Author: Alexandru Popescu

Currently, there is no kerosene shortage in the European Union, but supply issues could arise and the situation remains a major concern, the European Commission announced on Tuesday, Reuters reports. European airlines have asked the EU to intervene with emergency measures to control the effects of the war in Iran, including airspace closures, as well as increased fears of jet fuel shortages, according to a document analyzed by Reuters. “There is currently no evidence that the EU is facing a fuel shortage, but supply problems could arise in the near future,” they...

Romania is launching its most ambitious industrial policy package in recent times: 9 state aid schemes, with an estimated budget of 5 billion euros by 2032, including a dedicated instrument for projects over 200 million euros, a significant gap until now in the arsenal for attracting strategic investments, says Sebastian Popescu, Partner, coordinator of the Grants and Incentives Advisory service line, EY Romania. In recent years, overlapping crises – the pandemic, geopolitical tensions, the energy transition, and global technological competition – have led governments to rethink the state's role in guiding investments. In Central and Eastern Europe,...

Young people under 30 represent a quarter of the users on an investment platform, with ETFs and tech stocks being the most traded, according to a specialist analysis. Thus, according to XTB, one in four users is between 18 and 30 years old (26%), and over 40%of those in this category are already active in the market. In the same context, young people's first investment is made, on average, approximately 71 days after opening an account, which shows that interest in investments eventually turns into concrete actions. The data compiled by the platform's specialists…

Romania's economy grew by 0.7% in real terms last year compared to 2024, but in the last quarter of% the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was 1.8% lower compared to the previous quarter, according to provisional data II published on Thursday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS). Previously, in provisional data I, INS announced that in the last quarter of % the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was 1.9 % lower compared to the previous quarter. The Gross Domestic Product – seasonally adjusted data – estimated for the fourth quarter of % was 496.303 billion lei in current prices, a decrease – in terms…

PPC Energie, an integrated energy provider, is expanding its portfolio of advanced solutions for businesses by launching preventive and corrective maintenance services for photovoltaic systems. These services are designed for companies that own installations with a capacity greater than 20 kWp. The new offering targets both existing PPC Energie business clients and companies with photovoltaic systems installed by any other provider on the market. For companies intending to take the first step in increasing energy efficiency and reducing operational costs, PPC Energie offers turnkey photovoltaic solutions that will include one of the available maintenance plans. To ensure performance...

Compromises made during the execution phase of renewable energy projects too often generate significant operating costs, warn company representatives. According to Andrei Baby, Sales Manager Roxtec Romania, in an exclusive interview with IndustryNews.ro, pressure on costs and deadlines often leads to the adoption of makeshift technical solutions, which affect the long-term reliability of the energy infrastructure. At the same time, he emphasizes that market maturation brings a paradigm shift, with increasing focus on sustainability, technical standards, and the correct integration of solutions from the design phase itself. How has Roxtec's activity evolved in...

The market share of full electric cars in total registrations reached 6.5%in Romania in March of this year, compared to 2.8% in the same period of 2025, according to an analysis by the Association of Automobile Manufacturers and Importers (APIA), based on statistics from the General Directorate of Driving Licenses and Registrations (DGPCI). According to the data published on Wednesday, at a general level, „electrified” cars, namely electric cars (which can be charged from an external electricity source – BEV and PHEV), as well as mild-hybrid and full hybrid cars (which also have electric propulsion without charging from an external electricity source) held, in…

Odată cu începerea trimestrului 2 al anului 2026, tendințele de recrutare prin inteligență artificială se accelerează pentru firmele de recrutare din SUA. Cu un procentaj de 84% deținut de liderii în achiziție de talente (TA) care planifică adoptarea inteligenței artificiale în acest an (Korn Ferry TA Trends 2026) și 69% care o utilizează deja în recrutare (SHRM 2026 HR Tech Report), trecerea de la procesele manuale la sistemele autonome este incontestabilă. Pentru agențiile care gestionează plasamente temporare, contractuale și permanente de volum mare în sectoare precum IT, sănătate și comerț cu amănuntul, aceste tendințe înseamnă un timp de ocupare a…

The Director-General of the International Energy Agency (IEA), Fatih Birol, considers the current energy crisis linked to the war in the Middle East to be the gravest crisis the world has ever seen, adding, however, that it should accelerate the development of renewable energies, AFP reports. In an interview published Tuesday in the French newspaper Le Figaro, Fatih Birol stated that „there are also reasons for optimism,” because, in his opinion, „the architecture of the global energy system will change” in the coming years, according to Agerpres. „It will take years. It won't be a solution to the current crisis, but energy geopolitics will be profoundly transformed,” he declared…

Romania could establish itself as a new major data center hub in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), with analyst estimates placing it in the second most important position in the region after Poland. Investment growth in this segment is being fueled by increasingly strong renewable energy capacity and demand for artificial intelligence (AI) projects. Among the major projects already announced are a joint 800 MW development by AIC and ClusterPower, a €1 billion green energy and data center project by China's Sany, and public-private investments...