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
On 11 June 2020, as part of new measures to ease restrictions put in place in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Romanian Prime Minister Ludovic Orban announced that land-based gambling activities in the country such as lottery and sports betting… Read moreRegulatory challenges for land-based gambling and sports betting operators as they resume business
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 authorities recently announced controls and severe sanctions for employers which may have illegally claimed (and obtained) technical unemployment support offered by the government in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. As we previously reported, the Romanian Government has… Read morePotential criminal liability for employers who illegally claimed technical unemployment support
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
On 7 April 2020, Romania enacted Government Emergency Ordinance No. 43 (GEO 43) for the approval of support measures following the spread of COVID-19 during the state of emergency, which the government is expected to extend until 16 May. Among… Read moreAcquisitions of COVID-19-related medical supplies to be reimbursed from EU funds
On 31 March 2020, the Romanian Senate adopted a draft law that caps the prices of over-the-counter (OTC) medicines included in the protocol for the treatment of the infection associated with the SARS-Cov-2 virus (coronavirus), which was approved by Order No 487/2020 of… Read moreRomania proposes temporary capping of prices for coronavirus medicines
