The government will approve today by ordinance the amending and supplementing Law no. 227/2015 on the Tax Code."In order to avoid the risk of the specific turnover tax not being paid, foreign legal entities that carry out activities in the oil and natural gas sectors, which have not registered a permanent establishment in Romania, will be under an obligation to additionally set aside a guarantee of EUR 1 million, similar to the case of the Contribution to the Energy Transition Fund provided under OUG 119/2022 amending and supplementing OUG 27/2022 on measures applicable to final customers in the electricity and natural gas market between April 1, 2022 and March 31, 2023, as well as amending and supplementing certain pieces of legislation in the area of energy, for non-resident foreign persons who purchase energy from the wholesale electricity market in Romania (OPCOM)," reads the substantiation note of ordinance.The government is also expected to approve a draft ordinance to amend Law no. 185/2017 on quality assurance in the health system."Under the draft ordinance, we suggest to amend Article (8)(4) of Law 185/2017, as subsequently amended and supplemented, in the sense that the method of calculating the certification fee, the re-evaluation fee, as well as the re-certification fee - and not the actual level of these fees - is to be approved by joint order of the health minister and the chairman of ANMCS, at the reasoned proposal of the ANMCS", according to the explanatory note.By another decision, the government is set to approve amending and supplementing the methodology on preventing and combatting harassment based on sex, as well as moral harassment at work."In order to secure equal opportunities and treatment between women and men in the field of employment and education, to specifically recognise the right of every citizen to an environment of work and education free from violence and harassment, to encourage and maintain a culture of work based on mutual respect and dignity, the entities and authorities of central and local public administration, civil and military, higher education institutions and pre-university education establishments, as well as private companies are hereby obliged to implement the methodology on preventing and combatting harassment on the basis of sex, as well as psychological harassment at work, based on the Guide on preventing and combatting harassment on the basis of sex, as well as moral harassment at work."Also discussed will be the draft 2025 national budget and the state social insurance budget for 2025.A draft ordinance establishing measures for the implementation of national programmes in the field of public works will also be analysed. (Photo: www.gov.ro)
Participation in cultural education activities continues to be limited, with the main barriers being difficult access, insufficient knowledge, and cost, the recently released Cultural Consumption Barometer 2024 shows. The report showed that many Romanians still associate culture with entertainment rather than with personal development or furthering their knowledge. The need for relaxation dominates in cultural […]
Roughly 84% of Romanians say that the pace of the state’s digitalization is slow or very slow, according to an Edge Institute & AtlasIntel study presented at the Digital Governance Summit 2025, which took place on Tuesday, November 25, at the presidential palace in Bucharest. The survey aims to capture the way citizens relate to […]
Romania’s Superior Council of Magistracy (CSM) issued a negative opinion on the new bill regarding magistrates’ pensions. The move is only the latest development concerning a heated issue that led to tensions between the executive and the judiciary branch. CSM’s opinion is consultative, and the government led by Ilie Bolojan can still take responsibility for […]
Romania took the presidency of the Central European Initiative (or CEI) on Wednesday, November 26, according to a press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE). The organization is a regional intergovernmental forum established in 1989, following the fall of the Berlin Wall. It gathers 17 Member States in Central, Eastern, and South-Eastern Europe […]
Trade between Romania and Poland continues to grow, with annual bilateral exchanges in goods now valued at more than EUR 12 billion, according to figures presented by the Polish-Romanian Bilateral Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PRBCC). The data was released during a reception in Bucharest marking Poland’s Independence Day and Romania’s National Day. Polish investments […]
As Romania moves closer to implementing the EU Pay Transparency Directive, local employers are preparing for one of the most consequential shifts in workplace regulation in over a decade. The directive, set for transposition by June 2026, introduces strict new rules on salary disclosure, pay reporting, and equal-pay verification, aiming to close persistent gender gaps […]
