The hourly labour cost has risen by 3.4% in the EU and 2.9% in the euro area, in Q3 2022, as compared to the similar period of 2021, show the data published on Monday by the European Office for Statistics (Eurostat).Between July and September 2022, as compared to the Q3 2021, the most significant annual advance was reported in Hungary (16.6%) and Bulgaria (16.3%) while other four EU member states reported growth of over 10%: Lithuania (13.9%), Poland (13.3%), Greece (11.6%) and Romania (10.9%). Hourly labor costs include wage costs and non-wage costs, such as social contributions paid by employers. In Romania, wage costs recorded an annual increase of 1.9% between July and September 2022, and non-wage costs an annual advance of 10.9%. In the European Union, wage costs recorded an annual increase of 2.8% in the third quarter of 2022 and non-wage costs an annual advance of 5.3%. In Q2 2022, the advance of labour costs in Romania is due to the increase by 13.5% of the hourly labour cost in the domain of business, while in the non-business domain there was an advance of 4.6%. As for the sectors in the economy, in Romania the hourly labour cost increased by 13.8% in services, by 13.5% in industry and by 11.5% in constructions.
Some dinners are eaten. Others are remembered. At Corinthia Grand Hotel du Boulevard, the past few months have unfolded like a quiet culinary opera. One by one, Europe’s most celebrated chefs arrived, took over the kitchen of Boulevard 73 and left behind more than menus; they left stories. Now, on December 4, the curtain falls. […]
HORIZON CITY, a €130 million residential project, is emerging as one of the most solid and forward-thinking developments in the Pipera area—both through its scale and through the modern direction it sets for the new residential standards in the north. Developed across nearly 23,000 sqm, with 699 apartments and 926 parking spaces, the project brings […]
Romania’s National Forest Administration, or Romsilva, announced that it is putting over 16,000 Christmas trees up for sale over the winter in a press release published on Thursday, November 27. The trees can be purchased directly from the offices of the forestry districts. Prices range between RON 17 (EUR 3.3) for a spruce...
Lot 3 Pietroasele–Buzău of Romania's A7 highway, also known as the Moldova highway, was inaugurated on Thursday, November 27. The newly inaugurated segment is 13.9 km long. The A7 connects Romania’s historic regions of Muntenia, the southern part of the country, with Moldova, the eastern part. “We are opening another 13 km of the Moldova Motorway […]
The City Hall of Sinaia, a popular mountain town roughly 120 km north of Bucharest, announced that a new attraction, the alpine coaster on Pârtia Nouă, will officially open on December 1. The installation, located in the ski area near the Sinaia Gondola, features what the authorities say is the longest track of its kind […]
The Romanian national team debuted with a victory in Group A of the Women’s Handball World Championship, organized in the Netherlands and Germany. Romania won 33–24 (13–12) against Croatia in the Ahoy Arena in Rotterdam on Thursday, November 27. The Romanian team dominated the match in the second half, left backer Sorina-Maria Grozav scoring 7 […]
