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Georgian Speaker: I expressed our deep gratitude towards Romania for supporting Georgia's sovereignty
Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Georgia's Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili stressed on Monday, after the meeting with President of the Romanian Senate Nicolae Ciuca, the importance of the strategic partnership between the two countries, which encompasses all dimensions of mutual interest, including at the parliamentary level, highlighting the Joint Declaration that the two dignitaries signed on this occasion, which will bring "positive results" for both countries."During the meeting I ...
US Ambassador: Romania to join Visa Waiver Program in early 2025
Tuesday, September 26, 2023

US Ambassador to Bucharest, Kathleen Kavalec stated on Monday, in Oradea that Romania will join the visa waiver programme in early 2025. ‘It is my purpose in this mandate. It cannot be before 2025 as we have to measure annually the rejection rate from the 1st October to the 1st October. If everything goes well, probably, at the beginning of 2025. We hope. It is ...
Dragos Pislaru: We call on president Iohannis to demand use of Romania's veto right in the European Council
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
MEP Dragos Pislaru, co-chairman of REPER, called on president Klaus Iohannis "to put aside the games regarding his future career at the European level" and to use Romania's veto right in the European Council, arguing that our country's refusal regarding the accreditation of two officers Austrians in NATO represent, in fact, "a trap"."I think that Romania has fallen into a trap, on the idea that the Schengen problem is a bilateral relationship with Austria. ...
CURS Poll: PSD still ranks first, PNL and AUR racing for the second position
Tuesday, September 26, 2023

The majority of the Romanians believe that things in Romania are heading rather in the wrong direction, according to a survey by the Centre for Urban and Regional Sociology (CURS) published on Sunday. The survey reveals that 69% of the respondents believe that things in Romania are heading in a bad direction, while 22% believe they are heading in a good direction. 9% did not know or did not ...
Codirlasu: I see an impact on inflation next year of 1-2 percentage points, which will come from turnover tax
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
The turnover tax and the reduction of certain facilities with regard to the VAT payment could have an impact on inflation of 1 to 2 percentage points next year, stated on Monday Adrian Codirlasu, vice chairman of the Association CFA Romania."I am in favour of a single quota applicable to all and non-discriminatory. A facility applies, but it can apply for a limited time, that facility takes effect, then we reduce ...
Loan agreement with IBRD, worth 590 M euros, submitted to Parliament for ratification
Tuesday, September 26, 2023

President Klaus Iohannis on Monday signed the decree regarding the submission to Parliament for ratification of the Loan Agreement (Second programmatic financing for development policies for green and inclusive growth), concluded between Romania and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development ...
Real Estate : The number of sold properties increased in H1 2023, but the average price per asset decreased
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
The number of sold income – generating real estate properties (office, retail, industrial & logistics spaces and hotels) during the first half of 2023 increased by 30% when compared with the same period of last year, but the average price per property decreased from €24 million to €11 million. Therefore, the transactional volume has seen an y-o-y decline of 43%, to a level of €181 million, according to data from the ...
Forscope Romania: Unlicensed software in Romania is estimated at 130 million Euros
Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Forscope Romania, the largest software broker focused on buying and selling second hand software in Central and Eastern Europe, is drawing attention on the magnitude of the software piracy trend in Romania which is estimated to represent more than half (53%) of the total number of installed software, at a market value of about 130 million ...
Tourism: Fewer foreign tourists in Danube Delta
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Fewer foreign tourists visited the Danube Delta this year, and those who did preferred independent means, the situation being influenced mainly by the Ukraine war. Marius Potolea, the vicepresident of “Discover Jurilovca” Association declared that the unit he is head of had recorded a 20% increase of the number of guests compared to last year, but at general level the situation was not a ...
Bucharest Science Festival to start on Wednesday
Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Robots, spectacular scientific experiments, visits to laboratories and fire departments, science workshops are all part of the Bucharest Science Festival, the most important science and technology festival in Romania that will start on Wednesday.The theme of this year's edition of the festival is people and artificial intelligence.The Bucharest Science Festival starts with a conference on Romania's space industry, where the public will learn ...