Premier Florin Citu announced that the government adopted on Wednesday several normative documents, among which an emergency ordnance which simplifies the process of public procurement and through which the contracts of acquisition will be implemented more quickly and the absorption of European funds increases. ‘Thus, the obligation of the economic operator who is considered a winner to present fiscal certificates for every secondary/working points has been eliminated, this being replaced by a sworn statement which states that he did not break his obligations regarding the payment of taxes or those regarding social insurance contributions, without other supplementary documents. In practice, getting fiscal certificates proved to be an excessive administrative burden, especially in the case of economic operators with hundreds or thousands of secondary locations’ says a press release of the National Agency for Public Procurement (ANAP). As a result, the ordnance adopted by the government introduces measures for the simplification and fluidisation of the process of public procurement, including through the reduction of certain procedure terms regulated by law no.98/2016, law no.99/2016 and law no.100/2016 the press release of the ANAP says. The purpose of the legislative amendments is quicker attribution of contracts of acquisitions and, implicitly, the improvement of the absorption of European funds. At the same time, the amendments operated are essential from the perspective of allocation which Romania will benefit from the PNRR. Other legislative amendments aim at the reduction of the duration of the whole process of public procurement, from over two years (the average duration now) to six months.
The share of companies predicting a reduction in the number of employees in the upcoming year has increased to 11% in January 2025 from 2% same time last year, according to the HR Barometer survey conducted by PwC Romania. Fiscal measures taken by the government to reduce the budget deficit, such as the elimination of […]
The Veranda Mall shopping center, located near Bucharest’s busy Obor market, is up for sale and has reportedly caught the interest of real estate investors AFI Europe and M Core, Profit.ro reported. The mall is currently owned by the Pogonaru...
Romanian prime minister Marcel Ciolacu announced that a team of lawyers contracted by the government managed to block the sale of the painting Saint Sebastian by the renowned artist El Greco, which is part of Romania’s heritage. Ciolacu added that earlier this month, the government mandated lawyers to pursue the recovery through legal proceedings at […]
Romania’s eMAG and HeyBlu, a financial services company owned by the eMAG group, have announced the acquisition of Orange Money by taking over 100% of its shares. The transaction is part of eMAG’s strategy to expand and diversify its financial services, the company said. “The acquisition of Orange Money is part of eMAG’s strategy to […]
The Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee (COSR) announced the team for the European Youth Olympic Winter Festival (EYOF) Bakuriani 2025, which will take place in Georgia from February 9 to 16. Twenty athletes will compete in four disciplines, namely biathlon, alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, and snowboarding. The biathlon team comprises eight athletes, evenly split between […]
Only 28% of teenagers in Romania aged 11-15 engage in the minimum required level of physical activity and sports to maintain good health, according to a study conducted by the World Health Organization cited on High5 Podcast. Additionally, only 23% of them perform sufficient moderate and intense physical activities for their stage of development, which […]
