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Recent figures from the National Institute of Statistics (INS) confirm the country's strong agricultural profile, with more than 2.8 million farms. It is safe to say that 1 in 3 EU farms is a Romanian farm. Although the contribution of agriculture to GDP is limited in purely economic terms, the huge proportion of the population [...]

It could hardly have escaped your notice. Saturday, Jan. 25, a very brazen burglary at the Drents Museum robbed four masterpieces that were part of the exhibition Dacia - Kingdom of Gold and Silver. A top exhibition that featured more than 600 objects from the ancient Dacian kingdom, including more than 50 gold and silver [...]

The Romanian Bureau of Statistics announced that the Romanian economy grew by 0.8% in the second quarter of 2024, one of the highest rates in the EU. The average growth rate in the euro zone for the second quarter was 0.3%. Despite the fact that the Romanian economy is showing signs of improvement, with unemployment [...]

At the National Goat Event on September 7, Pieter Helfferich of Agriprogress (member of the DRN agri-taskforce) presented the opportunities for the Dutch goat sector in Romania. There are plenty of opportunities in both the intensive and extensive goat sector. Romania, currently in3rd place in the EU in terms of goat numbers, has a great [...]

As of Aug. 1, Nicolae Comănescu has been appointed as Romania's new ambassador to the Netherlands. Between 2016 and 2021, he served as Romania's extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Since June 2023, he has been State Advisor for Foreign Policy and Strategic Affairs at the Chancellery of the Prime Minister [...]

All parties competing for the job had to demonstrate that the Dutch economy would benefit. But now that the choice has fallen on the French company Naval, there are doubts as to whether that will work out in practice. "The question is how much work will end up with Dutch companies," says Wouter Kruijt, [...]

The European Parliament calls on the European Commission to compensate for the financial losses suffered by Romania and Bulgaria as a result of not being accepted into Schengen Also, the European Parliament asked the European Commission to estimate the financial losses, unrealized profits and environmental damage caused by Romania and Bulgaria, as well as [...]

Stop defending your prices and start communicating your value In other words, the added value you and we provide is the focus, not the price. Because there is always someone who can do it cheaper. Even though Romania was still a "white spot" to many around 2000, a number of pioneers at the turn [...]

One raises the economic growth forecast from 2.5% to 3.2% in 2023. Inflation falls below 10% and budget deficit reaches 4.7% of GDP The European Commission believes the Romanian economy will grow more strongly than previously expected and has raised its forecast for real GDP growth from 2.5% to 3.2% in 2023. "Economic growth [...]

At the EU level, there were 134 million pigs in November/December 2022, 5% less than in 2021. More than half of the decline in EU herds is due to the situation in Germany, the second largest producer in the EU, and Denmark, the fourth largest EU producer, which lost 10% (2.4 million head) and [...]