Romania's budget deficit calculated according to the European ESA methodology has dropped from 9.3% of GDP in 2024 to 7.9% of GDP in 2025, representing a correction of 1.4 percentage points of GDP.
Government debt as a share of GDP rose in Q3 in both the eurozone to 88.5% from 88.2% in Q2, and in the European Union to 82.1% from 81.9%, according to data published by Eurostat.
Romania recorded the fastest growth in road freight transport in the European Union, with companies reporting almost 29 billion tonne-kilometres carried by road in 2023, representing a 69% increase over ten years. This growth rate was three times faster than the EU average, according to Eurostat data cited by Colliers.
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.
Iulius Dan Plaveti has taken over as Chairman of the Board and CEO of Hidroelectrica starting 10 June 2026, with his mandate running until 7 November 2027.
The gap between European and Romanian agricultural economic pressures widened in Q1 2026.
More frequent heatwaves, rising energy costs and concerns about indoor air quality are changing the way Romanians choose climate control solutions.
Romania's annual inflation rate climbed to 10.85% in May from 10.71% in April, driven by rising costs across all sectors, according to data released by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).
Visual Fan has completed the energisation phase of its Full EPC BESS project in Teiuș, featuring a storage capacity of 120 MWh.