Analysis of tourism in Romania during the Covid-19 pandemic

The paper analyzes the evolution of tourism in Romania, during the COVID-19 pandemic period, from December 2019 to January 2021. The processed data referred to the number of tourists, Romanians and foreigners, respectively to the index of net use of the tourist accommodation capacity in several types of tourist reception structures. The study reveals a significant decrease in the number of tourists and obviously in the index of net use of accommodation capacity. The largest decreases were recorded, as expected, in the number of foreign tourists and in tourist structures with higher accommodation capacity, such as hotels and cottages.

Next generation E.U. program - an opportunity for Romania

In this paper, the authors analyze the proposal of the European Commission and European Parliament concerning the European Union recovery plan, to repair the damages caused by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. The leaders of the European Union have designed this program to help EU member states get through this crisis more easily and to lay the foundations for a modern Europe, that is more resilient to current and future challenges. The budget allocated for this program will be 750 billion euros, and, together with the European Structural and Investment Funds, the budget for the financial year 2021-2027 will total 1824 billion euros. This analysis is necessary because the distribution of European funds is the subject of difficult, often contradictory, discussions between Member States, due to different priorities from one state to another.

The small and medium-sized enterprises in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has severely affected the small and medium business sector around the world. Restrictions and limitations on mobility, closure or restriction of economic activities in many units, have led to economic deadlock and severe declines in incomes of many segments of the population. Restricted demand has led SMEs to reach the brink of survival. In Romania, the effects of the crisis began to appear in March 2020. The SME sector is one of the most affected by this pandemic. The study aims to analyze the effects of the COVID-19 crisis on the Romanian SME sector, trying to formulate post-crisis recovery solutions.