Romania and Bulgaria to join Schengen area starting January 1, 2025
The European Commission welcomed the "unanimous decision" of the Council "to lift internal land border controls at the internal land borders with Romania and Bulgaria".
The European Commission welcomed the "unanimous decision" of the Council "to lift internal land border controls at the internal land borders with Romania and Bulgaria".
The prize is awarded to European cities that are front-runners of innovations that benefit their citizens.

Oil major OMV Petrom closed 2025 with a net profit of approximately €620 million, down 27% compared to the previous year.
HempFlax Netherlands, a large cultivator and processor of industrial hemp, has announced plans to sell its extensive agricultural portfolio.
Romanian private healthcare group MedLife has completed the full acquisition of the Medstar group of clinics in Cluj-Napoca.
The Romanian Business Leaders Foundation (RBL) has been accepted as a member of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development's Civil Society Steering Committee for a two-year mandate from 2026 to 2027.
Greenvolt Power has secured €58.5 million in project financing from Erste Group Bank and BCR for a 49.8 MW onshore wind project in Săcele, in the Dobrogea region of south-eastern Romania.