Romania leads EU with €5 handling fee on non-EU parcels
While the EU discusses applying handling fees for parcels worth less than €150 from non-EU countries, Romania and Italy have decided to implement it this year.
While the EU discusses applying handling fees for parcels worth less than €150 from non-EU countries, Romania and Italy have decided to implement it this year.
Romania is bracing for a period of economic stagnation in 2025, with growth forecasts significantly dampened by new fiscal austerity measures.
Over the past decade, Romania has faced increasing pressure - both from domestic and from international institutions - to modernize its property tax system. With structural challenges in housing affordability and significant fiscal constraints at the national level, local tax reform, as outlined in the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR), has emerged as a critical priority, writes Daniel Grigore, Director, Corporate Income Tax, Deloitte Romania.
Representatives of Romanian banks are opposing the Government's intention to introduce another supplementary tax on the profits generated by credit institutions.
The 19th edition of the Annual Tax Conference organized by EY Romania brought together over 250 business representatives.
Significant disparities in tax rates and competitiveness indicators across the CEE region.

Romania emerged as the most dynamic mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), recording 9% growth in transaction numbers during 2025.
Several EU member states have already implemented substantial tax cuts—specifically excise duties and VAT—to mitigate the impact of the fuel crisis on their economies.
Romania's Ministry of Investments and European Projects (MIPE) and the Investment and Development Bank (BID) signed a financing agreement on 30 March 2026 for the Just Transition Participation Fund (FPTJ).
Hanwha Aerospace Romania has presented an industrial package worth €1.3 billion aimed at strengthening Romania's defence capabilities and positioning the country as a production and innovation centre in the European defence industry.
Banca Transilvania, Romania's banking leader, has completed its largest cross-border financing to date with a €50 million loan for Hampton by Hilton Venice Isola Nuova. The loan, provided through BT Italia branch, refinances the hotel's development costs.