Romania has received a positive opinion from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) regarding corporate governance, said Corina Cretu, interim president of the Agency for Monitoring and Evaluation of Public Enterprises Performance (AMEPIP), on Saturday."In the three months since I have been acting as interim president of AMEPIP, I have managed, together with the team from the Government and the institution, to fulfill all the requirements of the European Commission regarding the operational functioning of the institution: publishing the minimum performance indicators for state-owned enterprises; collecting all points of view, drafting the text that was adopted by Government Decision on the Property Law, which will be debated in Parliament; adopting and publishing the procedure for controlling and applying sanctions for enterprises that do not fulfill their minimum obligations regarding profit or indicators or selection procedures for the Board of Directors," Corina Cretu wrote on Facebook.She mentioned that she has also resolved all the emergencies, including all the final reports of the companies belonging to the almost 1,400 local authorities."The OECD assessment is positive regarding our work on corporate governance, and this, as I said, was announced on Thursday in Paris, mentioned in the OECD Assessment Report," Cretu mentioned.Corina Cretu said she was certain that regarding the selection process of the new management, organized by an independent commission, the Government will make a rigorous analysis and will decide in the coming days how to proceed.
The fund Cultura Face Bine, a national funding mechanism for cultural projects backed by private-sector financing, will begin supporting local cultural organizations in 2026. The fund aims to support grassroots cultural initiatives with a proven impact in their communities and which need resources to continue, develop, or transform their activities. The funding mechanism has been […]
The European Commission (EC) announced on Thursday, December 11, that it is referring Romania to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) for failing to meet obligations under Ambient Air Quality Directives. According to the Commission, Romania has not ensured that its national air quality monitoring network complies with legally required standards on […]
The Bucharest Court of Appeal (CAB) held an unprecedented press conference on Thursday, December 11, in response to allegations raised in a recent media investigation published by Recorder, with court president Liana Arsenie firmly rejecting the claims. However, at the start of the press event, a judge from within the institution publicly stated that the […]
Romania’s Superior Council of Magistracy (CSM) issued its first response to the Recorder documentary alleging systemic manipulation within the justice system, calling the investigation an amplification of a “campaign to destabilize judicial authority.” The council said on Thursday, December 11, that it will evaluate what measures need to be taken following the report. In a […]
MedLife, Romania’s largest private medical services network, announced on Wednesday, December 10, that it reached a market capitalization of EUR 1 billion on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB). The milestone secures its position as “the most valuable healthcare company” in the country. The achievement came nine years after MedLife’s listing on BVB in December 2016, […]
The Buzău Land UNESCO Global Geopark in Romania has become a “living laboratory” this week as a team of American researchers arrived to study microorganisms capable of surviving in extreme environments. The scientists, part of the interdisciplinary research organisation The Two Frontiers Project, are examining methane seeps, sulfur and petroleum springs, saline sources, and other […]
