Romania: EU Commission approves €578m state aid to support energy-intensive companies
The EU Commission has approved a €578 million (RON 2.9 billion) Romanian state aid scheme to lower an electricity levy…
Romania: EU Commission approves €790m state aid for coal mine closures in Jiu Valley
The EU Commission has approved a €790 million (approximately RON 3.9 billion) Romanian state aid measure to cover exceptional costs arising…
Arrested: Criminals recruiting workers in Romania, exploiting them in Hungary
Eight suspects have been arrested during a Eurojust supported operation against a human trafficking ring in Hungary and Romania. The…
Crackdown on cocaine trafficking from South America in Italy and Albania
An international operation coordinated by Eurojust and Europol has disrupted the trafficking of large quantities of cocaine from South America…
Romania: EU Commission approves €400m state aid for farmers affected by severe drought
The EU Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €400 million (RON 2 billion) Romanian scheme to compensate farmers for damages…
Eurojust: Drug investigators seize more than six million illegally exported pills
A criminal group that had set up an international smuggling route for prescription pills was taken down during a large-scale…
Romania: EU Commission preliminarily endorses 3rd RRF payment request
Today, the Commission has endorsed a positive preliminary assessment of the six targets and 62 out of 68 milestones linked…
Romania: EU Commission approves €500m biofuel production state aid
The EU Commission has approved a €500 million (RON 2.5 billion) Romanian scheme to support investments in new production capacities…
The EU Court broadly confirms validity of EU Mobility Package, annuls certain obligations
The EU Court broadly confirms the validity of the EU Mobility Package. However, it annuls the obligation requiring vehicles to…
EU Commission proposes €120m support to farmers affected by adverse weather
Today, the EU Commission proposed to allocate €119,7 million from the agricultural reserve to directly support farmers from Bulgaria, Germany, Estonia, Italy, and Romania, who have been impacted…
Romania suggests Roxana Mînzatu as Member of the EU Commission
In a letter, Ion-Marcel Ciolacu, Prime Minister of Romania, is suggesting Ms Roxana Mînzatu as Member of the Commission.
Romania: Commission approves €99.5 million Romanian State aid measure to support Nokian Tyres’ new zero CO2 emission tyre factory
The EU Commission has approved a €99.5 million Romanian measure in favour of Nokian Tyres. The aid will support the establishment of a…
ECDC alert: West Nile virus season in full swing in Europe
In 2024 and as of 31 July 2024, eight countries in Europe reported 69 locally acquired human cases of WNV infection. Cases were…
Financial scammers detained in actions coordinated by Eurojust
Romanian and Moldovan authorities worked together to uncover an organised crime group (OCG) that has subjected more than 150 victims…
EU Pact on Migration and Asylum: Nine Member States to receive technical support
The EU Commission will provide tailored support and expert advice to nine Member States through the Technical Support Instrument (TSI). This support will help…
Excessive deficits: EU Council launches procedures against seven member states
The EU Council adopted decisions establishing the existence of excessive deficits for Belgium, France, Italy, Hungary, Malta, Poland and Slovakia.…
Actions taken to stop Romanian human trafficking network – Eurojust
Coordinated efforts from Romanian and French authorities, with support from Eurojust and Europol, have led to the dismantling of a…
Illegal trade in fake and prohibited pesticides and fertilizers halted in Romania and Italy
An illegal trading scheme in counterfeit and banned pesticides and fertilizers that were potentially dangerous to consumers’ health has been…
Joining the Euro: EU Convergence Report reviews Member States’ progress
The EU Commission has published the 2024 Convergence Report in which it provides its assessment of the progress non-euro area…
Portugal and Romania: EU Commission to lift suspension of RRF payments
The EU Commission has adopted two decisions today, issuing a positive preliminary assessment to lift the suspension of payment of…
European elections: Preliminary results in Romania
Preliminary results of the European elections in Romania.
European elections 2024 background: Romania country sheet
Find here information on electoral rules, poll opening and closing times and candidates for the 2024 European election in EU…
Migrant smuggling operation taken down by Romanian and Moldovan authorities
A migrant smuggling operation has been dismantled by Romanian and Moldovan authorities, with the support of Eurojust. From 2019 until…
Solidarity Lanes: EU supports better Ukrainian–Moldovan cross-border cooperation
Today the European Commission, together with Ukraine, Moldova, Romania and the US are inaugurating the renewed Ukrainian-Moldovan border crossing point…
European Semester: EU Commission publishes social convergence analysis for seven Member States
The Commission has published a detailed country analysis in the areas of employment, skills and social inclusion for Bulgaria, Estonia, Spain, Italy, Lithuania,…
Romania: EU Commission approves €95.3m restructuring aid for airline TAROM
The measure will enable the company to restore its long-term viability while minimising competition distortions.
