The Permanent Election Authority (AEP) announced on Tuesday the situation of the valid number of electors for the second round of presidential elections. According to the AEP press release, the total number of electors included on the permanent lists is 17,988,218 citizens. The total number of Romanian citizens living abroad, with voting right in those elections is 1,016,327 persons. 6,085 citizens chose to vote on the website www.votstrainatate.ro and were included on permanent election lists abroad, while 2,235 citizens chose to vote at polling stations abroad. At the same time, 20,326 citizens are not allowed to vote. AEP points out that the Elction Register was updated by data imported from the General Department for People's Evidence and from the General Passport Department, as well as by cancellations of registration at mayoralties. According to law 208/2015, with further amendments, the Election Register is a national registration and updating data system identifying Romanian citizens with voting right and data about their distribution to polling stations.The election register is organized for counties, municipalities, towns, communes, for Romanian citizens living in Romania. People authorized to perform operations in the Election Register, including Romanian citizens living in the country are mayors or people appointed by mayors, by decision, according to the law.
A growing number of Romanian employees are facing emotional difficulties, with 63.6% reporting they are currently going through a challenging period, according to the latest survey conducted by the online recruitment platform eJobs. The leading cause, cited by 22.2% of respondents, is insufficient income to cover their daily expenses. Other factors include personal problems (14.5%) […]
Romania carried out a medical evacuation mission to assist Palestinian civilians from the Gaza Strip, continuing its humanitarian support amid the ongoing crisis. A C-27J Spartan aircraft operated by the Romanian Air Force transported 12 severely ill Palestinian patients, along with 21 accompanying family members, to Romania for medical care. The aircraft departed from Otopeni […]
Bucharest mayor and independent presidential candidate Nicușor Dan is ahead of George Simion, the leader of far-right party AUR, in voting intentions, according to a poll presented on Thursday, May 15, by the independent public opinion polling institute IRSOP. This is the first time that the former takes the lead in the race for president. […]
Romanian retail chain La Cocoş recorded a turnover of RON 1.18 billion (EUR 237 million) in 2024, marking a 20.7% y/y increase and becoming the first domestically owned retailer to exceed the RON 1 billion benchmark, according to Ziarul Financiar. Founded in 2014 by entrepreneur Iulian Nica, La Cocoş...
Even though Romania's currency, RON (leu), has depreciated relatively steeply in the past weeks, compared to historic low volatility, ING Romania maintains its exchange rate forecast for this year and argues that the national currency could recover from recent losses. "However, it is important to look at the bigger picture: financial markets can often have […]
Romania's industrial production index contracted by 4.2% y/y in Q1 and neared the lowest level in the past three years, according to the statistics office INS. The seasonal and workday-adjusted index (-0.4% q/q) has followed a visible downward trend after the post-Covid recovery in 2021 and 2022. The seasonal and workday-adjusted index in Q1 was […]
