Business from market services provided to the population decreased by 1.1%, as gross series, in the first nine months of 2025, compared to the same period last year, and by 1.7% as adjusted series depending on the number of business days and seasonality, according to data published on Tuesday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).Thus, during the period January 1-September 30, 2025, compared to the period January 1-September 30, 2024, the evolution of the market services activity provided to the population, as gross series, was generated by decreases in turnover in the activities of travel agencies and tour operators (-15%), gambling and other recreational activities (-3.4%), washing and (dry) cleaning of textile articles and fur products (-1.1%), and hotel and restaurant activities (-0.4%).On the other hand, hairdressing services and other beauty activities increased by 11.1%.Regarding market services provided to the population, the turnover volume saw a decrease of 7.5%, as gross series, in September 2025, compared to the previous month, as a result of the decreases recorded in the activities of travel agencies and tour operators (-12.9%), hotel and restaurant activities (-8.9%), hairdressing services and other beauty activities (-6.2%) and gambling and other recreational activities (-3.4%). The activities of washing and (dry) cleaning of textile articles and fur products increased by 11.5%.Business in market services provided to the population increased by 4.7% in September 2025, compared to the previous month, as adjusted series.Compared to September 2024, the activity of market services provided to the population, saw a turnover 4.2% lower, as gross series, in September 2025, against September 2024, as a result of decreases recorded in the activities of travel agencies and tour operators (-8.8%), washing and (dry) cleaning of textile articles and fur products (-8.3%), hotel and restaurant activities (-4.9%), hairdressing services and other beauty activities (-4.1%) and gambling and other recreational activities (-2%).The activity of market services provided to the population decreased by 5.1% in September 2025 against September 2024, as series adjusted depending the number of business days and seasonality.
Participation in cultural education activities continues to be limited, with the main barriers being difficult access, insufficient knowledge, and cost, the recently released Cultural Consumption Barometer 2024 shows. The report showed that many Romanians still associate culture with entertainment rather than with personal development or furthering their knowledge. The need for relaxation dominates in cultural […]
Roughly 84% of Romanians say that the pace of the state’s digitalization is slow or very slow, according to an Edge Institute & AtlasIntel study presented at the Digital Governance Summit 2025, which took place on Tuesday, November 25, at the presidential palace in Bucharest. The survey aims to capture the way citizens relate to […]
Romania’s Superior Council of Magistracy (CSM) issued a negative opinion on the new bill regarding magistrates’ pensions. The move is only the latest development concerning a heated issue that led to tensions between the executive and the judiciary branch. CSM’s opinion is consultative, and the government led by Ilie Bolojan can still take responsibility for […]
Romania took the presidency of the Central European Initiative (or CEI) on Wednesday, November 26, according to a press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE). The organization is a regional intergovernmental forum established in 1989, following the fall of the Berlin Wall. It gathers 17 Member States in Central, Eastern, and South-Eastern Europe […]
Trade between Romania and Poland continues to grow, with annual bilateral exchanges in goods now valued at more than EUR 12 billion, according to figures presented by the Polish-Romanian Bilateral Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PRBCC). The data was released during a reception in Bucharest marking Poland’s Independence Day and Romania’s National Day. Polish investments […]
As Romania moves closer to implementing the EU Pay Transparency Directive, local employers are preparing for one of the most consequential shifts in workplace regulation in over a decade. The directive, set for transposition by June 2026, introduces strict new rules on salary disclosure, pay reporting, and equal-pay verification, aiming to close persistent gender gaps […]
