The employees of the largest Romanian car factory Dacia, part of the Renault group, have expressed their discontent with their incomes eroded by the rising energy prices and asked for Government’s support. They will partake in the demonstration organized by the trade federation BNS (Blocul National Sindical) in front of the Government on April 6. The employees’ unrest was seemingly aggravated by the group’s decision to cease operations in Russia, which resulted in disruptions at the Romanian plant. The local management of the company apparently joined Government’s actions against Russia voluntarily. “Dacia was one of the first representatives of the automotive industry to respond to the invitation of the Ministry of Economy in the task force organized at the central authority level following the outbreak of war in Ukraine, implicitly imposing sanctions on Russia,” minister of economy Florin Spataru commented during a visit to the car plant, local Adevarul reported. Minister Spataru visited the plant on April 5, when the employees expressed their discontent. The Dacia factory in Romania, owned by Renault, was visibly impacted by the war in Ukraine as it used to produce parts for the two plants owned in Russia by the same French automobile group - one under its own brand and the other under the Lada brand. Some units of the Romanian factory had to reduce their activity in relation to the sanctions. Minister Spataru assured that he approached the labour Ministry for providing support to companies hurt by the sanctions, including through the Kurzarbeit scheme.
Romania was formally designated the 43rd country to join the US Visa Waiver Program (VWP) on Friday, January 10. According to the Romanian ambassador to Washington, Andrei Muraru, Romanian citizens will be able to travel to the US without the need for a visa starting March 31, 2025. "Romania becomes the first country in the […]
Cluj-Napoca, the city in Romania with some of the highest rents and a fast-growing IT industry, is closer to banning smoking in playgrounds and parks after mayor Emil Boc expressed his support for the measure. The mayor cited the prioritization of public health as the reason behind such a ban. He mentioned that he has […]
Romania's Sibiu County Emergency Clinical Hospital will receive a robotic system to prepare cytostatic drugs needed by cancer patients, along with other equipment, after the County Council obtained funds from the European Regional Development Fund. With an estimated value of EUR 1 million, the "Robotic Composition System for Sterile Preparations of Cytostatic Drugs" is among […]
Romania’s government adopted in its January 10 meeting a decision granting an extra day off to public sector employees at the beginning of May. Thus, Friday, May 2, will be an official day off for public sector workers, linking the legal holiday of May 1 (Labor Day) with the weekend (May 3-4). This...
The Ministry of Environment announced that 2024 was the hottest year in the history of Romania's meteorological records. Red alerts for heat waves began in June of 2024, with the longest consecutive periods of persistent and intense heat waves, six consecutive days, between July 13-18 and August 15-20. "The year 2024 is the hottest year...
Supporters of former presidential candidate Călin Georgescu gathered outside the Parliament Palace in Bucharest, which houses the Constitutional Court, on January 10, demanding a rerun of the second round of the presidential elections. The protest, dubbed "The Great Judicial Union," was initiated by Georgescu, who called on his supporters to challenge the election annulment, as […]
