About half of the people from the rural area, aged between 18 and 60 declared they do not work, 29% of them say they have no stable income and 4% are registered as unemployed, according to a report of World Vision Romania foundation. The “Report on entrepreneurship and occupancy in rural areas”launched by World Vision Romania foundation, says that 46.2% of people aged between 18 and 60 from the rural area declare they have no jobs. Of them, 29% say they stay at home and have no stable income and only 4% declare they are registered as unemployed. “In the meantime, 5% of the rural population say that they or someone from their household has a personal business and 22% want to start their own firm in the next two years, most of them in the farming field (57%), having European grants (40%) and their own savings or loans from family or friends (40%) as financing sources”, the report reads. The study, made over October-December 2015 in collaboration with the Romanian Institute for Evaluation and Strategy, was meant to identify the main problems and opportunities concerning occupancy and entrepreneurship in rural areas, being applied to two representative samples at population level. The report was made based on results obtained in the project “Made in rural”, which offered support to people from less favored categories in 40 rural communities in Alba, Bistgrita Nasaud, Brasov, Constanta, Cluj, Dolj, Ialomita, Ilfov, Valcea and Vaslui counties. Within the project, over 2,100 people from the rural area benefited from integrated occupation services and over 1,700 of them participated in training courses to learn new trades and over 350 found jobs. 2,250,000 lei were granted as prizes to 188 people to initiate small businesses as a direct support measure for the economic development of communities in which they live with their families.
President Nicușor Dan has challenged, before the Constitutional Court (CCR), the constitutionality of the law that requires that at least 40% of the athletes who play on a team in official national competitions be Romanian. Dan noted that the law violates the principle of non-discrimination and the free movement of workers, enshrined both in the […]
Craiova International Airport will open its new passenger terminal on Thursday, December 18, completing a major infrastructure investment aimed at significantly expanding capacity and improving air connectivity in southwestern Romania. It is part of a broader expansion and modernization project financed through the Large Infrastructure Operational Programme (POIM) 2014–2020, with a total value exceeding EUR […]
Romania is set to be connected to the Western European energy network thanks to grid investments worth EUR 30 billion. The funds will be provided by the EU by 2035, and the project will link Romania to Hungary and Austria in a joint project. Romanian energy minister Bogdan Ivan signaled the signing of the new […]
Franck Bagouet has been appointed managing director of TotalEnergies Marketing Romania SA and managing director of Automotive Southeast Europe Hub TotalEnergies Marketing. He succeeds Didier Grimault, who has accepted a new position within the TotalEnergies company. “I am glad to join this dynamic affiliate and confident that, together with our talented team, we will reinforce […]
Databricks, the data analytics and artificial intelligence company co-founded by Romanian professors Ion Stoica and Matei Zaharia, announced on Tuesday, December 16, that it is raising USD 4 billion in funding at a valuation of USD 134 billion, according to CNBC. The new valuation represents a 34% increase compared to the August round, when Databricks […]
NEPI Rockcastle NV, Europe’s third largest listed retail real estate company by portfolio value, has appointed Romanian Marius Barbu as Chief Operating Officer (COO) with effect from April 1, 2026. He will succeed Marek Noetzel, current COO and CEO-designate. Barbu has also been nominated as a Board Director and will stand for election at the […]
