In 2020, 70% of the population in the EU lived in a household owning their home, while the remaining 30% lived in rented housing. The highest shares of ownership were observed in Romania, where 96% of the population lived in a household that owned their home, followed by Slovakia (92%), Hungary and Croatia (both 91%). In all Member States, except for Germany, owning is most common. In Germany’s case, half of the population lived in a household owning their home and the other half in a rented home. The shares of homeownership were lowest also in Austria (55%) and Denmark (59%). Eurostat data also show that, at EU level, 53% of the population lives in a house and 46% in an apartment, while the remaining 1% live in another type of space such as a house on rivers, caravans, etc. Ireland with 92% is the country with the highest percentage of people living in a house, on the other hand being Spain where 66% of people live in an apartment. In Romania, 65.9% of the inhabitants live at home and 34.1% live in an apartment. But Romania ranks last in the EU when it comes to housing size, measured by the average number of rooms per person. While in the EU the average is 1.6 rooms for one person, in Romania it is 1.1 rooms for one person. The best in this respect are Malta with 2.3 rooms per person, followed by Belgium and Ireland, both with 2.1 rooms per person. Also, when it comes to the quality of housing, which can be measured in several ways including the percentage of the population living in a crowded home, Romania is the country with the highest congestion rate (45.1%), while At EU level, less than 18% of the population lived in a crowded home in 2020, down from 19.1% in 2010.
The Romanian Wind Energy Association (RWEA), the Romanian Photovoltaic Industry Association (RPIA) and the Renewable Energy Producers Organization in Romania (PATRES), representing members with a total installed capacity of over 6.5 GW, warn of the risk of a major bottleneck in the energy sector caused by the introduction, without a transition period and with an […]
Romania is emerging as one of the most dynamic markets for Turkish renewable energy investments, attracting growing interest from industrial and financial groups with regional exposure. Real grid connection opportunities for viable projects, infrastructure modernization potential, and investment framework stability make Romania a strategic destination for Turkish capital, at a time when Europe is accelerating […]
CATANE, the feature debut of director Ioana Mischie, has received an international nomination at the prestigious Hollywood Music in Media Awards for its original score composed by Emiliano Mazzenga. The film’s music has been selected among the top five film scores worldwide in the International Independent Film category. The film is the first Romanian production ever […]
Moldovan prime minister Alexandru Munteanu arrived in Bucharest on Thursday, November 13, for his first official foreign visit since taking office. He met with president Nicușor Dan and Romanian counterpart Ilie Bolojan before visiting the Parliament, where he met with the president of the Senate, Mihai Abrudean. After the first meeting, president Nicușor Dan stated […]
Bucharest maintains a steady flow of new office developments, with nearly 170,000 square meters of projects scheduled for delivery between 2026 and 2027, according to the latest Bucharest Office Marketbeat Q3 2025 report from Cushman & Wakefield Echinox. Despite a 25% drop in total leasing activity compared to last year, demand remained solid, with companies […]
The number of Romanians seeking work abroad has fallen to its lowest level in five years, according to new data from leading online recruitment platform eJobs. So far in 2025, only 106,000 applications were submitted for jobs outside Romania out of a total of 9.8 million, representing just 1.1% of all job applications. Employers abroad […]
