The Government approved on Wednesday the Tourism Development Strategy 2025 - 2035, a document that includes solutions for transforming Romania into a "well-known" and "high-quality" tourist destination, the Government spokesperson Mihai Constantin informed.The goal of the strategy is for Romania to become a "well-known, high-quality, year-round tourist destination, focused on the uniqueness" of its cultural and natural heritage."There are two general strategic objectives: that of increasing the share of tourism in the economy, but also supporting the creation of jobs through the sustainable development of tourism, with several specific objectives, I would also say that of attracting tourists who have an above-average budget, of increasing the number of nights spent in Romania, with the development of all types of tourism in Romania, from that which is given by the summer seasons on the coast, from winter tourism for ski resorts, to cultural or business tourism, including this part of event tourism", explained the Minister of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Tourism, Radu Oprea.Another objective is the continuation of the tourist offer on the coast, including during the winter, for the organization of conferences.The tourism promotion program will continue to be focused on countries with "potential", such as Great Britain, France, Germany or Italy.
Participation in cultural education activities continues to be limited, with the main barriers being difficult access, insufficient knowledge, and cost, the recently released Cultural Consumption Barometer 2024 shows. The report showed that many Romanians still associate culture with entertainment rather than with personal development or furthering their knowledge. The need for relaxation dominates in cultural […]
Roughly 84% of Romanians say that the pace of the state’s digitalization is slow or very slow, according to an Edge Institute & AtlasIntel study presented at the Digital Governance Summit 2025, which took place on Tuesday, November 25, at the presidential palace in Bucharest. The survey aims to capture the way citizens relate to […]
Romania’s Superior Council of Magistracy (CSM) issued a negative opinion on the new bill regarding magistrates’ pensions. The move is only the latest development concerning a heated issue that led to tensions between the executive and the judiciary branch. CSM’s opinion is consultative, and the government led by Ilie Bolojan can still take responsibility for […]
Romania took the presidency of the Central European Initiative (or CEI) on Wednesday, November 26, according to a press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE). The organization is a regional intergovernmental forum established in 1989, following the fall of the Berlin Wall. It gathers 17 Member States in Central, Eastern, and South-Eastern Europe […]
Trade between Romania and Poland continues to grow, with annual bilateral exchanges in goods now valued at more than EUR 12 billion, according to figures presented by the Polish-Romanian Bilateral Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PRBCC). The data was released during a reception in Bucharest marking Poland’s Independence Day and Romania’s National Day. Polish investments […]
As Romania moves closer to implementing the EU Pay Transparency Directive, local employers are preparing for one of the most consequential shifts in workplace regulation in over a decade. The directive, set for transposition by June 2026, introduces strict new rules on salary disclosure, pay reporting, and equal-pay verification, aiming to close persistent gender gaps […]
