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Prosecutor General’s Office makes surprise announcement in Basescu-Firea blackmail case: Former President won’t be indicted in uttering-of-threats case, investigations to be resumed

July 28, 2016

The Prosecutor General’s Office announced on Thursday that the case in which ex-president Traian Basescu is investigated for uttering threats against Gabriela Firea will not be sent to court and the investigations will resume after Augustin Lazar dismissed the decision taken by the prosecutor handling the case, arguing that the investigation is incomplete. “The hierarchical […]

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Romanian restaurant operator Sphera Franchise Group triples its net profit in the first quarter of the year

Key information Q1 2024 vs. Q1 2023: Best Q1 in Sphera's history in terms of sales, EBITDA and net profit Consolidated sales continue to grow at strong pace, up 9.2% Significant improvement of net profit, up 192%, to RON 21.4 million Double-digit increase in EBITDA (+69%) to RON 39.8 million Comfortable profitability, with...

Redefining education through play and emotional well-being, with Andreea Abe Neagu. Learning Tapestry, a new approach for the future

In the bustling tapestry of modern life, there's a few crucial threads that often get overlooked but hold the key to a prosperous future: social and emotional well-being, mental health and… play!  When people think about achieving success in life, formal environments such as schools and universities often come first to mind. But the base […]

Collection rate under guarantee-return system for packaging rises to 40% in April

Romanians returned 160 million returnable packaging units in April, 40% of the 400 million units introduced on the market under the guarantee-return system, or SGR, minister of environment Mircea Fechet said at the opening ceremony for a new recycling center near Bucharest.  Between January 1 and April 15, 166 million packaging units were collected under […]

AROBS posts a consolidated turnover of RON 105 million in the first quarter of 2024

AROBS Transilvania Software (BVB: AROBS), the largest technology company listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange, posts a consolidated turnover of RON 105 million (EUR 21.1 mln) in the first three months of 2024, slightly down by 5%, compared to the first quarter of 2023, normalized EBITDA of RON 20.6 million and a normalized net profit […]

Romania's PM confirms rise of minimum wage and plans for more personal deductions

The government plans to hike the minimum statutory wage to RON 3,700 (EUR 740, gross terms), prime minister Marcel Ciolacu confirmed, without saying whether this would be done by July or later this year. Currently, the minimum wage is RON 3,300 (EUR 660), meaning that the new hike would amount to just over 12%.  Speaking […]

PM Ciolacu says Russia conveyed "veiled threat" to Romania in connection to Patriot transfer to Ukraine

Prime minister Marcel Ciolacu, in an interview with Digi24, said that Romania's decision regarding the transfer of the Patriot anti-missile system to Ukraine annoyed Russia, which conveyed a "veiled threat," but stressed that this is certainly not likely to result in military retaliation. "I saw Moscow's reaction (after president Klaus Iohannis was in the US […]