The unemployment rate in April was unchanged from March 2016, of 6.4 per cent, and the estimated number of the unemployed was 573,000, according to International Labour Office (ILO) standards, the National Institute of Statistics (INS) informed in a release. ‘The number of unemployed (aged 15-74 years) estimated for April current year is of 573 […]
Health minister Alexandru Rogobete said that 15 hospitals are currently under construction across Romania, financed through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR). Of these, 12 are expected to be funded through grants and three through loans, though the final allocation has not yet been confirmed, Agerpres reported. Speaking...
View Box Houses, a Romanian startup founded by three entrepreneurs with experience in technology, design, and management, has made an investment of over EUR 1 million in developing a complete ecosystem for the construction and delivery of smart modular homes. The investment was primarily aimed at the production line and the creation of internal departments […]
Romania's data protection authority has fined far-right populist Călin Georgescu over RON 50,000 for violating both national and EU privacy regulations through his personal website. The investigation, concluded in June 2025 by the National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing (ANSPDCP), found that the former presidential hopeful unlawfully collected user data without proper consent or […]
Romanian defense minister Ionuț Moșteanu announced on Wednesday, July 16, that the government is planning to expand the voluntary military service. The measure is being taken given that the current reservists have aged. During an interview, the minister explained that according to the draft law currently under interministerial review, individuals who wish to take an active […]
Romania's Social Democratic Party (PSD) is pushing for stricter tax regulations targeting multinational companies and a new turnover tax as part of ongoing fiscal reform negotiations within the ruling coalition. Interim party president Sorin Grindeanu warned that the PSD could exit the coalition if its key proposals are not accepted, although he described the alliance […]
Amazon Development Center, the Romanian branch of US tech giant Amazon, is preparing to lay off over 500 employees from its Iași-based retail business services division, Romanian media reported on July 16, citing internal company sources. The Iași centre, established in 2005, handles both IT research and development and business services across several domains, including […]
