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.
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.
Stadiu: Pe ordinea de zi pentru Raport Comisia pentru mediu, 10 martie 2026
Initiatori: Barbu Florin-Ionuţ - deputat PSD; Ciunt Ionel - deputat PSD; Govor Mircea-Vasile - deputat PSD; Lăpuşan Remus-Gabriel - deputat PSD
Stadiu: Pe ordinea de zi pentru Raport, Comisia pentru Energie, 10 martie 2026
Initiatori: Secretariatul General al Guvernului
Stadiu: Pe ordinea de zi pentru Raport, Comisia economică, industrii, servicii, turism și antreprenoriat, 9 martie 2026
Initiatori: Ministerul Finantelor
Stadiu: Pe ordinea de zi pentru Raport, Comisia economică, industrii, servicii, 10 martie 2026
Initiatori: Andrei George Plujar, deputat USR
Stadiu: Pe ordinea de zi pentru Raport, Comisia pentru Munca, 10 martie 2026
Initiatori: Victoria - senator PSD; Mihalcea Silvia-Claudia - deputat PSD; Ene Gabriela-Corina - deputat PSD; Bucura-Oprescu Simona - deputat PSD; Turcan Raluca - deputat PNL; Spătaru Elena-Simona - senator USR;
Stadiu: Pe ordinea de zi pentru Raport, Comisia pentru Munca, 10 martie 2026
Initiatori: Szabo Odon, UDMR
Stadiu: Pe ordinea de zi pentru Raport, Comisia pentru Munca, 10 martie 2026
Initiatori: Cynthia Paun, USR; Irineu Darau, USR
