A tax strategy for 2023 will be unveiled in April this year, Prime Minister Ciuca on Friday assured officials of the Foreign Investors Council (FIC), an organisation that brings together over 120 of the largest Romanian companies running on foreign capital, in a meeting at the Government House.According to a government press statement, the attendees underscored the importance of investment to the recovery of the economy and the need to boost foreign investment, which is a key component in economic growth."I want to welcome the initiatives of the Foreign Investors Council and to say that we are committed to achieving the same goal: developing and improving the Romanian business environment. (...) Creating such a formal consultation framework between the government and the business community helps us with our efforts to consistently attract the investment of foreign-owned companies, which is expected to result in the completion of a predictable legislative process and public policies based on data, analysis and impact studies, all key elements in building a trusting relationship with investors," Ciuca is quoted as saying in the statement.It is necessary to identify the public policies and the necessary tools to capitalise on the investment considered by the government and also by the foreign investors that are developing in our country, Ciuca said."We have allocated the largest amount of investment this year - 88 billion lei. We will invest another 80 billion euros from European money in the coming years. In order for these ten billion euros a year to produce effects, the government must have the capacity and mechanisms to concrete projects. We will set up a government structure that will deal with foreign investments in Romania, but also with the promotion of Romanian exports. Let's invest together," the prime minister said.In their turn, the attending representatives of foreign investors pointed out that boosting investment can increase Romania's economic development potential by 4.5 times by 2040. To that end, willingness for a partnership to ensure a sustainable direction towards the social environment and corporate governance was expressed.
Romanian director Cristian Mungiu will be part of the jury that will judge the films in the main competition of this year’s Venice Film Festival - Venezia 82. The jury, headed by American director Alexander Payne, includes French director and screenwriter Stéphane Brizé, Italian director and screenwriter Maura Delpero, Iranian director and writer Mohammad Rasoulof, Brazilian actress, writer, and […]
Romania continues to face significant prison overcrowding, according to the Council of Europe’s latest data, released on Friday, July 18. The 2024 Annual Penal Statistics on Prison Populations (SPACE I) show that Romania is among six countries in Europe with severe overcrowding, housing 116 inmates for every 100 available places. The report, which...
Chris Hemsworth returns to Disney+ in August with a new season of the National Geographic documentary series Limitless, this time focused not just on longevity, but on discovering how to live better. Titled Limitless: Live Better Now, the three-part season follows Hemsworth through physical, emotional, and mental challenges across six countries, with one standout episode […]
The Black Sea 200 Regatta 2025, Romania’s first non-stop offshore regatta with a 200 nautical mile route, takes place between July 21 and 27. Now in its first edition, the event brings together more than 10 boats from Romania and Bulgaria, according to the organizers. The endurance course will start and finish in the Romanian […]
The National Environmental Guard has fined an illegally operating zoo in Dâmbovița county, southern Romania, a total of RON 120,000 following a joint inspection that uncovered serious violations, including the lack of environmental authorization and inadequate conditions for wild animals kept in captivity. The zoo was reportedly charging RON 50 per person for entry and […]
The National Cybersecurity Directorate (DNSC) and engineering company Enevo Group have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to strengthen cybersecurity in Romania’s energy sector. The partnership aims to test and develop monitoring and alerting technologies for cyberattacks, and to improve national response coordination to incidents affecting critical infrastructure, the companies said. The agreement focuses on sharing […]
