Europe Romania 4% of the wood used by IKEA in 2020 was from Romania, very rich in primary forests and facing severe illegal deforestation; IKEA is also alleged to have committed irregularities in managing Romania's forests and benefiting from the illegal market
Europe Romania In the Justice and Home Affairs Council of the European Union the last vote took place for Romania's full entry into the Schengen area; the vote established the abolition of land controls as of 1 January 2025
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