Working-days adjusted hourly labour costs in Romania increased by 16.45% in the first three months of 2024, y-o-y, and 1.85% on a quarterly basis, the National Institute of Statistics reported on Tuesday.According to INS, Q1 2024 hourly labour costs in Romania in working days adjusted series were up in most economic activities. The most significant increases were reported in education (11.52%), real estate transactions (10.09%), hotels and restaurants (8.82%).The largest decreases in the hourly labour costs adjusted for working days were recorded in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning production and supply (-12.88%), mining and quarrying (-10.11%). As against the previous quarter, salary costs increased by 1.88%, while non-salary costs by 1.10%.Y-o-y, Q1 2024 hourly labour costs were up across the board. The most significant increases in the hourly labour costs adjusted for working days were reported in education (33.30%), hotels and restaurants (27.06%), transport and storage (20.96%), and construction (20.49%).The smallest increases were recorded in mining and quarrying (8.69%), healthcare and social assistance (9.94%), administrative and support services (10.68%).Salary costs were up 16.44%, and non-salary costs 16.49%.
The 16th edition of Les Films de Cannes, the festival showcasing productions awarded or selected at the Cannes film festival, returns this fall to Bucharest and four other cities in the country. The winner of this year's Palme d'Or, Jafar Panahi's It Was Just an Accident, will be screened at the event, as will be […]
Răsvan Angheluţă Natural Sciences Museum in Galaţi is scheduled to reopen on September 20, after the completion of modernization works worth over 15.1 million lei (approximately EUR 3 million) carried out by the County Council through the recovery and resilience facility PNRR. The building hosts an Aquarium, an Astronomical Observatory, a Planetarium, and temporary exhibitions. […]
A team of Romanian paramedics won first place at the World Rescue Challenge 2025, a competition that sees first responders and trauma teams from around the world develop new skills and share knowledge. This year, the competition took place in Karlovac, Croatia, and was attended by two Romanian paramedics from Bucharest who have been working […]
Artmark, one of Romania’s leading auction houses, registered record sales of over EUR 15 million despite economic instability, showing the growth potential of the national art market, according to the company’s 2024-2025 market report. Overall, auction sales totaled EUR 11 million, up 8.2% compared to the previous year, while sales through the “Dependent de Artă” […]
Cybersecurity has become a major global priority, impacting individual users, companies, organizations, and public institutions. Social engineering, deepfakes, digital manipulation, and coordinated geopolitical attacks are fundamentally reshaping how we view the digital future. In this context, DefCamp, the largest cybersecurity and hacking conference in Central and Eastern Europe, reaffirms its role as a strategic hub […]
Romanian airline AnimaWings has received its fifth Airbus aircraft, an A220-300, as part of an ambitious expansion plan to build a fleet of 18 planes by the end of 2027, valued at over USD 1 billion. The A220-300 is the airline’s third of this type and will serve both domestic and international routes. Configured with […]
