A quarter of the households in Romania had, in 2020 difficulties as regards the payment on time of some expenses, according to an info graph Monitorul Social, a project of Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Romania.‘Access to the EU led, in the first years, to the considerable increase of the share of households in Romania with difficulties in payment of the monthly expenses. The largest share of the households not managing monthly expenses was reached in 2014 (37.6%). Later, this share came back to the level before accession. However, the phenomenon is present in a worrying percentage: last year, in 2020, a quarter of the households stated they met difficulties of this type, according to the INS data’ shows the updated info graph about the situation of the households which could not make payment for some expenses on time.According to the quoted source, the rate between prices in Romania and those in the European Union is relatively constant.‘Although the prices are lower than in the EU, for a quarter of the households the income cannot cover the life standard and monthly consumption’ the info graphic says.If 100 is the level of the European average of this year, as regards the level of prices for consumption goods including indirect taxes, last year in Romania this level was 54.8 similar to 2013, while in 2019 the level of 55.2 and in 2018 – 55.7 the highest level since 2009 to the present.The source for the data used in the info graph is the data base Eurostat and the data base of the National Institute for Statistics, says the Foundation Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Romania.
“Little London” Theoretical High School, a private educational institution in Romania that values the Romanian educational system, has started construction work for the expansion of its school campus located in Voluntari, on Erou Iancu Nicolae Street. This initiative will increase high school capacity by 30% starting from the 2025-2026 academic year. In this context, the […]
British heavy metal band Iron Maiden will perform at Bucharest’s National Arena on May 28, 2026, as part of their “Run For Your Lives” anniversary world tour, promoter Emagic announced on Thursday, September 18. The concert will feature a career-spanning setlist highlighting defining moments from the group’s five-decade history, accompanied by what organizers described as […]
Three-quarters of Romanians believe that the war in Ukraine affects Romania to a very great and fairly great extent, according to the third edition of the Informat.ro barometer by INSCOP Research, carried out between September 1 and 9. The monthly survey, which aims to bring to public attention topics of interest, shows that “opinions are […]
Daniela Schoppmeyer, the majority shareholder and general manager of Faberrom, a company that took over in the 1990s most of the spaces of the former APACA clothing factory in western Bucharest, is the new owner of half of the emblematic Scala residential block, on Magheru Boulevard, Profit.ro reported. Schoppmeyer...
The Bucharest Municipal Parking Company (CMPB) inaugurated 189 new parking facilities with more than 12,400 spaces in the first half of 2025, while revenues from parking fees rose 20% year-on-year to RON 50.4 million (roughly EUR 10 million), the company said on Thursday, September 18. CMPB reported a net profit of RON 28.3 million for January–June […]
Romania has inaugurated underwater seagrass meadows and artificial reefs in the Black Sea as part of a major restoration project aimed at curbing erosion and reviving marine biodiversity, the National Administration “Apele Române” said. More than 20 hectares of seabed have already been planted with Zostera noltii seagrass and transplanted with Cystoseira barbata seaweed, creating […]
