The average net monthly wage in Romania fell to 5,387 lei in August 2025, down by 130 lei (2.4%) compared to the previous month, according to data the National Institute of Statistics (INS) published on Monday.The gross average monthly wage was 9,002 lei, a decrease of 199 lei (2.2%) compared to July 2025.The highest average net earnings were recorded in air transport (12,458 lei) and in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (11,649 lei). The lowest were reported in the manufacture of clothing (3,341 lei) and in the hotels and restaurants sector (3,367 lei).Compared to August of the previous year, the net average wage increased 4.4%.The real wage index was 95% in August 2025 compared to August 2024, and 95.6% compared to July 2025. Relative to October 1990, the real wage index stood at 236.4%, down by 10.8 percentage points compared to July 2025.
Warner Bros. Discovery announced a new partnership with Edenred Romania, allowing users of the Edenred Benefit platform to subscribe to HBO Max directly through their employee benefits account. The collaboration aims to make premium entertainment more accessible to employees across Romania, the companies said. Starting October 10, Edenred Benefit users...
This year’s pilgrimage occasioned by the feast of Saint Dimitrie the New, Protector of Bucharest, will take place from October 19 to 29. The event is one of the most significant for the Romanian Orthodox Church in the capital. The faithful will be able to venerate, aside from the Holy Relics of Saint Dimitrie the […]
Classic Unlimited, the well-known organizer of classical music concerts in Romania, announced the launch of a new series of events dedicated to babies, pregnant women, and families, named Classic for Babies. Concerts with interactive sessions will take place in Cluj-Napoca (November 9), Sibiu (November 3), and Târgu Mureș (November 7), with two sessions per day, […]
More than one in three children in Romania, roughly 1.25 million, live in poverty, and the percentage rises dramatically to 75.8% for those whose parents have a low level of education, according to 2024 Eurostat data cited by Save the Children Romania. Children in rural areas face a much higher risk of poverty or social […]
Wizz Air has expanded its base at Timișoara International Airport, in western Romania, by adding a third aircraft and launching five new routes this month. The expansion marks another milestone for the carrier, which has transported more than nine million passengers to and from Timișoara since beginning operations there in 2008. Starting this week, passengers […]
Tech giant Apple announced a major expansion of its clean energy projects across Europe with new large-scale solar and wind farms under development in Romania, Greece, Italy, Latvia, and Poland. The local project is located in Galați County. Together with a newly operational solar array in Spain, the projects announced on Tuesday, October 14, will...
