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No breakthrough in Romania: reform and stimulus, but no structural shift

Neither the long-awaited administrative reform nor the accompanying economic stimulus package is making a real dent in Romania’s structural vulnerabilities. What has emerged is not a transformative policy turn, but a carefully negotiated political compromise designed to preserve…

Mayor of Bucharest: Liberal Ciucu Wins Bucharest City Hall

Liberal Ciprian Ciucu (47), the incumbent mayor of Bucharest’s District 6 and a known protégé of Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan, won the race for the capital’s City Hall by a landslide.

His victory has more…

Mayor of Bucharest: a simple battle in four with complex political implications

The city of Bucharest, Romania’s capital, will choose its mayor on Sunday in a snap election that is critical for the country’s political landscape.

Four candidates are running neck and neck with real chances to succeed…

INSIGHTS

BY GRAYLING

Grayling CEE Outlook 2026

As every year, we have prepared Grayling’s CEE Outlook report, outlining the key political, economic and regulatory developments businesses should be aware of in the year ahead. In this edition, our Public Affairs teams highlight the policy, regulatory and geopolitical shifts most likely to shape the operating environment in 2026 in Central and Eastern Europe. The region continues to adjust to a shifting geopolitical and economic landscape. Governments across CEE are balancing fiscal consolidation with rising defence spending, while navigating ongoing uncertainty shaped by Russia’s continued war against Ukraine, a more transactional United States, and visible strains within the European Union. Together, these factors point to a period of gradual strategic recalibration. If you would like a more in-depth discussion tailored to specific industries or markets, please do not hesitate to contact us. We also encourage you to share the CEE Outlook with colleagues who may find it useful for their strategic planning.

26 Feb • PDF

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LEGAL BRIEFS

BY TUCA ZBARCEA & ASOCIATII

Fiscal Bulletin

The 05 February 2026 Fiscal Bulletin outlines key legislative changes affecting corporate taxation, local taxes, salary-income reporting obligations, and the e-Invoicing system, including the elimination of the deductibility limitation for expenses with non-resident affiliates starting Q1 2026, a uniform 50% reduction of certain local taxes for residents of designated Apuseni and Danube Delta areas, the reduction from five to one employee as the threshold triggering the obligation to register secondary offices for salary tax purposes, transitional compliance relief until mid-2026, and the postponement until 1 June 2026 of the e-Invoicing requirement for individual economic operators identified by CNP.

05 Feb • PDF

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