E-TRENDS by NewsVibe. The top economic themes in trend, in the last week

In the last week, several emerging topics from the economic sphere or impacting the business climate and discussions regarding the economy and taxation have been noted in the online environment. The NewsVibe platform, which uses artificial intelligence to monitor the press and social networks, identified and analyzed 19,479 online mentions related to economic themes. Below are presented the ten entities with the highest increase in online visibility, along with the factors that contributed to this evolution and the main digital sources responsible for generating a significant volume of relevant content for the economic field.

Top 10 trending entities in an economic context

1. Hipster
2. Christophe Hansen
3. DGAF
4. Daniel Buda
5. Treasury Craiova
6. ACUE
7. CITR
8. Carpathian Mountains
9. National Center for Fiscal Information
10. Jogger

The Dacia Hipster prototype and announcements about other models. Dacia presented the "Hipster" concept, an ultra-compact electric mini-car, smaller and lighter than the Spring, with four seats and an estimated price below 15,000 euros. This prototype is seen as a potential competitor to Chinese electric cars and could revolutionize urban mobility if European safety regulations are relaxed. Additionally, Dacia announced a major refresh of its range for 2026, including new engines, technologies, and design modifications for models such as Sandero, Jogger, Duster, and Bigster.

Christophe Hansen. The European Commissioner for Agriculture and Food participated in a specialized conference in Romania, where he spoke about the challenges faced by European farmers due to climate change and announced that Romanian farmers affected this year by the spring frost will receive 11.5 million euros from the European agricultural reserve.

DGAF. The General Directorate for Fiscal Anti-Fraud (DGAF) discovered a large-scale fraud in the ride-sharing sector, where 128 companies defrauded the state of 175 million lei by failing to register their income and lacking cash registers. Additionally, ANAF ordered urgent checks at Treasury Craiova, after serious irregularities were identified at a company in Craiova, which presented suspicious payment orders for the payment of excise duties on diesel, and the Treasury allegedly refunded significant amounts without proper correlation with tax data.

Daniel Buda. MEP Daniel Buda, vice-chairman of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI), submitted an amendment to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) regulation to support the purchase of breeding animals with European funds.

ACUE. The Federation of Utility Companies in Energy (ACUE) reported that, although energy prices have decreased on the stock market, final consumer bills do not decrease due to factors such as VAT and excise duties. Dana Dărăban, executive director of ACUE, recommended reducing VAT and eliminating the excise duty from energy bills.

CITR. The Transylvania Insolvency House (CITR) announced that the number of pre-insolvency procedures increased in 2025. According to the report, the sectors most affected by insolvency are transport and storage.

Carpathian Mountains. The Ministry of Finance announced a financing contract worth 500 million euros with the European Investment Bank (EIB) for the construction of the A1 Sibiu–Pitești Highway, considered the most important road infrastructure project in Romania and the first highway to cross the Carpathian Mountains.

National Center for Fiscal Information. ANAF inspectors are checking over 3,700 pawn shops and their work points nationwide, after the National Center for Fiscal Information identified discrepancies between the activities of certain commercial entities and the assets of their owners.

Top 15 online sources on economic topics in the last week

NewsVibe Chart. The ranking of relevant web and social media sources that published the most articles and posts on economic topics in the last week

*****Synthesis made with the help of a data stream provided by the media monitoring platform NewsVibe Romania. The analysis is based on a Machine Learning model developed by the NewsVibe team, which has been trained to classify content extracted from relevant online sources based on the addressed themes. The presented data has been enhanced with the help of AI tools.