The free job rate in the second term of 2026 was EUR1% in the euro area and 2% in EU. The lowest value of this indicator was in Romania, according to Eurostat data released on Tuesday. EU member states with the highest vacant job rate were: the Netherlands, (4.1%), Belgium (3.3%), Malta (3.1%) and Austria (EUR9%). At the opposite pole, member countries with the lowest free job rate were”Romania (0.5%), Poland and Bulgaria (both with 0.8%), Spain and Slovakia (both with 0.9%). Compared to the situation of the second term, 2025, the vacant job rate grew in three member states, was stable in 8 countries and dropped in 15 member states, Romania included , from 0.6% in 2025 to 0.5% in 2026. Both in the euro zone and in EU, the vacant job rate dropped in the second term, 2026, compared to the same period of 2025 and to the previous term. Among member states, the most important drops of vacant jobs were recorded in Cyprus (0.7% drop), Belgium (0.6% drop), and Austria (0.5% drop). In exchange, the highest increases of vacant jb rates were recorded in Slovenia (0.3%), Greece (0.2%) and Sweden (0.1%). In Romania, according to data released last month by INS, the number of vacant jobs was 26,500 in the second quarter, on the drop by 1,800 compared to the previous term and by 4,900 against the same period of 2025). The free job rate estimated for the second term of 2026 was 0.25%, on the drop by 0.03% against the previous term. Compared to the same term of 2025, the vacant job rate dropped bu 0.09%. In the second term, 2026, the highest free job rates were recorded in the production and supply of electric and thermal energy, gas, warm water and air conditioning (1.41%), financial and insurance (1.03%), transport and storing (0.94%), shows, cultural, sports and recreation activities (0.90%). The budget sector amounted to 19% of all vacant jobs. 2,700 free jobs were found in health and social assistance, 1,400 in public administration and 1,000 in education. The fewest vacant jobs were found in the extracting industry and real estate transactions (100 free jobs for each).
Lumina Park, the international concept of outdoor light trails, opens for the first time in Romania on 16 October, at the "Dimitrie Brandza" Botanical Garden of the University of Bucharest. The first local edition, "Around the World", transforms the garden after nightfall into an exploration experience for all ages, built from light, music, set design […]
Romanian Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan attended the statutory summit of the European People’s Party (EPP), held in Brussels on Thursday, October 15, 2026. Discussions with Manfred Weber, President of the EPP, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and other European leaders focused on the situation in Romania, European priorities,......
Romania Connect, the business platform dedicated to companies, entrepreneurs, and institutional partners from Romania and Austria, is launching in Romania. After launching in Vienna on March 23, 2026, the platform has built its structure and institutional partnerships. It now offers the business community in both countries a clear framework where...
Romania and Italy Coordinate Position on Future EU Budget at Cohesion Group Meeting BRUSSELS — Romanian President Nicușor Dan and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni co-chaired a meeting of the Friends of Cohesion group on Thursday, October 15, ahead of the European Council meeting in Brussels, seeking to strengthen coordination......
Lavinia Braniște’s novel Camping has been shortlisted for this year’s Médicis Prize/ Prix Médicis, one of France’s top literary awards, in the Foreign Fiction category. The novel has been translated into French by Sylvain Audet-Găinar and was published by Éditions des Syrtes. Other Romanian writers previously shortlisted for the prize include Norman Manea, who won […]
Romanian President Nicușor Dan held a meeting with Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev, highlighting the importance of dialogue between the two neighbouring countries amid evolving regional and European challenges. The meeting, documented by Romania’s Presidential Administration, comes against the backdrop of close Romanian-Bulgarian cooperation within the European Union and NATO,......
