The average net salary in Romania was to RON 5,647 in April 2025, down RON 44 (-0.8%)compared to the March 2025, according to data published on Friday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).The average gross salary was RON 9,415, down RON 80 (-0.8%) from the the previous month.The highest values of the average net salary were reported in extraction of crude oil and natural gas at RON 14,021, and in information technology services, including computer services, at RON 12,599, while the lowest was in Horeca, at RON 3,332, and the manufacture of clothing, at RON 3,430.Compared with April 2024, the average net salary increased by 8.2%.The real wage earnings index was 103.2% in April 2025 year-over-year, and 99.1% compared to March 2025.The most significant increases in average net earnings at section/division level were recorded in crude oil and natural gas extraction (35.6%), electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, activities incidental to mining, manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products, water transport (between 10% and 16%) and manufacture of other transport equipment, repair, maintenance and installation of machinery and equipment, manufacture of road transport vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers, other mining activities, manufacture of rubber and plastic products (between 5% and 9%).Conversely, the most significant decreases in average net earnings were recorded in the manufacture of tobacco products (by 34.8%), in publishing, beverage manufacturing, telecommunications, the manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products, financial intermediation (except insurance and pension fund activities), information technology services (including computer services) (between 8% and 13.5%) and the manufacture of machinery, equipment and equipment n.e.c. , professional, scientific and technical activities, real estate transactions, film, video and television programme production, audio recording and music publishing activities (including broadcasting and transmission of programmes) (between 3% and 7.5%).In the public sector, the average net salary decreased slightly compared to the previous month, as follows: education (-2.4%), public administration (-0.6%), and healthcare and social assistance (-0.2%).
President Nicușor Dan has nominated Senate president Ilie Bolojan, a leader of the National Liberal Party (PNL) and former interim president, for the prime minister seat. Dan said Bolojan is “the best person to carry out the needed adjustments in the state administration.” He pointed to Bolojan’s track record with reducing spending, and said he has […]
Balkanik Festival – Home of World Music, set to take place at Uranus Garden between September 5 and September 7, lines up this year artists who "celebrate that form of joy that does not ignore reality, but faces it with beauty, energy, and solidarity," the organizers said. The artists performing in September in Bucharest will […]
The mayor of Timișoara, Dominic Fritz, announced on Friday, June 20, that two new bridges over the Bega River will be built in the city. The bridges will be financed with EU-backed funds worth over RON 130 million. The bridges in question are the Solventul Bridge, which will connect Gării Street to Dâmbovița Boulevard and […]
A Sarmatian necropolis nearly 2,000 years old was discovered after archaeological excavations were carried out at the Mehala II site in the municipality of Timișoara, in western Romania. Researchers discovered 15 inhumation graves, most arranged in rectangular pits with rounded corners, although some no longer retain their original outline, having been disturbed by the passage […]
The George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra will deliver on June 26 a concert marking Romania Day at the Osaka World Expo. Additionally, the Bucharest-based orchestra will present a series of other concerts and recitals, both within the Romanian Pavilion and outside, at Toyonara Hall in Osaka. The George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra's concerts will be conducted by […]
Sphera Franchise Group, the largest food service group in Romania, has opened its first Cioccolatitaliani store in the seaside resort of Riccione, in Italy’s Rimini tourist area. This marks the official launch of Sphera Group’s development plan for the premium Italian brand of coffee, gelato, and pastry. Under the plan, it will open four locations […]
