Companies have activated approximately 600 ads for Ukrainian citizens, totalling 1,800 jobs, in just two weeks, since the BestJobs recruiting platform introduced the special tag "Ukrainian friendly UA" by which employers can highlight the jobs appropriate for them, according to a press release sent on Monday.Most jobs are in telecommunications (18%), technical & engineering (23%), sales (8%), accounting (8%) and HoReCa (6%).Thus, BestJobs is expanding its support for Ukrainian jobseekers, encouraging employers to open Ukrainian friendly positions by offering free ads on the specially-created page.According to the quoted source, BestJobs has identified the needs of refugees in having electronic equipment in order to work or keep in touch with family, reason for which it invites partner companies to donate mobile phones, tablets, laptops and other functional equipment that will reach Ukrainian citizens in need.For this initiative, BestJobs is in contact with the local NGOs involved in the process to help the victims of the conflict in Ukraine, which can logistically support the storage and distribution of donations, in order to come to the aid of Ukrainian refugees.
Romanian prime minister Ilie Bolojan stated during an interview on Wednesday, December 17, that there should be no statute of limitations in cases of serious corruption. The statement comes after a Recorder investigation, which showed that several heads of the major institutions in the Romanian justice system allegedly delayed trials for years until wrongdoings were […]
President Nicușor Dan has challenged, before the Constitutional Court (CCR), the constitutionality of the law that requires that at least 40% of the athletes who play on a team in official national competitions be Romanian. Dan noted that the law violates the principle of non-discrimination and the free movement of workers, enshrined both in the […]
Craiova International Airport will open its new passenger terminal on Thursday, December 18, completing a major infrastructure investment aimed at significantly expanding capacity and improving air connectivity in southwestern Romania. It is part of a broader expansion and modernization project financed through the Large Infrastructure Operational Programme (POIM) 2014–2020, with a total value exceeding EUR […]
Romania is set to be connected to the Western European energy network thanks to grid investments worth EUR 30 billion. The funds will be provided by the EU by 2035, and the project will link Romania to Hungary and Austria in a joint project. Romanian energy minister Bogdan Ivan signaled the signing of the new […]
Franck Bagouet has been appointed managing director of TotalEnergies Marketing Romania SA and managing director of Automotive Southeast Europe Hub TotalEnergies Marketing. He succeeds Didier Grimault, who has accepted a new position within the TotalEnergies company. “I am glad to join this dynamic affiliate and confident that, together with our talented team, we will reinforce […]
Databricks, the data analytics and artificial intelligence company co-founded by Romanian professors Ion Stoica and Matei Zaharia, announced on Tuesday, December 16, that it is raising USD 4 billion in funding at a valuation of USD 134 billion, according to CNBC. The new valuation represents a 34% increase compared to the August round, when Databricks […]
