EU backs Holcim's Romania carbon capture project
The European Union's Innovation Fund has selected Holcim Romania's Carbon Hub CPT01 project for funding, marking a significant step in its decarbonisation efforts.
The European Union's Innovation Fund has selected Holcim Romania's Carbon Hub CPT01 project for funding, marking a significant step in its decarbonisation efforts.
The volume of retail trade in Romania saw a significant drop in September 2025, registering a -2.1% decrease compared to the same month in the previous year.
Evrotrust, a leading European Qualified Trust Service Provider (QTSP), has secured €6.6 million in growth funding from 3TS Capital Partners to accelerate its expansion into Romania.
The tax-to-GDP ratio in Romania remains one of the lowest in the European Union, despite registering an increase in 2024, according to recent data published by Eurostat.
Romania recorded the largest general government deficit in the EU during the second quarter of 2025, reaching -8.7% of GDP.
Romania recorded the EU's highest annual inflation rate in September 2025, reaching 8.6%, according to figures published by Eurostat.
Investors in Central Europe are optimistic about the upcoming months, according to the latest Deloitte Central Europe Private Equity (PE) Confidence Survey.
Florina Moisei has been named as the new Country Manager for its local branch, Revolut Bank UAB Vilnius Sucursala București.
Romania recorded the highest annual inflation rate in the EU in August 2025 at 8.5%, according to the latest data from Eurostat.
The total weight of goods transported to/from main ports in the EU by short sea shipping was 1.6 billion tonnes during 2023.
DRI, the EU renewables arm of DTEK, has secured a €60 million equivalent loan from UniCredit and Garanti BBVA to finance the construction of the Văcărești solar park in Romania.
PPC blue will significantly expand the electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in Romania and Greece, utilizing European Union funds.
Romania's manufacturing faces mounting pressures from evolving technologies, labour market shifts, and sustainability demands.
Lavinia Ioniță Rasmussen, Real Estate Partner at Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen (NNDKP), talked to Property Forum about the firm's growing portfolio in industrial and renewable energy, but also about the new EU rules that will boost investments in green buildings.
Romania has officially joined the InvestEU Ukraine Export Credit Guarantee Facility, a joint initiative by the European Commission and the European Investment Fund (EIF).
Romania is among the few member states where residential prices have grown at rates below the EU average of around 58%, between Q1 2010 and Q1 2025, according to Eurostat.
New tariffs imposed by the US on goods from the EU could significantly impact Romanian exporting firms, particularly those in the metallurgical and automotive sectors.
New car registrations in the EU saw a modest year-on-year increase of 1.6% in May 2025, reaching a total of 926,582 units. This growth comes despite a slight dip of 0.6%.
Romanian entrepreneurs have a significant opportunity to invest in renewable energy with over €450 million in EU funding available this summer.
Tech giant Microsoft announced the expansion of its European Digital Commitments with comprehensive Microsoft sovereign cloud solutions.

The World Bank has significantly downgraded its economic growth projections for Romania this year, lowering expectations to 0.5% from the 1.3% forecast issued at the start of 2026.
Foraj Sonde Videle has announced the acquisition of Raffles Energy, a British holding company that owns two Romanian energy companies active in natural gas and electricity production.
Econergy Renewable Energy has secured approximately €31 million in project financing from Kommunalkredit Austria to develop its 60 MW photovoltaic project in southeastern Romania.
Romanian software company Arobs Transilvania Software has completed the merger by absorption of five subsidiaries - Arobs Development & Engineering, Berg Computers, Nordlogic Software, Infobest Romania, and Centrul de Soft GPS.
The European retail sector faced a cooling period in February 2026, with the latest Eurostat data revealing a divergence between a stabilising Union and a sharply declining Romanian market.