The number of delisted companies at the national level increased by 10.44% in the first ten months of 2022, compared to the same period last year, up to 58,276 delistings, according to the statistics provided by the National Trade Register Office (ONRC).The most deletions were registered in the city of Bucharest - 9,464 (plus 9.94% compared to January-October 2021) and in the counties of Cluj - 2,755 (plus 22.44%), Constanta - 2,559 (plus 9.83%) and Timisoara - 2,540 (plus 6.01%).At the opposite side of the scale, the fewest deletions were recorded in the counties of Calarasi - 481 (up by 5.25% compared to the first ten months of last year), Ialomita - 482 (plus 16.71%) and Covasna - 486 (plus 10.20%).The most significant increases in the number of deletions were recorded in the counties of Tulcea (plus 30.63%), Botosani (plus 23.25%) and Vaslui (plus 22.67%). During the analyzed period, decreases in the number of registered companies were recorded only in the counties of Caras-Severin (minus 15.48%), Braila (minus 9.43%) and Alba (minus 8.81%).By field of activity, the highest number of deletions was recorded in wholesale and retail trade, motor vehicle and motorcycle repair - 15,812 (plus 8.22% compared to January-October 2021), constructions - 5,302 (plus 8.47 %) and professional, scientific and technical activities - 4,830 (plus 9.1%).In October 2022, 6,315 company deletions were recorded, most in Bucharest (1,041) and in the counties of Ilfov (382), Cluj (342) and Constanta (253).
Romania was formally designated the 43rd country to join the US Visa Waiver Program (VWP) on Friday, January 10. According to the Romanian ambassador to Washington, Andrei Muraru, Romanian citizens will be able to travel to the US without the need for a visa starting March 31, 2025. "Romania becomes the first country in the […]
Cluj-Napoca, the city in Romania with some of the highest rents and a fast-growing IT industry, is closer to banning smoking in playgrounds and parks after mayor Emil Boc expressed his support for the measure. The mayor cited the prioritization of public health as the reason behind such a ban. He mentioned that he has […]
Romania's Sibiu County Emergency Clinical Hospital will receive a robotic system to prepare cytostatic drugs needed by cancer patients, along with other equipment, after the County Council obtained funds from the European Regional Development Fund. With an estimated value of EUR 1 million, the "Robotic Composition System for Sterile Preparations of Cytostatic Drugs" is among […]
Romania’s government adopted in its January 10 meeting a decision granting an extra day off to public sector employees at the beginning of May. Thus, Friday, May 2, will be an official day off for public sector workers, linking the legal holiday of May 1 (Labor Day) with the weekend (May 3-4). This...
The Ministry of Environment announced that 2024 was the hottest year in the history of Romania's meteorological records. Red alerts for heat waves began in June of 2024, with the longest consecutive periods of persistent and intense heat waves, six consecutive days, between July 13-18 and August 15-20. "The year 2024 is the hottest year...
Supporters of former presidential candidate Călin Georgescu gathered outside the Parliament Palace in Bucharest, which houses the Constitutional Court, on January 10, demanding a rerun of the second round of the presidential elections. The protest, dubbed "The Great Judicial Union," was initiated by Georgescu, who called on his supporters to challenge the election annulment, as […]
