Romania

A new integrated social services unit for disabled children and their families, Respito Center, was opened in Bucarest and will provide free services like care, supervision, temporary housing, counseling, play and rehabilitation, medical care and meals

Huawei sued the Romanian state after Romania's Supreme National Defense Council denied Huawei participation in Romania's 5G networks on national security grounds

With the decision to expand the NATO military base near the strategic Black Sea port of Constanța, the country will have greater security guarantees, said a Romanian Defense Ministry representative

Romania's Constitutional Court has rejected an appeal by two opposition parties seeking constitutional annulment of legislation decriminalising tax evasion of less than €1 million

Experienced specialists continue to be the most difficult category of candidates to recruit in Romania, especially in sectors such as construction, finance, accounting or manufacturing, where employers generally face a shortage of talent

The country officially rejected the request submitted by Chinese telecommunications group Huawei for the use of its equipment in the 5G network in Romania

Using the Văcărești Natural Park as a model, the founders of the urban nature park are working to provide the city with five more protected areas to serve as biodiversity zones and educational and recreational environments

Timișoara, one of the largest cities in western Romania, will have a new 10.000-seat stadium, for a €23 million project financed from the local budget; the stadium should be built in 28 months, once work begins

Romanian farmers once again blocked the movement of trucks at Siret checkpoint, near Ukranian border, asking the government to provide assistance, including subsidies, to counter high insurance rates and to compete with Ukrainian products entering the EU

A political agreement with Ministries of Internal Affairs of Austria and Bulgaria for the country's entry into the Schengen Area with air and maritime borders from March 2024 has been reached; negotiations for land border accession will continue this year

Over 1,2 million people, both Bucharest residents and tourists, visited the Christmas Market in Constitution Square this year; admission to the event was free and lasted for almost a month