Romanian Netherlands Chamber of Commerce
Meet Peter Rottier: Arable farmer in Romania As you may have noticed, the perceived differences between Romania and the Netherlands are also a popular topic of conversation in my private life. Especially in conversations with other entrepreneurs in our small Dutch/Belgian community in Craiova. This gave me the idea to occasionally highlight in Post [...]
Damen Naval this year celebrates 150 years since the founding of Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde and 25 years as Damen Naval, the specialized marine division of Damen Shipyards Group. Damen Naval traces its roots back to 1875, when Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde was founded in Vlissingen. A new chapter began in 2000 when Damen [...]
Romanian company ROMARM and Germany's Rheinmetall will implement the project to build a gunpowder factory in Romania. The European Commission has allocated 47 million euros for this investment under the ASAP (Act in Support of Ammunition Production) initiative. On Friday, Romanian Economy Minister Radu Oprea announced on the Digi24 television channel that it would [...]
The Republic of Moldova is keen to further develop and professionalize its horticultural sector. In addition to support from other countries, Moldova is particularly seeking to learn from and strengthen ties with Dutch public and private actors. In late 2024, Moldova announced the first comprehensive legal framework for the horticulture sector. A cornerstone of [...]
Tomorrow's entrepreneurs must understand culture if they are to be effective influencers. Or using softpower to persuade others. Below is a message from the entrepreneur and conductor/producer Raymond Janssen and known to many DRN members. And where the DRN awarded the Romanian Business Award years ago for the way he has shaped cultural entrepreneurship. The [...]
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 [...]