Economy | 3 February, 2025 at 12:36 PM
European competitiveness: how countries can catch up with US and China
Between 2015 and 2022, European companies invested €700 billion less in technology than US competitors.
Between 2015 and 2022, European companies invested €700 billion less in technology than US competitors.
Despite €3 billion mobilised through the European Battery Alliance created in 2017, only 3% of the investment needed in the battery supply chain has been made.
Plans discussed with European Finance ministers in Luxembourg will broaden financing options and tools available to scale up European innovative companies and unicorns.
Romania has officially joined the InvestEU Ukraine Export Credit Guarantee Facility, a joint initiative by the European Commission and the European Investment Fund (EIF).
The average net salary in Romania decreased by 2.5% to RON 5,508 (€1,109.91) in May, compared to April 2025, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics (INS).
The annual inflation rate in Romania rose to 5.7% in June 2025, up from 5.45% in May.
Romanian private healthcare network MedLife is investing €3 million in genetic testing and will launch a large-scale genetic testing program.
Romania's trade deficit rose by 16.4% in the first five months of this year compared to the same period last year, reaching €14.32 billion.