National leader of Romania's Social Democratic Party (PSD) Marcel Ciolacu, in Rome to attend the Congress of the Party of European Socialists (PES), said on Friday that the future candidate of this political family for head of the European Commission, Luxembourg's Nicolas Schmit, incumbent commissioner for labour, is a "friend of Romania.""The European Social Democratic family has gathered in Rome to unveil its joint candidate for the European Commission, Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights Nicolas Schmit. Nicolas is a friend of Romania who has supported us in removing the cap on pensions under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) and in attracting additional European funds," Ciolacu said in a social media post on FridayHe added that he discussed with PES President Stefan Lofven the Social Democratic Party's strategy for winning the election. "I was glad that we have benefitted from the consistent support of the European social-democratic family," said the PSD leader.Marcel Ciolacu says that Europe needs more social policies, humanisation, "the energy and ideas that European social-democracy supports.""When we say that no one should be left behind, we must also take action. And, I humbly say it, we have always been the ones who have done it. Whether we are talking about Pedro Sanchez in Spain, Antonio Costa in Portugal, Stefan Lofven in Sweden, Mette Frederiksen in Denmark, Olaf Scholz in Germany or the Social Democratic Party in Romania, we were the ones who increased the minimum wage, increased pensions, created jobs, supported young people and developed our countries. And another example is Nicolas Schmit, the incumbent commissioner for jobs and social rights, the man who developed the SURE programme under which we've saved millions of jobs. Under SURE, Romania has benefitted from over EUR 3 billion," Ciolacu wrote in a social media post on Saturday.Ciolacu on Friday and Saturday attended the Congress of the Party of European Socialists (PES) in Rome ahead of the June 2024 European Parliament election.
A street in Bucharest’s District 3 has been closed to traffic after the state-owned gas network operator Transgaz warned that it had been built over natural gas pipelines in violation of safety standards. Brățării Street was allegedly built by the District 3 City Hall in the area without proper measures in place. Vehicular traffic over […]
Paysera is strengthening its position in Romania by targeting a gap long overlooked by traditional banks: affordable, fully digital financial services for small and medium-sized businesses. In an interview with Romania Insider, Daniel Turbatu, Country Manager of Paysera Romania, says the company’s biggest advantage remains its free business account, which can be opened entirely online […]
DN Agrar Group (BVB: DN), one of the leading integrated agrifood companies in Romania and the largest dairy milk producer in Europe, reported record results for the first nine months of 2025. The company achieved a turnover of RON 158 million, a 25% increase year-on-year, while net profit doubled to RON 43 million, backed by […]
Presidential adviser Ludovic Orban is leaving his position after just six weeks in office, following a mutual agreement with president Nicușor Dan to end their collaboration, the Presidential Administration announced on Tuesday, November 18, as reported by Agerpres. Orban, a former prime...
Yellow Fresh Fruits has quickly emerged as one of Romania’s most dynamic fresh fruit importers, reshaping a market where consistency and speed increasingly define competitiveness. In an interview with Romania Insider, Fryderyk Schiller, COO of Yellow Fresh Fruits, outlines how the company expanded from its Polish origins to operating advanced ripening centers in Timișoara, Bucharest, […]
The design phase for the most difficult section of the A8 highway, namely Lot 2B Grinţieş-Pipirig, has begun, according to a statement given by Romanian transport minister Ciprian Şerban on Monday, November 18. The contract for the section, valued at RON 5.97 billion (EUR 1.17 billion), was signed at the end of October. In total, […]
