Romania's Ministry of Finance will cut the excise duty on standard diesel by 20% from August 16 to August 31, following a rise in international diesel quotations and domestic pump prices, the ministry said.
The temporary reduction amounts to RON 561 per 1,000 litres, bringing the applicable excise duty to RON 2,243 per 1,000 litres, or RON 2,655 per tonne. The measure is being implemented under Law No. 162/2026, which introduced a mechanism allowing excise duties to be adjusted temporarily...
The Intelligence Service (SRI) said on Tuesday, September 8, that it prevented a sabotage operation allegedly coordinated by the Russian Federation on Romanian territory. The case involved a Russian citizen living in Romania who had been under surveillance since February 2026. SRI said it worked with organized crime prosecutors DIICOT, the Interior Ministry’s Directorate for […]
Macro commentary by etoro analyst for Romania, Bogdan Maioreanu From Fuel Pump to Heating Bills: Energy Prices Threaten a New Inflation Wave Oil prices continued to climb, pushing up the fuel prices at the pump. While these moves are very visible and are attracting immediate consumer interest, behind the scenes,...
The gondola lift in the popular mountain town of Sinaia has been temporarily closed to passengers after monitoring reports showed significant and progressive movement of one of its support towers, the local authorities announced. Subsequent measurements confirmed that tower 2 on the Cota 1000-Cota 1400 section had shifted beyond safety limits. Sinaia is one of […]
L'Oréal Romania has appointed Guillaume Pitoiset as Country HR Director, starting in September 2026. With a 15-year career within L'Oréal Groupe, he combines experience in Corporate HR, project management, and leadership across benchmark European markets. Guillaume Pitoiset joined L'Oréal Groupe in 2011, initially working within the L'Oréal Luxe division, and in November 2012 took on […]
The National Liberal Party (PNL) has called on the Social Democratic Party (PSD) to publicly explain the participation of former Labour Minister Florin Manole in a private jet trip to Mykonos, Greece, alongside Constitutional Court judge Cristian Deliorga, former Prime Minister Victor Ponta, other former ministers and businesspeople. PNL said...
A total of 48% of Romanian 15-year-olds who took the OECD Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) tests in 2025 reached the minimum proficiency level (Level 2) in Mathematics, compared with 52% in Reading and 54% in Science. This is below the OECD averages of 65%, 69%, and 74%, respectively, according to the PISA 2025 […]
