The number of dissolved companies increased by 18.38%, in 2024, up to 46,205, compared to 39,031 in the previous year, according to the data centralized by the National Trade Register Office (ONRC).The most dissolutions were registered in Bucharest, respectively 9,150 companies (number increasing by 11.71% compared to 2023) and in the counties of Ilfov (2,508, plus 35.06%), Cluj (2,490, plus 22.54%), Constanta (2,452, plus 31.44%), Timisoara (2,057, plus 7.36%), Iasi (1,756, plus 30.58%) and Brasov (1,562, plus 22.61%).At the opposite pole, the fewest company dissolutions were recorded in Ialomita counties, respectively 234 (plus 9.86% compared to the previous year), Covasna (255, plus 22.6%), Mehedinti (294, plus 12.64%), Calarasi (327, plus 0.31%) and Caras-Severin (329, plus 17.92%).The most significant increases in the number of dissolutions were recorded in the counties of Harghita (plus 47.28%), Maramures (plus 43.27) and Sibiu (plus 39.26%), while decreases were recorded only in the counties of Hunedoara (minus 2.87%) and Buzau (minus 2.55%).The field of activity with the most dissolutions of companies, in 2024, is wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, where 12,689 dissolutions were reported at the national level. Compared to the previous year, dissolutions in this sector increased by 14.76%.According to the cited source, construction, professional, scientific and technical activities, as well as the manufacturing industry, are other fields of activity where a large number of company dissolutions were recorded, respectively 4,651 (+23.93%), 4,556 (+21.66%) and 3,870 (+15.04%).In December 2024, 5,166 company dissolutions were registered, most in Bucharest (983) and in the counties of Cluj (316), Ilfov (258), Constanta (234) and Timis (218).
Inspectors at Romania’s Consumer Protection Agency, or ANPC, closed nine economic operators inside the Sun Plaza shopping mall in Bucharest on Thursday, February 20, due to multiple irregularities. The inspection is part of a wider operation targeting malls in the capital city. Some of the problems highlighted by ANPC include the presence of cockroaches, food […]
A public petition addressed to the General Council of Bucharest (CGMB) has been signed by over 2,000 people, calling for significantly harsher penalties for illegal tree cutting in the city's green spaces. Initiated by the local group Parcul IOR Dispare/IOR Park Disappears and supported by the IOR-Titan Civic Initiative Group, residents of District 3 and...
Romania's football team FCSB qualified for the round of 16 of the Europa League on Thursday, February 20, advancing from the play-off against PAOK Thessaloniki, a team coached by Romanian Răzvan Lucescu. After winning the first leg 2-1, the Bucharest team secured a 2-0 victory in the return leg at the National Arena, with the […]
The Ethnographic Museum of Transylvania, a public cultural institution under the authority of the Cluj County Council, announced that it acquired Romania's largest collection of mărțișor, the traditional symbol of spring. The mărțișoare will be on display as part of a dedicated exhibition set to open on February 27. The exhibition, titled "Din pasiune pentru […]
Romania maintains its assessment that by 2032 it will double its electricity production and become a major energy exporter in the region, energy minister Sebastian Burduja said. For this, he added, "a smart energy transition is needed, which uses all of Romania's sources and resources to generate as much energy as possible." Romania is currently...
Moldovan president Maia Sandu received the Reinhard Mohn Prize 2025 on Thursday, February 20, and announced that she will be donating it to development projects in her hometown, Risipeni, in Fălești district. The award, given by the Bertelsmann Foundation, recognized Sandu’s efforts to strengthen democracy, promote the rule of law, and modernize Moldova. The small […]
