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Romania strengthens “pantouflage” rules for public officials under Law No. 189/2025
Romania has adopted Law No. 189/2025, a significant legislative development aimed at strengthening the rules governing transitions between public office and private-sector roles. The law introduces a clearer and more centralised framework for manag more »
When intra-group transactions become a criminal matter
article by Alexandru Ambrozie, Managing Partner and Razvan Ambrozie, Senior Tax Of Counsel Ambrozie | Legal & Strategic Counsel A transfer pricing audit can become a criminal matter faster than expected. Where the authorities conclude that the issue is not the price charged for a genuine intra-group transaction, but whether the transaction had any factual reality at all, an administrative tax dispute may quickly move into the criminal sphere. This is not an arbitrary escalation, nor merely a change of view by the tax inspectors. It follows from a fundamental legal distinction that companies should address before the audit begins: the difference between an erroneous or improperly priced transaction and a transaction that never actually existed/or that cannot be proved.  more »
April 08, 2026 18:11
article by Andreea Cărăgui and Mihaela Cîrstea, Glodeanu Partners Romania has taken a significant step toward simplifying the development of wind energy projects, following the entry into force of Order no. 499/2026 issued by the Ministry of He...more »
March 11, 2026 17:30
article by Cristina Gavrilă and Andreea Caragui, Glodeanu Partners As a Romanian lawyer who has spent much of her professional life advising on energy and large‑scale infrastructure projects, my recent work in the defence sector feels less lik...more »
February 11, 2026 10:17
article by Adina Maria Enache, Associate, Sorina Maria Drughi, Junior Associate , Coordinator - Ana Maria Abrudan, Partner Regulation (EU) 2022/2560 of the European Parliament and of the Council of December 14, 2022 on foreign subsidies distorting...more »
January 22, 2026 09:55
Turnover-Based Minimum Share Capital Requirements for Limited Liability Companies (Part III) Article by Mihaela Ciocîrlea, Alexandru Pruteanu and Ecaterina Negru, Glodeanu & Partners Romania’s efforts to reduce its budget deficit have t...more »
January 14, 2026 09:39
Article by Mihaela CIOCÎRLEA and Alexandru PRUTEANU, Glodeanu Partners Part 1 Although the recent legislative changes part of the second package of tax reforms promoted by Romania’s Government were intended to affect only the opposability of...more »
December 12, 2025 15:16
Starting December 2025, real estate developers active in the residential sector of Romania's real estate market face strict obligations designed to strengthen legal protection for buyers. The new legislation introduces unprecedented rules, from dedicated bank accounts and reservation fees capped at 5%, to fines of 1% of turnover for misuse of down payments. The measures come in reaction to irregularities in the real estate development market: developer insolvencies, multiple promises to sell the same units and the collection and return of down payments, or the unjustified use of down payments for other purposes....more »
November 26, 2025 12:42
article by Adela Nuță - Baciu Partners Europe’s latest digital reform package arrives at a moment of strategic self-reflection. After years of increasingly complex legislative layers and growing concerns that the EU is falling behind...more »
October 16, 2025 13:31
In spite of ongoing uncertainty, investors in Central Europe are optimistic about the remaining months of the year, due to a more balanced sentiment regarding the economy, expectations of increased availability of debt finance and of...more »
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