Romania sees third largest increase in new companies in EU
Romania saw an increase in newly established companies that far exceeded the EU average in the second quarter of 2025, according to data published on Monday, August 18, by Eurostat.
Radu Dumitrescu · Journalist
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Romania saw an increase in newly established companies that far exceeded the EU average in the second quarter of 2025, according to data published on Monday, August 18, by Eurostat.
According to these data, from the first quarter to the second quarter of 2025, the largest increases in the establishment of new companies among EU member states were recorded in the Netherlands (57.7%), Spain (27.6%), and Romania (19%). On the opposite side, the largest decreases in the establishment of new companies were recorded in Denmark (-18.2%), Cyprus (-8.4%), and Germany (-6.2%).


