Romania’s budget deficit has been reduced to less than half in the first four months of 2026 compared to the same period last year, while investments supported by European funds…
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Diesel is now cheaper than gasoline. What’s happening on the fuel market
The price of diesel has dropped below that of gasoline at some gas stations in Romania, a rare occurrence in the local fuel market and a first recorded after the…
Poland is being invaded by drivers from neighboring countries who come to fill up with subsidized fuel
The Polish government’s program to cap fuel prices at the pump is attracting drivers from neighboring countries to cross the border and refuel with some of the cheapest gasoline in…
Ilie Bolojan revisits the Doicești reactors controversy: “The project has issues that we cannot deny”
Interim Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan revisited on Friday the controversy surrounding the small modular reactors (SMR) project in Doicești and argued that the investment raises real issues that cannot be…
ANAF tests “robot” assistants at service counters. Taxpayers could interact with digital terminals similar to those in airports
The National Agency for Fiscal Administration (ANAF) is preparing a pilot digitalization project where individual taxpayers would interact at counters with digital terminals and virtual assistants, following the model of…
ANRE takes over Bolojan’s plan against the “smart guys” in energy: What changes for speculative projects
The National Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE) approved on Thursday a set of new rules aimed at eliminating speculative energy projects – those investments announced „on paper,” which reserve network capacity…
Green light for the Brașov-Făgăraș highway: The project includes 49 bridges and wildlife crossings
The National Company for Road Infrastructure Management (CNAIR) approved on Thursday the feasibility study for the Brașov – Făgăraș Highway, a project estimated at 7.74 billion lei without VAT, which…
Energy expert explains why Bolojan is right in the Doicești scandal: We will all pay for the costs of the SMR plant
Energy and infrastructure public policy analyst Ana Otilia Nuțu believes that interim Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan is right to question the small modular reactors (SMR) project at Doicești. The expert…
Temporary agreement between the EU and the US to avoid new tariffs
The European Union reached a provisional agreement on Wednesday regarding the implementation of the trade pact with the United States, paving the way to avoid new tariffs threatened by American…
Bolojan: The Doicești reactor project has “serious problems” and risks failing to recover the money invested
Interim Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan criticized once again, on Wednesday evening, the project of small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) at Doicești, carried out in partnership with an American company, stating…
The government is considering extending the cap on commercial markups for basic food products beyond June 30
Vice Prime Minister Tánczos Barna, interim Minister of Agriculture, says that capping the commercial markup on basic food items should be extended beyond June 30, given the high inflation and…
Romania’s Recovery Plan Implementation Surpasses 60%, With €10 Billion Still to Be Secured
The implementation level of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) has exceeded 60% after the approval of payment request number 4, amounting to 2.62 billion euros, announced the Government…
Mugur Isărescu rules out new taxes and says Romania is not on the brink of insolvency
Governor Mugur Isărescu sent a strong message on Tuesday to the future Government: Romania does not need new taxes, but nor does it need tax cuts, at a time when…
Warning in the energy sector: “New smart guys” will emerge, and prices will remain high
Romania risks turning energy storage into a new speculative business instead of using it to reduce prices and increase energy security, warns Dumitru Chisăliță, president of the Intelligent Energy Association…
The solution found by shipping giants to bypass the blockade in the Strait of Hormuz
Major shipping companies have found alternative solutions to bypass the blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, but their capacity is limited, and trade to the states in the Persian Gulf…
Romania to open a new port this summer, betting on Ukrainian grain and post-war reconstruction: “We have no competition”
The port in the Sulina Free Zone is nearing the moment when it will become fully operational, following the completion of the main infrastructure works. The Director of the Sulina…
Nuclearelectrica defends Doicești project after Bolojan says it swallowed $240 million: SMRs are the future of energy
Nuclearelectrica has sent a notification to the Bucharest Stock Exchange defending the small modular reactors (SMR) project in Doicești and stating that it has „enormous potential” for the development of…
Rental market data from major cities contradicts the 33% surge reported by Romania’s National Institute of Statistics: Minimal increases - and even declines - in many areas
Romania’s rental market in major cities stabilized in April after several months of increases and price pressures. An analysis published by Storia shows that nationally, rents increased by only 1%…
The Romanian economy remains in recession even in 2026. Inflation exceeds 10%
The National Institute of Statistics brings bad news for Romania today: the economy has decreased and remains in recession, while inflation has increased and is approaching 11%. Romania’s economy declined…
The unexpected effect of the kerosene crisis: Airlines are reducing ticket prices
European airlines are reducing summer flight prices to counter the delay in bookings, as customers fear that a shortage of airplane fuel will affect their holiday plans. Repeated warnings about…