Romania celebrates its National Day this long weekend, when December 1 is a public holiday, as is St Andrew’s Day. At the same time, several Christmas markets are opening in Bucharest, Brașov, and Timișoara.
The number of companies that suspended their activity in the first nine months of 2024 was 13,481, an increase of 19.29% compared to the same period last year, according to data published by the National Trade Registry Office (ONRC).The highest number of companies that suspended their activity was in Bucharest, with 1,619 (an increase of 20.64% compared to January-September 2023), followed by the counties of Cluj, with 837 suspended companies (up 10.13%), Iasi - 603 (up 26.68%), Bihor - 588 (up 34.55%) and Brasov - 578 (up 10.73%).On the other hand, the fewest suspensions were recorded in the counties of Ialomita - 82 (up 7.89% compared to the first nine months of 2023), Covasna - 96 (up 20%), Gorj - 98 (up 4.26%), Giurgiu - 107 (up 52.86%) and Teleorman - 107 (up 1.9%).The largest increases in the number of suspensions were recorded in the counties of Dambovita (up 77.72%), Tulcea (up 58.11%) and Giurgiu (up 52.86%), while decreases occurred only in the counties of Caras-Severin (down 5.69%), Calarasi (down 3.33%), Vaslui (down 1.62%) and Satu Mare (down 0.51%).By sector, the highest number of suspensions occurred in wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, with 3,134 (up 4.5%), followed by professional, scientific, and technical activities - 1,238 suspensions (up 12.75%), and construction - 1,210 suspensions (up 41.19%).In September 2024, 1,134 suspensions were recorded, the highest numbers being in Bucharest (115), Constanta (112), Iasi (57), Cluj (48) and Sibiu (45).
Romania celebrates its National Day this long weekend, when December 1 is a public holiday, as is St Andrew’s Day. At the same time, several Christmas markets are opening in Bucharest, Brașov, and Timișoara.
Tășuleasa Social Association, which developed the long-distance trail Via Transilvanica, has developed a modular accommodation unit prototype, the first in what is to become a network of rural hospitality spaces. The network will cover areas along the trail that are isolated and lacking tourist infrastructure or communities with an aging population where there are no other […]
The exhibition RomanIa – Identity representation of traditional dress in art, currently on view at the National Museum of Art of Romania (MNAR), gathers a variety of artistic representations of the traditional blouse ia, from painting and sculpture, to drawing, photography, installation, film, music, posters, fashion, books, albums, and more. It includes works by Henri […]
Over 136,000 non-EU citizens held residence permits for employment in Romania at the end of August this year, most of them coming from Nepal, Sri Lanka, Turkey, Moldova, and India, and two out of three immigrants live in Bucharest, Ilfov, Constanța, Timiș, and Cluj, according to a study conducted by the Economic and Social Council. […]
Romanian prosecutors conducted house searches in 12 locations in Bucharest and two in Târgu Mureș on Wednesday, November 26, in a case targeting former employees of bankrupt insurer Euroins. Specifically, the searches targeted 10 individuals who held executive management positions within Euroins, as well as the headquarters of legal entities controlled by the Bulgarian shareholders […]
Prices in Bucharest’s premium residential market have doubled over the past few years, reaching record highs amid a severe shortage of supply in the city’s most exclusive neighborhoods, Cushman & Wakefield Echinox said. Areas such as Primăverii, Kiseleff, Aviatorilor, and Dorobanți continue to dominate demand. Over the past 2 or 3 years, prices for premium […]