest increases in the number of activity suspensions were reported in the counties of Gorj (+41.79%), Bacau (+25.74%) and Dolj (+23.91%), while the most significant decreases were recorded in Dambovita (-26.24%), Tulcea (-21.95%) and Teleorman (-18.44%).By sector of activity, the highest number of suspensions was recorded in wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, with 2,559 cases (-41.71% compared with 2024), followed by construction, with 1,057 (-37.38%), and professional, scientific and technical activities (1,026, -41.94%).In December 2025 alone, a total of 1,925 activity suspensions were reported, most of them in Bucharest (211) and in the counties of Cluj (132), Bihor (106), Brasov (93), Iasi (88) and Ilfov (80).
President Nicușor Dan participated on Thursday, February 12, in the informal meeting of the European Council at Alden Biesen Castle in Belgium, where the "two-speed Europe" project was debated. If approved, the project would see a closer union between some of the EU’s member states. “This should not scare us. Europe with multiple speeds, or […]
Romanian foreign minister Oana Ţoiu, together with her Colombian counterpart, Rosa Yolanda Villavicencio, marked the reopening of the Embassy of the Republic of Colombia in Bucharest on Wednesday, February 11, after 24 years of absence. The Colombian official's presence at the opening marked the first bilateral meeting at the level of foreign ministers since 1994. […]
A selection of Romanian films that capture complex connections and love in its many expressions. Metronom Alexandru Belc’s first fiction project follows the story of a group teenagers living in 1970s Romania who go from a house party to being accused of plotting against the state. Love, rebellion and repression mix in this “beautiful,...
The Ministry of Sound Classical show will arrive in Romania for the first time in 2026. The event will take place at Romexpo - Pavilion B in Bucharest on December 12. The Ministry of Sound Classical concept blends iconic dance tracks with the power of a live symphony orchestra. The Bucharest edition will feature a […]
Residential developer Alesonor announced the appointment of the technology group for construction services STRABAG Romania as the general contractor for the construction of Phase II of the Amber Forest suburb, located in Tunari, Ilfov County - close to Bucharest. The project includes building a residential area that will include 172 housing units, comprising a total […]
Stanford professor and psychiatrist Dr. Anna Lembke, one of the most influential international voices in the field of addiction and mental health, will speak in Bucharest about digital dependency, burnout, and the attention crisis in the business environment at Impact Bucharest 2026. Lembke, the author of the global bestseller Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the […]
