Minister of Labour and Social Solidarity Simona Bucura Oprescu said on Tuesday, at a news conference in Iasi, that from July 1 the minimum wage in Romania will be RON 3,700.She said that, following discussions within the National Tripartite Council, it was negotiated that from July 1 the minimum wage will be RON 3,700. She added that as far as the guaranteed minimum gross wage goes, the European directive must be followed."The minimum wage is established through negotiations within the National Tripartite Council, where we have together representatives of trade unions, representatives of employers and representatives of the Executive. The minimum wage as from July 1 is RON 3,700. As far as the guaranteed gross minimum wage is concerned, there is a European directive for that. As far as the public pay law is concerned, we have milestone 420 in the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNNR). Absolutely all occupational families - whether we are talking about trade union representatives or employers - absolutely all have been consulted, so that we know the specifics of each occupational family, the specifics of each function, and the new pay law meets its essential objective of bringing equity to public pay."
Low-cost airline Wizz Air, a major operator in Romania, announced the largest expansion of its network in the country so far for the 2025 winter season on Thursday, August 14. The expansion includes 15 new routes from all over Romania to destinations in the EU. The new routes will connect Bucharest Otopeni, Cluj-Napoca, Iași, and […]
Social and political activists within the Declic Community have contested the appointment of controversial judge Lia Savonea as president of the High Court in Romania with the Superior Council of Magistracy, or CSM. The motion to contest Savonea’s appointment is based on several irregularities in the appointment process. The legal action is supported by a […]
The official teaser for The Yellow Tie/Cravata Galbenă, a biographical drama inspired by the life of famed Romanian conductor Sergiu Celibidache, was released on Thursday, August 14. The film stars John Malkovich alongside Miranda Richardson, Ben Schnetzer, Kate Phillips, Sean Bean, Anton Lesser, and Charlie Rowe. Covering more than seven decades, the film follows Celibidache's […]
According to data from the Ministry of Education's report on the state of higher education in Romania, for the years 2022–2023, only 1,948 out of a total of 240,000 teachers in state education in Romania have completed postgraduate studies and courses. As such, only 0.8% of all teachers at the national level follow advanced forms […]
Romanian border police announced on August 13 that they had seized 473 mobile phones suspected of being counterfeit, with an estimated value exceeding RON 3 million. The discovery was made the day before, on August 12, during a routine patrol near the Nădlac border area. ...
Seven performances from the OFF Avignon Festival, one of the world's largest theater events, will be held at the International Shakespeare Festival in Craiova in 2026, following the establishment of a partnership between the two. The official launch conference of Shakespeare Of(f) Avignon, which took place at the Village du OFF, was attended by H.E. […]
