Romania ranks first in EU by the share of adults at risk of poverty whose parents had a low level of education (37.4 percent in 2019), almost double the 20.3 percent average recorded in 2019 across the EU, shows data released on Tuesday by EU's statistical office Eurostat.By comparison, only 9.3 percent of Czech Republic adults with low-education parents were at risk of poverty in 2019.According to statistical data, whereas in the EU the share of people at risk of poverty whose parents had a low level of education has only seen a modest increase in the last decade from 19.8 percent in 2011 to 20.3 percent in 2019, in Romania this indicator has gone up significantly from 24.3 percent in 2011 to 37.4 percent in 2019.Conversely, the Czech Republic and Romania are the EU countries with the lowest risk of poverty among the descendants of highly educated parents, at 2.3 percent and 3.2 percent, respectively, while the EU average is 8.6 percent. By comparison, in Austria and Sweden the at-risk-of-poverty rate among people whose parents have a high level of education is significantly higher than in the EU or Romania, at 14.8 percent and 12.7 percent, respectively.
“Little London” Theoretical High School, a private educational institution in Romania that values the Romanian educational system, has started construction work for the expansion of its school campus located in Voluntari, on Erou Iancu Nicolae Street. This initiative will increase high school capacity by 30% starting from the 2025-2026 academic year. In this context, the […]
British heavy metal band Iron Maiden will perform at Bucharest’s National Arena on May 28, 2026, as part of their “Run For Your Lives” anniversary world tour, promoter Emagic announced on Thursday, September 18. The concert will feature a career-spanning setlist highlighting defining moments from the group’s five-decade history, accompanied by what organizers described as […]
Three-quarters of Romanians believe that the war in Ukraine affects Romania to a very great and fairly great extent, according to the third edition of the Informat.ro barometer by INSCOP Research, carried out between September 1 and 9. The monthly survey, which aims to bring to public attention topics of interest, shows that “opinions are […]
Daniela Schoppmeyer, the majority shareholder and general manager of Faberrom, a company that took over in the 1990s most of the spaces of the former APACA clothing factory in western Bucharest, is the new owner of half of the emblematic Scala residential block, on Magheru Boulevard, Profit.ro reported. Schoppmeyer...
The Bucharest Municipal Parking Company (CMPB) inaugurated 189 new parking facilities with more than 12,400 spaces in the first half of 2025, while revenues from parking fees rose 20% year-on-year to RON 50.4 million (roughly EUR 10 million), the company said on Thursday, September 18. CMPB reported a net profit of RON 28.3 million for January–June […]
Romania has inaugurated underwater seagrass meadows and artificial reefs in the Black Sea as part of a major restoration project aimed at curbing erosion and reviving marine biodiversity, the National Administration “Apele Române” said. More than 20 hectares of seabed have already been planted with Zostera noltii seagrass and transplanted with Cystoseira barbata seaweed, creating […]
