The trade balance deficit (FOB/CIF) increased by 17.7pct up to 30.054 billion euros January through November, 2024, higher by 4.518 billion euros (+17.7%) compared to the deficit recorded in the same period last year, according to data released by the National Institute of Statistics (INS) on Friday.According to the INS, in the first nine months of the year, important shares in the structure of exports and imports are held by the following product groups: machinery and transport equipment (47% in exports and 36.5% in imports) and other manufactured products (28.7% in exports and 28.9% in imports).In November 2024, FOB exports amounted to 8.389 billion euros, and CIF imports amounted to 11.227 billion euros, resulting in a deficit of 2.837 billion euros. Compared to November 2023, exports in November 2024 increased by 1.6%, and imports increased by 6.2%.The value of intra-EU27 trade in goods in the period January - November 2024 was EUR 62.338 billion in shipments and EUR 83.923 billion in imports, representing 72.4% of total exports and 72.2% of total imports.The value of extra-EU27 trade in goods in the same period was EUR 23.772 billion in exports and EUR 32.242 billion in imports, representing 27.6% of total exports and 27.8% of total imports.
Romanian director Cristian Mungiu will be part of the jury that will judge the films in the main competition of this year’s Venice Film Festival - Venezia 82. The jury, headed by American director Alexander Payne, includes French director and screenwriter Stéphane Brizé, Italian director and screenwriter Maura Delpero, Iranian director and writer Mohammad Rasoulof, Brazilian actress, writer, and […]
Romania continues to face significant prison overcrowding, according to the Council of Europe’s latest data, released on Friday, July 18. The 2024 Annual Penal Statistics on Prison Populations (SPACE I) show that Romania is among six countries in Europe with severe overcrowding, housing 116 inmates for every 100 available places. The report, which...
Chris Hemsworth returns to Disney+ in August with a new season of the National Geographic documentary series Limitless, this time focused not just on longevity, but on discovering how to live better. Titled Limitless: Live Better Now, the three-part season follows Hemsworth through physical, emotional, and mental challenges across six countries, with one standout episode […]
The Black Sea 200 Regatta 2025, Romania’s first non-stop offshore regatta with a 200 nautical mile route, takes place between July 21 and 27. Now in its first edition, the event brings together more than 10 boats from Romania and Bulgaria, according to the organizers. The endurance course will start and finish in the Romanian […]
The National Environmental Guard has fined an illegally operating zoo in Dâmbovița county, southern Romania, a total of RON 120,000 following a joint inspection that uncovered serious violations, including the lack of environmental authorization and inadequate conditions for wild animals kept in captivity. The zoo was reportedly charging RON 50 per person for entry and […]
The National Cybersecurity Directorate (DNSC) and engineering company Enevo Group have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to strengthen cybersecurity in Romania’s energy sector. The partnership aims to test and develop monitoring and alerting technologies for cyberattacks, and to improve national response coordination to incidents affecting critical infrastructure, the companies said. The agreement focuses on sharing […]
