Daniel Badea

Romania will take over the presidency of the Council of the European Union at an important and special moment, when it is a must to negotiate the multiannual financial framework and organize the European Parliament elections campaign, so things already look exciting, on Monday asserted the French Ambassador to Romania, Michele Ramis, in a specialist conference.

The turnover of Romania's home appliances retailers could pass the 2 billion-euro mark this year, amid the increased appetite of the Romanians for Black Friday and Christmas shopping seasons, according to a KeysFin analysis released on Friday.

More than half of the Romanians (60pct) say they have bank loans, whilst over one third (37pct) say their mandatory monthly spending matches exactly the amount of their income, a sociological survey related to the Romanians financial habits, published on Thursday, reveals.

As of today, 1 November 2018, Romania takes over the Presidency of the European Union Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR), a position in which it will propose the allocation of additional financial resources for the development of the region's potential that this region has.

The Henri Coanda Bucharest International Airport (AIHCB) has achieved International Airport Council (ACI) Level 3 Optimisation of Airport Carbon Accreditation, the Bucharest National Airport Corporation (CNAB) reported on Wednesday in a press statement.

Moody's Investors Service (Moody's) maintained the BBB- / A-3 rating for Romania's long-term and short-term government debt in foreign currency and local currency, thus reconfirming the country rating with a stable outlook, a release of the Public Finance Ministry (MFP) sent to AGERPRES on Saturday informed.

For over half a year, the Romanian works for the state, and the last "fiscal revolution" added five more days per year for this process, says Andreea Paul, chairman of the Initiative for Competitiveness (INACO).

The Mioveni Dacia factory turns 50 on Monday, half a century since making its first Dacia brand automobile, all the while the production of Romanian Dacia automobiles passed 6 million units.

The cigarettes' black market in July hit 18.2 pct of total consumption, up 2.1 pp against June, the highest level registered this year, over the 2017 average, of 16 pct, read the data released on Thursday by Novel Research.

The northeastern region continues to be the most affected, with 39.5 pct, while the illicit trade with cigarettes also grew in western Romania.

The 400 days of technocratic governance meant a year of paralysis to the Romanian people and a losing year to Romania as far as the environment was concerned, Environmental Minister Gratiela Gavrilescu told a meeting on Tuesday that took stock of her activity in office.