INSIGHTS

BY GRAYLING

The Second Reform Package: Public Administration Overhaul & More

The Ministry of Development, Public Works, and Administration (MDLPA) has released the Second Reform Package — focused on public administration — for public debate. Initially announced on July 21 and slated for adoption by the end of the month, the process was delayed due to disagreements within the ruling coalition. The main points of contention were the proposed cuts to the “Anghel Saligny” local infrastructure program and the potential elimination of up to 20% of jobs in local government. Following the adoption of the First Reform Package (Law 141/2025) on July 4, the Government held multiple rounds of consultations with business leaders and local government representatives. Tensions emerged within the coalition, particularly from PSD, which called for adjustments to the perceived inequities in the First Package’s tax measures and advocated for a tax on multinational capital. PSD’s only concrete proposal — a general 0.5% turnover tax — was ultimately excluded from the draft of the Second Package. Weeks of negotiations, leaks, and conflicting public statements have resulted in a softened version of the reform, diverging from the initial announcements made…

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LEGAL BRIEFS

BY TUCA ZBARCEA & ASOCIATII

Fiscal Bulletin

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.

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Regulatory Radar

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Propunere legislativă pentru modificarea și completarea Legii nr.95/2006 - operaționalizarea Sistemului național integrat de telemedicina prespitaliceasca, B52/2026

Stadiu: inregistrat la Senat pentru dezbatere cu data de 11 februarie 2026
Initiatori:  Deputat AUR Cristina Irina Butura

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Eurostat: GDP up by 0.3% and employment up by 0.2% in EU in Q4 vs Q3 2025

Stadiu: Published by Eurostat, 13 February 2026
Initiatori:  Eurostat

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Noutati privind sanctiunile adoptate de Uniunea Europeana - 13.2.2026

Stadiu: -
Initiatori:  European Parliament

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Noutati economie digitala - Daily Digest 13.02.2026

Stadiu: 
Initiatori:  Guvern, DNSC, INS, Eurostat, European Council, European Commission

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Noutati sanatate - Daily Digest - 13.02.2026

Stadiu: -
Initiatori:  ANDPDCA, CMR, EMA

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3rd Report on the implementation of the Directive on the fight against fraud to the Union’s financial interests

Stadiu: Draft act. Feedback period 12 February 2026 - 12 March 2026 
Initiatori:  European Commission adoption

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Propunere legislativă pentru modificarea și completarea OUG 155/2024 (securitatea cibernetică) și completarea Legii 286/2009 Codul Penal, b53/2026

Stadiu: inregistrat la Senat pentru dezbatere cu data de 11 februarie 2026
Initiatori:  Cristina-Madalina Pruna, USR; Eduard Tatian Mititelu, PNL

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