On 7 June 2021, the Romanian parliament adopted the Law on the conditions for the deployment of 5G networks, which is now awaiting promulgation by the Romanian President. Based on the initial draft, there is one new relevant amendment, which… Read moreRomania adopts 5G Law amid public discussions on postponement of auctions
Fast and precise weather information is in big demand, especially among weather-sensitive industries such as transportation, agriculture, energy as well as utilities, travel, construction, sports and even the retail sector[1]. Increasingly, private companies use the latest in technological and analytics… Read moreWeather business in Romania. A forecast of opportunities and challenges
On 15 April 2021, the Romanian government approved draft legislation on the conditions for the deployment of 5G networks (i.e. the 5G Draft Law), which the Romanian Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure and Communications released for public debate in August last… Read moreRomania: Draft 5G legislation receives government approval
On 5 February 2021, the Romanian Ministry of Health launched public consultations on the draft rules for the implementation of the provisions of Government Emergency Ordinance no. 196/2020 (GEO 196/2020) (also known as Draft Implementing Rules). GEO 190/2020 was adopted… Read moreRomania launches public consultation on secondary legislation on telemedicine
On 4 February 2021, the Romanian National Authority for Administration and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM) adopted a 2021 action plan, which features the launch of the 5G Spectrum auction as early as July. According to ANCOM’s previous plan, the 5G… Read moreRomania postpones 5G auction for Q3 of 2021
According to several recent media reports, the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (UTCN) is in line to receive a grant of RON 80 million (EUR 16.7 million) in European funding to establish the Institute for Research in Artificial Intelligence (ICIA) and… Read moreRomania’s Cluj-Napoca to develop largest AI research centre in Eastern Europe
The Romanian National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications of Romania (ANCOM) recently announced the authority’s plans with respect to granting the additional license for 5G spectrum in Romania. Mr Eduard Lovin, the Vice-President of ANCOM stated that ANCOM… Read moreRomania plans to launch 5G tenders in autumn 2020
On 18 May 2020, Law 53/2020 for financing certain expenses in the healthcare sector entered into force, which included reducing the “claw-back tax” to 15% for domestic drug manufacturers (both generic and innovative), based on consumption reported by the National… Read moreRomania approves changes to healthcare claw-back tax
The Romanian Competition Council (RCC) issued a public statement confirming that it is willing to accept a certain amount of cooperation between companies in order to overcome or reduce the negative impact of the current crisis. (Further details are available… Read moreRomanian competition watchdog follows the EU in allowing cooperation in the pharma sector
On 13 April 2020, the Romanian Ministry of Health issued Order No 615/2020 amending Order No 1032/2011 regarding the approval of the “Norms regarding the donations of medicines, medical equipment, medical devices, vaccine, serums and corresponding supplies”, which creates an… Read moreRomania creates expedited procedure for approving donations of COVID-19 related medicines
