President Klaus Iohannis promulgated, on Friday, the law which includes the implementation of the visa for the digital nomads in Romania, namely it introduces a new purpose for getting a work permit in our country. According to the law which came into power, a digital nomad is the alien who is hired with a work contract to a company registered outside Romania and who offers services by the use of information technology and communications or who owns a company registered outside Romania, where he offers services through the use of information technology and communications and can provide the activity of employee or the activity in the company remote, by the use of information technology and communications. The long stay visa is granted, on request, to the digital nomads who want to travel and stay on the Romanian territory, while they continue to get income by working according to the work contract to a company registered outside Romania or through activities developed in a company registered by them outside Romania, by the use of information technology and communications, if they cover several conditions at the same time. Digital nomads, coming to Romania on the basis of a long stay visa, for other purposes, may request the prolongation of the temporary right of stay if they cover several conditions at the same time.
Romanian prime minister Ilie Bolojan stated during an interview on Wednesday, December 17, that there should be no statute of limitations in cases of serious corruption. The statement comes after a Recorder investigation, which showed that several heads of the major institutions in the Romanian justice system allegedly delayed trials for years until wrongdoings were […]
President Nicușor Dan has challenged, before the Constitutional Court (CCR), the constitutionality of the law that requires that at least 40% of the athletes who play on a team in official national competitions be Romanian. Dan noted that the law violates the principle of non-discrimination and the free movement of workers, enshrined both in the […]
Craiova International Airport will open its new passenger terminal on Thursday, December 18, completing a major infrastructure investment aimed at significantly expanding capacity and improving air connectivity in southwestern Romania. It is part of a broader expansion and modernization project financed through the Large Infrastructure Operational Programme (POIM) 2014–2020, with a total value exceeding EUR […]
Romania is set to be connected to the Western European energy network thanks to grid investments worth EUR 30 billion. The funds will be provided by the EU by 2035, and the project will link Romania to Hungary and Austria in a joint project. Romanian energy minister Bogdan Ivan signaled the signing of the new […]
Franck Bagouet has been appointed managing director of TotalEnergies Marketing Romania SA and managing director of Automotive Southeast Europe Hub TotalEnergies Marketing. He succeeds Didier Grimault, who has accepted a new position within the TotalEnergies company. “I am glad to join this dynamic affiliate and confident that, together with our talented team, we will reinforce […]
Databricks, the data analytics and artificial intelligence company co-founded by Romanian professors Ion Stoica and Matei Zaharia, announced on Tuesday, December 16, that it is raising USD 4 billion in funding at a valuation of USD 134 billion, according to CNBC. The new valuation represents a 34% increase compared to the August round, when Databricks […]
