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Romanian Competition Law Update

Romania's competition and foreign investment landscape underwent significant transformation in the first half of 2026, with legislative reforms streamlining FDI screening procedures and raising notification thresholds. The Romanian Competition Council actively reviewed strategic mergers while investigating potential anti-competitive practices in security services and medical equipment sectors, demonstrating a balanced approach to facilitating investment while safeguarding market competition.

Romania Anti-trust

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Kinstellar

Romania Amends Its FDI Screening Rules Aiming For Fewer Filings And Faster Reviews

On 12 March 2026, the Romanian government adopted a long-anticipated emergency ordinance that fine tunes the local investment screening regime (“GEO 17/2026”). GEO 17/2026 was published in the Official Gazette and entered into force the following day, on 13 March 2026.

Romania Government

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Kinstellar

FDI Remedies: EU Trends And Romania's Emerging Practice

As EU Member States increasingly rely on conditional approvals rather than outright prohibitions in FDI screening, remedies have steadily become more of a deal-shaping instrument rather than a purely theoretical risk.

European Union Government

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Kinstellar

Romania Adopts First Set Of Investment Screening Guidelines

On 30 July 2025, Romania enacted its first set of guidelines dealing with investment screening aspects (the "Guidelines"), generally codifying authorities' practice so far and views on particular aspects.

Romania Government

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Kinstellar

Dive Into The Latest Competition Law Updates In Romania

Romania Anti-trust

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Kinstellar

Romania One Step Closer To Secondary FDI Legislation

Romania Government

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Schoenherr Attorneys at Law

Opportunities To Invest And Obtain A Second Nationality In Romania

Romania Immigration

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Eurofast

Romania Strengthens Screening Of EU Investments

European Union Government

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Kinstellar

FDI And Antitrust Regimes Receive Welcome Clarifications Under New Law

Romania Government

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Schoenherr Attorneys at Law

Romania Transposes The ECN+ Directive, Further Strengthening The Competition Council's Investigative Powers

European Union Anti-trust

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Kinstellar

Gotta Catch 'Em All: Extending The Scope Of The Romanian FDI Screening Regime To EU Investors And Below-Control Acquisitions

Romania Government

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Kinstellar

Further Changes Introduced To Romania's FDI Regime

Romania Government

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Kinstellar

Hot Off The Press: Romanian FDI Regime Formally Extended To EU Investors

European Union Government

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Schoenherr Attorneys at Law

Romania Approves Secondary Norms To Its New FDI Regime

Romania Government

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Kinstellar

ANAF Order 827/2026: New Advance Pricing Agreement Procedure In Romania And Main Changes

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Kinstellar

Microshifting: The Next Workplace Challenge For Romanian Employers?

Romania Employment

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Kinstellar

Romanian Competition Law Update

Romania Anti-trust

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Kinstellar

GEO 14: Comprehensive Reform Of Foreign Labor Access

Romania Immigration

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Fakhoury Global Immigration

The AI Act After The Digital Omnibus: Simplified Rules, Delayed Deadlines—But Can Compliance Wait?

Romania Commercial

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Kinstellar

EU Investments Now Also Covered By FDI Regime

The Romanian Parliament aims to bring significant changes to the FDI regime introduced through Emergency Government Ordinance No. 46 of 18 April 2022.

European Union Government

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Schoenherr Attorneys at Law

FDI Rules Soon To Be Tightened

At the end of December 2020, the Romanian Competition Council (the "RCC") published an updated iteration of the draft Emergency Government Ordinance implementing the FDI Regulation.

Romania Government

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Schoenherr Attorneys at Law

Romania Plans To Tighten Its Foreign Investment Screening Rules

The screening of foreign direct investments (FDIs) has been a hot topic for some time now across CEE (as also covered here). Several jurisdictions have adopted stricter measures of scrutiny...

Romania Government

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Schoenherr Attorneys at Law

CETA And Mutual Recognition Agreements

We all know it, but just in case somebody missed it, CETA means "Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement" and it is a free-trade agreement between Canada and the European Union

Romania International

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Crowe Horwath Romania

Romania – The End Of Intra-EU Bilateral Investment Treaties

Romania Government

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Volciuc-Ionescu SCA

Romanian Corporate Vehicles

Romania Commercial

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Buzescu Ca

Foreign Direct Investment In Romania On The Rise

Romania Government

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Eurofast

New Aid Scheme For Energy Based On Biomass, Biogas, And Geothermal Source

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Wolf Theiss

Taxation Of Investment Income – How To Apply Limited Tax Rules To Complex Transactions?

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Schoenherr Attorneys at Law

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