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.
At 24 years old, Romanian Claudiu Fusaru is the youngest T-38 instructor in the 469th Squadron of the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training (ENJJPT), the most complex international program for training NATO fighter pilots. The pilot training program, active since 1981, brings together 14 NATO nations and trains the best fighter pilots in the world […]
The Romanian General Prosecutor’s Office and the Directorate for the Investigation of Economic Crime conducted searches at companies part of the Tinmar group on Thursday, November 6, Economedia.ro reported. The company, one of the largest energy traders in...
The Romanian government has approved a new emergency ordinance that introduces major fines for feeding wild bears, environment minister Diana Buzoianu announced on Thursday, November 6. The legislation also defines key terms such as "feeding of bears" and "habituated bear," aiming to curb practices that draw wildlife into populated areas,
The American defense technology company Allen Control Systems (or ACS) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Romanian Armed Forces for the joint production of autonomous anti-drone turrets in Romania. ACS recently signed two contracts for the delivery of its autonomous Bullfrog turret to the armies of South Korea and the United Arab Emirates. […]
Global environmental NGO Greenpeace saluted the fact that Romania adopted a new normative act on Thursday, November 6, creating the necessary legislative framework so that citizens, municipalities, NGOs, and small enterprises can jointly produce, manage, and consume renewable energy. The framework was finally created “after nearly three years of waiting and requests from local authorities […]
Roweb, compania românească din spatele software-ului nr.1 din Belgia în Real Estate În timp ce România continuă să importe mai mult decât exportă, companii locale precum Roweb demonstrează că soluțiile digitale și inteligența artificială pot echilibra balanța și pot pune țara pe harta inovației europene. AI made in Romania: de la cod la […]
