Parliament's plenary meeting passed on Wednesday the state budget draft for 2023. There were 251 votes registered "in favour," 115 "against" and three abstentions. Parliament's plenary meeting also passed on Wednesday the state social insurance budget draft for 2023.There were 279 votes registered "in favour," 121 "against" and 2 abstentions. The draft state budget law for 2023 was voted, on Wednesday, by articles, in the joint plenary session of the Chamber of Deputies and Senate.The draft budget law was adopted almost entirely in the same form in which it came from the joint Budget and Finance Committees.Only one amendment rejected in the Committees was adopted, the one initiated by National Liberal Party (PNL) deputy Gheorghe Pecingina.The approved amendment refers to article 63 and "allows companies like Nuclearelectrica and Complexul Energetic Oltenia to increase the salary ceiling, the salary envelope, in the international energy context", as presented by the initiator.The amendment was approved with 206 votes "in favour", 9 votes "against" and 96 abstentions.
Romania’s Superior Council of Magistracy (CSM) issued its first response to the Recorder documentary alleging systemic manipulation within the justice system, calling the investigation an amplification of a “campaign to destabilize judicial authority.” The council said on Thursday, December 11, that it will evaluate what measures need to be taken following the report. In a […]
MedLife, Romania’s largest private medical services network, announced on Wednesday, December 10, that it reached a market capitalization of EUR 1 billion on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB). The milestone secures its position as “the most valuable healthcare company” in the country. The achievement came nine years after MedLife’s listing on BVB in December 2016, […]
The Buzău Land UNESCO Global Geopark in Romania has become a “living laboratory” this week as a team of American researchers arrived to study microorganisms capable of surviving in extreme environments. The scientists, part of the interdisciplinary research organisation The Two Frontiers Project, are examining methane seeps, sulfur and petroleum springs, saline sources, and other […]
A moose has been unexpectedly spotted in the Hunedoara county area, specialists from the conservation group Rewilding Romania announced on Wednesday, December 10, sharing footage of the animal on social media. The sighting is considered “an important discovery for Romania’s wildlife,” though experts caution that it remains unclear how the animal reached this region. According […]
Trade unionists will continue to require the Presidential Administration to mediate the conflict with the government on issues such as the minimum wage or the collective labour agreement, said Bogdan Hossu, president of the Cartel Alfa trade union confederation, as reported by
Prime minister Ilie Bolojan said on Wednesday, December 10, that Romania’s state budget for 2026 will be adopted only at the end of January, citing the need for Parliament to first approve legislation required to ensure predictability and compliance with the country’s deficit targets. His comments came as the government has been working to align […]