Joint investigation Team dismantles Pakistani-led migrant smuggling network
In total, 12 suspects have been formally identified and will be charged during an action day with the active support…
IAEA Director General visits Romania to discuss energy future, Ukraine, and Rays of Hope
11 April 2024 IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi meets with Romanian Minister of Foreign...
Russia’s war: EU Commission allows re-introduction of €2.5bn Romanian state aid scheme
Under the reintroduced scheme, state aid will take the form of guarantees and direct grants. The scheme aims at ensuring that…
Solar photovoltaic sector: EU Commission opens two foreign subsidies investigations
According to the Foreign Subsidies Regulation, companies are obliged to notify their public procurement tenders in the EU when the…
Schengen area: Bulgaria and Romania join at the end of March
The Schengen accession of these two Member States will make the common area more attractive by significantly expanding the world's…
Europol: 42 arrested for smuggling migrants across the Danube
A cross-border investigation led by the Romanian Border Police (Poliția de Frontieră), supported by Europol and involving the Bulgarian General…
EU Commission publishes March infringements package – key decisions
In its regular package of infringement decisions, the European Commission pursues legal action against Member States for failing to comply…
Onshore wind and photovoltaic: EU Commission approves €3bn Romanian state aid
The EU Commission has approved a €3 billion (RON 15.22 billion) Romanian scheme to support installations producing electricity from onshore wind and…
Bulgaria and Romania strengthen cooperation on border and migration management
The Cooperation Frameworks will be implemented with the necessary support by the Commission and the relevant EU Agencies. In particular,…
Romania: EU Commission approves €241m to support agricultural producers affected by Russia’s war
The European Commission has approved an approximately €241 million (RON 1.2 billion) Romanian scheme to support the agricultural primary plant production sector in the context of…
IMF Staff Concludes Visit to Romania
“Last year’s fiscal package was a step in the right direction and creates additional revenue. Nonetheless, we project fiscal deficits…
Romania: EU Commission approves €126m to support ports facing increased trade flows
Romania notified to the Commission its plans to support companies active in certain Romanian ports to invest in additional handling…
Schengen: EU Council lifts air and maritime border controls with Bulgaria and Romania
EU member states have reached an agreement on removing air and maritime internal border controls with Bulgaria and Romania. The…
EU Commission receives payment requests of Cyprus, Romania and Slovakia under the RRF
Cyprus's second payment request is worth €152 million in grants (net of pre-financing) and concerns a total of 33 milestones and 5 targets. This payment request covers…
Decommissioning of landfills: EU Judgment in Case C-109/22 Commission v Romania
Thursday 14th December 2023 Judgment in Case C-109/22 Commission v Romania (Decommissioning of landfills) (Environment) EU law...
EU Commission endorses Romania’s €28.5bn modified recovery and resilience plan
Romania's REPowerEU chapter consists of two new reforms and seven investments to deliver on the REPowerEU Plan's objectives to make Europe independent from Russian fossil fuels well before…
Five right-wing terrorists arrested throughout Europe
The suspects allegedly belong to a right-wing organisation that uses an online platform for terrorist-related activities, including the dissemination of…
Boosting recovery: EU Commission releases €2.76bn to Romania
Today's payment of €2.76 billion in grants and loans was made possible by Romania's fulfilment of 49 milestones and targets linked to the second instalment. They…
Disaster relief aid: EU Council agrees to €454.8m for Romania, Italy and Türkiye
Today the Council agreed to the Commission’s proposal to provide a total of €454.8 million in disaster relief aid to…
Rule of Law: EU Commission formally closes the CVM for Bulgaria and Romania
Today, the European Commission formally closes the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) for Bulgaria and Romania. The Cooperation and Verification Mechanism had been…
Europol: Qakbot infrastructure shattered after international operation
Europol has supported the coordination of a large-scale international operation that has taken down the infrastructure of the Qakbot malware…