Almost a third (32%) of the Romanians were at risk of poverty and social exclusion last year, this being by far the highest percentage registered among the member states of the EU in 2023, show the data published on Wednesday by Eurostat.According to the European statistics official, last year 94.6 million people from the EU (the equivalent of 21% of the population) were at risk of poverty and social exclusion, namely they lived in a household which had at most one of the three situations: poverty risk, material and social severe deprivation and/or they lived in a household with very reduced intensity of work.Eurostat says that the figure dropped slightly as compared to 2022 when 95.3 million people in the EU (21.6% of the population) were at risk for poverty and social exclusion.Among the member states, the highest percentage of people at risk for poverty and social exclusion was in Romania (32%), Bulgaria (30%), Spain (27%) and Greece (26%). On the other hand, the lowest percentage was registered in Czechia (12%), Slovenia (14%), Finland and Poland (both 16%).In the case of Romania, the percentage of the people at risk for poverty and social exclusion dropped from 34.4% in 2022 to 32% in 2023.At the level of the EU, the poverty and social exclusion risk was in 2023 higher for women (22.3%) as compared to men (20.3%). At the same time, over a fifth (22.4%) of the EU population who lived in a household with dependent children was at risk for poverty and social exclusion.
President Nicusor Dan signed on Thursday the decree appointing Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan as interim Vice Prime Minister on the areas coordinated by Dragos Anastasiu, the Presidential Administration informed.On 27 July, Dragos Anastasiu announced he was stepping down from the vice prime minister office, mentioning that he could no longer accept "being denigrated and thus […]
Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan continued consultations on Thursday with representatives of the Association of Communes of Romania, telling them there is a strong chance to overcome the current difficult period if the approach of "responsibility toward public funds" is maintained."The reform of local public administration will be part of the second package of government measures […]
Financing the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) projects will continue for those already initiated and will stop only in case investment has not begun, where not a single euro was spent for construction, Development minister Cseke Attila explained on Thursday. “PNRR will not stop, neither will financing investments which have already been initiated, […]
The Justice Ministry announced on Thursday having developed in cooperation with the Finance Ministry and the National Tax Administration Agency a set of proposals to amend the Insolvency Law, which will be included in the second reform package.Some of the amendments provide for a higher recovery rate of the taxes and fees owed by insolvent […]
Romania is in the antechamber of recession, with the risk that its economy will decline in the third or fourth quarter, especially amid an increase in taxes, a significant drop in sales and record inflation at European level, says business consultant Adrian Negrescu."We are currently in the antechamber of recession. It is a moment […]
The Ministry of Culture announced on Thursday that is set to adapt national legislation for enforcing the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA), which supports media pluralism, editorial responsibility, protects journalists from abusive surveillance and intimidation, and provides protection for sources.According to a Culture Ministry release, the implementation in Romania of Regulation (EU) 2024/1083 of the […]
