Arrears of the general consilidated budget went up by 8.83% in November 2023, compared to the previous month, to 326.63 million lei from 300.13 million lei in October, according to data published on the Finance Ministry website. Arrears of over 90 days went up by 7.17% from 103.2 million lei to 110.6 million lei, those over 120 days went up by 12.5% from 138.5 million lei in October 2023 to 155.9 million lei in November 2023. Arrears over 360 days went up by 2.9% from 58.5 million lei to 60.2 million lei. According to the source mentioned, in the case of local budgetsm arrears went up by 9.6% from 277.96 million lei (in October 2023) to 304.86 million lei (in November 2023). Debts of over 90 days went up by 9.63%, to 107 million lei, those over 120 days grew by 12.4% to 147.7 million lei, while arrears higher than 360 days went up by 2.65%, to 50.2 million lei. For the chapter “State and autonomous budgets”arrears dropped from 22.17 million lei in October 2023 to 21.78 million lei in November 2023 (-1.76%). Arrears over 90 days dropped by 34.55%, to 3.6 million lei, those of over 120 days went up by 17.14%, to 8.2 million lei and those higher than 360 days went up by 4.16% , to 10 million lei.
Romanian director Cristian Mungiu will be part of the jury that will judge the films in the main competition of this year’s Venice Film Festival - Venezia 82. The jury, headed by American director Alexander Payne, includes French director and screenwriter Stéphane Brizé, Italian director and screenwriter Maura Delpero, Iranian director and writer Mohammad Rasoulof, Brazilian actress, writer, and […]
Romania continues to face significant prison overcrowding, according to the Council of Europe’s latest data, released on Friday, July 18. The 2024 Annual Penal Statistics on Prison Populations (SPACE I) show that Romania is among six countries in Europe with severe overcrowding, housing 116 inmates for every 100 available places. The report, which...
Chris Hemsworth returns to Disney+ in August with a new season of the National Geographic documentary series Limitless, this time focused not just on longevity, but on discovering how to live better. Titled Limitless: Live Better Now, the three-part season follows Hemsworth through physical, emotional, and mental challenges across six countries, with one standout episode […]
The Black Sea 200 Regatta 2025, Romania’s first non-stop offshore regatta with a 200 nautical mile route, takes place between July 21 and 27. Now in its first edition, the event brings together more than 10 boats from Romania and Bulgaria, according to the organizers. The endurance course will start and finish in the Romanian […]
The National Environmental Guard has fined an illegally operating zoo in Dâmbovița county, southern Romania, a total of RON 120,000 following a joint inspection that uncovered serious violations, including the lack of environmental authorization and inadequate conditions for wild animals kept in captivity. The zoo was reportedly charging RON 50 per person for entry and […]
The National Cybersecurity Directorate (DNSC) and engineering company Enevo Group have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to strengthen cybersecurity in Romania’s energy sector. The partnership aims to test and develop monitoring and alerting technologies for cyberattacks, and to improve national response coordination to incidents affecting critical infrastructure, the companies said. The agreement focuses on sharing […]
