The economy of the eurozone and the European Union registered a slight increase in the second quarter, compared to the previous quarter, and Romania had the most modest economic performance in the EU bloc, according to revised data published by Eurostat on Friday. According to those data, the GDP of the 20 countries which switched to euro registered an advance of 0.2% between April and June 2024, as compared to the previous quarter. It is about performance slightly lower than the increase of 0.3% initially announced by Eurostat. The European Office revised the data regarding the EU, whose economy registered an advance of 0.2% in the second quarter as compared to the previous one, slightly less than the increase of 0.3% initially announced. Among the member states, the strogest growth rhythms of the GDP were in Poland (1.5%), Greece (1.1%) and the Netherlands (1%).Portugal and Romania are last in the top with economic growth of 0.1% in the second quarter, according to Eurostat. Separately, Eurostat published on Friday the figures regarding the evolution of the employmenbt rate in the second quarter. According to these data, the number of employed people increased by 0.2% in the euro zone, and by 0.1% in the European Union, in the second quarter, compared to the previous quarter, and Romania was the country with the strongest rate decrease of occupation from one quarter to another. In the second quarter of 2024, the member states that recorded the strongest increases in the employment rate were: Ireland and Lithuania (both by 1.1%) and Estonia. (0.8%). The most important decreases in the employment rate wer3e recorded in Romania (minus 0.5%) and Finland (0.4%). Eurostat estimates that in the second quarter of this year, there were 281,6 million employed people in the European Union, of which 170.1 million were in the eurozone.
The famous show "Ovo" ("egg" in Portuguese), created in 2009 by Cirque du Soleil, is scheduled for April 23–26, 2026, at BT Arena in Cluj-Napoca. So far, the classic Cirque du Soleil show has delighted over 7 million spectators in 40 different countries. Despite its age, it has been reimaged, with a new set, acrobatic […]
The state-owned group Electrica is set to list the largest green corporate bond issuance in Romania, worth EUR 500 million, on the Luxembourg and Bucharest stock exchanges. According to the company's press release, the European Investment Bank is one of the key participants in the issuance. Overall investor demand at the final price exceeded the […]
Low-cost airline Wizz Air announced a major expansion of its operations in Bucharest, adding a second aircraft to its base at Băneasa Airport starting this October. The airline will relocate nine routes from Otopeni to Băneasa, five of which will be operated exclusively from the secondary airport. At the same time, six new routes will […]
The annual inflation rate in Romania rose to 5.7% in June, up from 5.45% in May, according to data published on Friday, July 11, by the National Institute of Statistics. It is the highest level this year. The consumer price index, compared to May, was 0.45%. The inflation rate from the beginning of the year, […]
A taxi driver who refused to pick up a passenger at Bucharest’s Henri Coandă International Airport on Thursday night, citing the rule that prohibits the second car in line from leaving the queue, was fined and had his professional license suspended, according to the Romanian Police. Local news channel Digi24...
Local authorities in Buzău County, in the south-east of Romania, announced the opening for traffic of the new bridge over the Buzău River on Friday, July 11. At over 1.3 km in length, it is the second-longest road bridge in the country and is part of the Lot 1 Buzău – Vadu Pașii of the […]
