Tag "Románia"
The chimney cake war continues
The first chimney cake (kürtőskalács) was made in Transylvania by a Romanian woman in 1784 – Achim Irimescu Romanian Minister of Agriculture said on Tuesday. The Agerpres news agency reported...
Read moreRomanian retail sales increased significantly
The volume of Romanian retail sales increased in January by 15.6 percent, compared to January 2015 – the Romanian national statistical institute announced on Thursday. The increase is mainly due...
Read moreThe Romanian Minister of Agriculture supports the weekend closure of hypermarkets
Achim Irimescu Romanian Minister of Agriculture proposed the weekend closure of hypermarkets as well as the increase of the Romanian products in the stores on Tuesday in the parliament. He...
Read moreMore and more is spend on food in Romania
Retail sales in Romania grew by 8.9 percent last year. The Bucharest Institute of National Statistics (INS) reports that the recent increase of food is due to the rising demand...
Read moreThe number of Asian tourists is growing in Romania
The number of guest nights spent by tourists increased by almost 16 percent in 2015 in Romania over the previous year – the Romanian national statistical institute announced on Wednesday....
Read moreRomanian retail sales grew by 8.9 percent last year
Romanian retail sales volume grew by 8.9 percent last year , compared to the previous year – the Romanian national statistical institute announced on Wednesday. The increase is mainly due...
Read moreRomanian smoking ban was accepted
The law on smoking ban does not violate the basic laws in Romania, which was adopted in December by the Parliament in Bucharest, so there is no obstacle to the...
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McDonald's sells its Romanian business network
The McDonalds announced on Monday that the company has decided to sell its 67 restaurants and 19 McCafe coffee-shops in Romania to Premier Capital, its developmental licencee in another five...
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Europe’s largest thermal water welness center opened in Romania
The Therme Bucharest Park, a 30,000 sqm wellness, relaxation and entertainment center based on thermal waters opened in Balotesti about 20 kilometers north of Bucharest on 14 January 2016. The...
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EU food aid: it is not known when the packages will be distributed
Food packages are distributed to the needy in Romania for many years with the support of the European Union, usually before Christmas. In the early years the municipalities directly arranged...
Read moreThe VAT reduction increased Romanian retail sales
The volume of retail sales grew by 8.2 percent in Romania in the first eleven months of last year, compared to the same period of the last year – the...
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Carrefour is expanding in Romania
Carrefour announced that the company took over 86 Billa supermarkets in Romania, acquiring the chain from its competitor Rewe group. The supermarkets have a total sales area of 83,000 square...
Read moreConstitutional protest was issued against the draft law restricting smoking in Romania
33 senators issued a constitutional protest against the draft law that would ban smoking in enclosed public areas in Romania – the Mediafax news agency published. Though earlier Klaus Iohannis...
Read moreThe Romanian Parliament adopted the smoking ban
Smoking is completely banned in Romania at enclosed public areas, after the House of Representatives adopted a law on this issue on Tuesday. The bill was also voted by the...
Read moreRomanians eating, drinking and smoking more
The volume of Romanian retail sales grew by 7.4 percent in the first ten months of this year, compared to the same period of the last year – the Romanian...
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FM: the chimney cake is a Szekler Transylvanian and Hungarian cake at the same time
Achim Irimescu, candidate for the Romanian Minister for Agriculture in the parliamentary committee hearing on Monday talked that he would register the chimney cake as a traditional Romanian product in...
Read moreRetail sales grew in Romania
The volume of retail sales grew by 6.9 percent in Romania in the first nine months of the year, compared to the same period of the last year – the...
Read moreThe beer market increased by nearly 4 percent in Romania
In the first half of the year, the beer market increased by 3.8 percent in Romania, compared to the same period of last year – the Romanian Brewers Association announced...
Read moreRomanian retail grew over six percent
In the first eight months the Romanian retail sales grew by 6.2 percent, compared to the same period of the last year – the Romanian national statistical institute announced on...
Read moreTourists love Romania
The number of overnight stays increased by 15.7 percent in Romania in the first eight months of the year, compared to the same period of the last year – the...
Read moreRomania: a two step VAT reduction in next two years
After the Senate, the Romanian Parliament also voted for the next year’s new tax bill on Thursday. According to the new bill, the Value Added Tax (VAT) will be reduced...
Read moreRomanian retail sales increased by nearly 8 percent
The volume of the Romanian retail sales increased by 7.9 percent in July compared to the previous month – the Romanian national statistical institute announced on Thursday. Compared to July...
Read moreThe number of tourists increased by about 17 percent in Romania
The number of tourists at commercial accommodations increased by about 17 percent in Romania in the first seven months of the year, compared to the same period of last year...
Read moreThe vote on the VAT rate cut was postponed in Romania
The Romanian government coalition postponed the parliament vote on the new tax laws on Monday, so therefore the convened extraordinary session was unnecessary. The parliament had to vote again on...
Read moreThe Romanian parties have agreed in a four percentage points VAT reduction
Following debates, the representatives of the main political parties of the Romanian Parliament have reached an agreement over lowering the general VAT level to 20 percent starting January 2016 and...
Read moreThe RMDSZ would support a two-step VAT reduction in Romania
The Democratic Union of the Hungarians in Romania (RMDSZ) would support a two-step VAT reduction in Romania – Kelemen Hunor the president of RMDSZ indicated on Wednesday in an interview...
Read moreRomanian retail sales increased by 4.8 percent in the first half of the year
The volume of retail sales grew by 4.8 percent in Romania in the first half of the year, compared to the same period of last year – the Romanian National...
Read moreThe number of tourists has increased in Romania by 15 percent in the first half of the year
In the first half of the year, the number of tourists in Romania increased by about 15 percent, compared to the same period of the last year – the Romanian...
Read moreThe VAT reduction did not hit a hole in the Romanian budget
Government revenues have not decreased, despite the June introduction of the discounted 9 percent VAT on food, catering and non-alcoholic drinks in Romania – Victor Ponta Romanian Prime Minister said....
Read moreThe IKEA Group bought forests in Romania
The IKEA Swedish furniture producer and retailer group bought 33,600 hectares of forests in Romania, thus consolidating its investments in the country. The acquired woodlands are mainly located in central...
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