Europe Romania Cluj-Napoca and Sibiu topped History T.R.A.I. index in 2024: the former has the highest total score based on objective indicators such as traffic, air quality and property prices, and the latter on 13 subjective criteria assessed by city residents
Europe Romania 2024 was the hottest year in the history of Romania weather records, with an average annual temperature of 12,99 degrees Celsius, a thermal deviation of 2,71 degrees Celsius compared to the 1991-2020 average
Europe Romania Romania's accession to the US Visa Waiver Program will be made official today, Friday 10 January, during a ceremony at the Department of Homeland Security in Washington
Europe Romania In connection to full accession to the Schengen area, Romania will close over 30 checkpoints on its borders with Hungary and Bulgaria following last vote of EU Justice and Home Affairs Council that ruled the abolition of land controls as of 1 January 2025
Europe Romania The country disbursed €1,3bn worth of state aid in 2019-2023, with 62% of the projects granted to foreign companies, according to an analysis conducted by EY Romania; main sectors were automotive, technology, manufacturing, medical and food industry
Europe Romania Constitutional Court has annulled the country's presidential elections, including the first round and the runoff initially scheduled for today between candidates Călin Georgescu and Elena Lasconi; it is a first-ever in a stable democracy
Europe Romania Romanian online trade reached €10,6 billion last year and will grow by 10% this year, according to Association of Romanian Online Stores
Europe Romania An amendment to the Tax Code as been adopted to exempt from taxation, until 31 July 2025, the earnings of individuals from investments in cryptocurrencies; the decision was passed in the Romanian Parliament, by a vote of the Chamber of Deputies
Europe Romania DropCoal, an experiment entirely developed in Romania by the Romanian InSpace Engineering with the support of the European Space Agency, will be launched to the International Space Station and will study how two drops merge and mix in microgravity
Europe Romania The breeding of chinchillas and mink will be banned starting from 2027; the law passes by Parliament makes Romania the 22nd country in Europe and the 16th EU member state to ban fur farming
Europe Romania The Green Registry for Romania project focused on the historical park to show how intelligent tools can be used to keep track of the tree and shrub population
Europe Romania Pets will be able to accompany their owners in Bucharest's public institutions, according to a draft law presented for public debate by the City Hall
Europe Romania The financial damage caused by the drought could exceed €2 billion at national level, given the huge production losses, additional irrigation costs, and the failure to capitalise on production at a fair price, according to Romanian Farmers' Club's data