Since joining the EU Romania has received over EUR 95 billion and has contributed EUR 30 billion to the budget of the European bloc, so that the net financial balance stands at a surplus of EUR 65 billion, Finance Minister Marcel Bolos wrote on Thursday on Facebook."Romania is an important chapter in the story of the European Union. Numbers show this: for every euro we contributed, we received 3 euros back. Concretely, since accession up until now, Romania has received over EUR 95 billion and has contributed EUR 30 billion to the budget of the European bloc. Thus, the net financial balance shows a surplus of EUR 65 billion," the finance minister wrote.Also, Romania's EU accession meant integration into the single market and the freedom of movement for goods, people, services and capital, Bolos noted.
Bistriţa, a city in northern Romania and a former Saxon burg, has been included in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN), in the newly-established category of Architecture. This creative field adds to the seven existing ones: Crafts and Folk Art, Design, Film, Gastronomy, Literature, Media Arts, and Music. Bistriţa is one of 58 cities that […]
Real estate developers building residential projects in Bucharest’s District 1 will now be required to contribute financially to the construction of elementary schools in areas lacking educational facilities, the district’s City Hall announced on October 31, Profit.ro...
A bipartisan group of senior members of the United States Congress is preparing legislation to block the Pentagon’s plan to downsize the American military presence in Romania and other NATO outposts along the alliance’s eastern flank,
Prime minister Ilie Bolojan announced that he would not attend the “Prime Minister’s Hour” debate scheduled in Parliament for November 3, citing prior commitments related to Romania’s defence industry partnership with Germany’s Rheinmetall AG. The session had been requested separately by the opposition Social Democratic Party (PSD) and the nationalist Alliance for the Union of […]
Agroserv Măriuța SA (BVB: MILK), a Romanian company in the agricultural sector and owner of the Lăptăria cu Caimac brand, announced the successful closing of the private placement for a new issue of guaranteed corporate bonds, through which it attracted the entire targeted amount of EUR 3 million. “This transaction allows us to refinance the […]
Austrian bicycle manufacturer Simplon will open a new production facility in Timișoara, western Romania, in early 2026, as part of a restructuring plan that will see a partial relocation of operations from its headquarters in Hard, Vorarlberg, Der Standard reported, as cited by Ziarul Financiar. The...
