Romanian new passenger car sales rose 16% on the year, to 4,399 units in January, the Automotive Manufacturers and Importers Association, or APIA, said Friday. read more...

The e-Romania platform will become operational this summer, Minister of Communications and Information Society Valerian Vreme told a news conference at the weekend. read more...

About 5,500 employees, of the 19,000 ones working with the power stations in Craiova, Rovinari and Turceni (southern Romania) as well as with the National Company of Lignite Oltenia (SNLO) might be on a short-time working scheme in the next two years for 24 months, said Ion Pisc, vice-president of the National Trade Union Bloc, at the end of the meeting with the representatives of the Ministry of Labour, Family and Social Protection. read more...

Romania’s General Prosecutor Laura Codruta Kovesi told a press conference on Monday in Targu Mures (central Romania) that implementing the new codes would be a problem this year not only for the Public Ministry, but also for the entire legal system. read more...

The Danube Strategy will be one of the topics to be discussed during the joint meeting of the Governments in Bucharest and Budapest, which might be held I the first part of this year, as long as Hungary holds the presidency of the EU Council. read more...

Financial analysts have improved in February their outlook on Romania’s economic evolution over the next six months, as Romania ranks fourth in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) as far as outlook is concerned, according to a ZEW survey. read more...

Bulgaria registered some progress to reform the judiciary and its fight against corruption but efforts remain insufficient to be considered a good standard for the EU, the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism on Bulgaria reads, quoted by news agency Mediafax. Bulgaria needs to continue its reforms of the judiciary and its fight against corruption. read more...