On 25 August 2026, Law No. 169/2026 on the Territorial Planning, Urban Planning and Construction Code (the “Code” or “CATUC”) entered into force, representing one of the most extensive legislative reforms in recent years in the field of real estate development and construction.

What happens when an employer needs a particular task to be carried out over the course of a working day, but does not want the entire workload to be concentrated on a single person? One solution may be ‘job sharing’, i.e. the division of the same task between two employees. 

The integration of general-purpose AI models, such as GPT, Claude or Gemini, into a company’s own products and services is becoming increasingly common. From the perspective of the AI Act, the company carrying out the integration is not always simply a user of the model.

In 2026, the legal framework governing the employment of nationals from countries outside the European Union was substantially amended by Government Emergency Ordinance No. 32/2026 on the access of third-country nationals to the Romanian labour market.

Financial statements give rise to legal obligations

When the approved annual financial statements indicate that a company’s net assets have fallen below half of its subscribed share capital, this is no longer merely a financial issue. This accounting finding triggers corporate obligations and restricts certain decisions that would normally fall within the remit of the directors and shareholders.