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Albanian Deputy Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, political-diplomatic consultations at MAE
Thursday, March 27, 2025
Minister of Foreign Affairs Emil Hurezeanu met on Wednesday with Megi Fino, Deputy Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Albania, reports the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE).The Albanian official is visiting Bucharest at the invitation of the Secretary of State for European Affairs, Clara Staicu, for political-diplomatic consultations.Minister Hurezeanu welcomed the dynamic nature of the Romanian-Albanian contacts in the ...
Council of Europe Congress: 2024 local elections in Romania: the use of emergency ordinances on electoral matters should remain exceptional
Thursday, March 27, 2025
Romania should refrain from making substantial changes to the legal framework shortly before elections or from resorting to emergency ordinances to tackle politically sensitive issues, https://www.coe.int/ informs. While the 2024 local elections in Romania ...
Deficit of 1.58 pct of GDP after the first two months of 2025
Thursday, March 27, 2025
The budget deficit stood at 1.58% of GDP after the first two months of 2025, compared with 1.64% of GDP in the same period last year, according to data released Wednesday by the Ministry of Finance."The execution of the consolidated general budget in the first two months of 2025 ended with a deficit of 30.24 billion lei, or 1.58% of GDP, compared with a deficit of 28.99 billion lei, or 1.64% of GDP for the first two months of 2024," the document from the ...
Romania files 50% more applications with European Patent Office in 2024
Thursday, March 27, 2025
Companies and inventors from around the world, including Romania, filed 199,264 patent applications with the European Patent Office (EPO) last year, with the majority in the area of information technology, according to the 2024 Patent Index, published on Tuesday.According to an EPO press release, Romania submitted 63 applications for European patents (+50% compared to 2023), with the main areas being medical technology (11 applications) and ...
EC selects 47 strategic projects to secure, diversify access to raw materials
Thursday, March 27, 2025
The European Commission (EC) has adopted, for the first time, a list of 47 strategic projects, including from Romania, to boost domestic strategic raw material capacities, which will in turn strengthen the European raw materials value chain and diversify sources of supply, the EC reported on Tuesday.The new strategic projects mark an important milestone in the implementation of the Critical Raw Material Act (CRMA), which aims to ensure European extraction, ...
Survey:Eight out of ten Romanians want to use innovative products, services to save money, increase efficiency
Thursday, March 27, 2025
Eight out of ten Romanians (79%) are interested in using innovative products and services, and a similar share consider them an opportunity to save money and increase efficiency, according to the results of a specialized study published Wednesday.According to a study conducted by Reveal Marketing Research in collaboration with Leroy Merlin and the LivratAzi.ro platform, the most attractive communication messages about innovation emphasize the impact on ...
PM Ciolacu announces EUR 615 ml in EC financing for Romania graphite, magnesium and copper mining projects
Thursday, March 27, 2025
The European Commission will finance with 615 million euros three mineral projects of strategic importance for the future of the Romanian economy, located in the counties of Gorj, Hunedoara and Bihor and consisting in the mining of graphite, magnesium and copper, Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu announced on Tuesday in a statement delivered at the Victoria Palace together with Economy Minister Bogdan Ivan."Standing here with Minister of Economy and Digital ...
OMV Petrom and Romgaz spud first Neptun Deep natural gas well
Thursday, March 27, 2025
OMV Petrom and Romgaz announce the spud of the first well for development and production of the Pelican South and Domino natural gas fields in the Neptun Deep block, located 160 km offshore in the Black Sea, according to a press release sent on Tuesday.The project is progressing according to plan, with first gas estimated for 2027. Neptun Deep will contribute approximately 8 billion cubic meters annually to Romania's gas production once plateau production is ...
Constanta port becomes largest diesel importer in Med/Black Sea region
Thursday, March 27, 2025
Constanta imported 4.4 mil mt of diesel, gasoil in 2024 Port a key source of fuel for Ukraine since Russia's invasion Romanian demand also robust and likely to grow further Constanta, a port on Romania's Black Sea coast, has seen diesel arrivals grow sharply since ...
E.ON Energie Romania has invested EUR 24 million over the past five year
Thursday, March 27, 2025
E.ON Energie Romania prioritizes investments in the digitalization of its services, with approximately 83% of the total €24 million invested over the past five years dedicated to developing and improving IT platforms to ensure that customer interactions with the company are as simple and efficient as possible. The continuous effort to enhance the functionalities of the ...
