The arrears of the consolidated general budget increased by 7.6% in April 2025 compared to the previous month, up to 594.9 million lei, from 552.5 million lei in February, according to data published on the website of the Ministry of Finance (MF). The arrears of over 90 days increased by 4.01%, from 161.9 million lei up to 168.4 million lei and those of over 120 days went up by 16.59% from 239.9 million lei in March 2025 at 279.7 million lei in April. The arrears of over 360 days registered a decline of 2.53% from 150.6 million lei up to 146.8 million lei.According to the cited source, as regards local budgets, arrears increased by 7.7 per cent, from 521.3 million lei (in March 2025) to 561.5 million lei (in April 2025). Arrears over 90 days increased by 2.2 per cent to 154.9 million lei, those over 120 days by 17.33 per cent to 270.8 million lei, and arrears over 360 days decreased by 2.24 per cent to 135.8 million lei. In the 'State budget and autonomous budget' chapter, arrears increased from RON 31.3 million in March 2025 to RON 33.4 million in April 2025 (+6.7%). Arrears more than 90 days overdue rose by 29.8 per cent to RON 13.5 million. Those over 120 days decreased by 4.35% to RON 8.8 million, while those over 360 days decreased to RON 11 million (minus 6%).
American rapper Wiz Khalifa has been sentenced to nine months in prison by the Constanța Court of Appeal for possession of drugs for personal use, after smoking a cannabis cigarette on stage at the Beach, Please! festival in Costinești in 2024. The ruling, delivered on Thursday, December 18, is final,
More than 2 out of 3 Romanian consumers do not return for a second purchase, according to the new Customer Loyalty Index, a comprehensive analysis based on aggregated data from campaigns and authored by White Image, the oldest email marketing company in Romania. The Index analyzes the post-purchase behavior of Romanian consumers and highlights major […]
Fashion retailer Primark announced major plans to expand its presence in Romania, confirming four new store openings for 2026. This will double its presence in the market and create over 450 new jobs. The announcement arrived at an important moment for the company, which marked three years since the opening of its first Romanian store […]
Romania’s National Road Investment Company (CNIR) awarded on Tuesday, December 16, the contract for the design and construction of the Bacău–Piatra Neamț express road to a Romanian–Bulgarian consortium. The value of the contract is RON 5.17 billion (some EUR 1 billion), excluding VAT, and its signing will take place if no appeals are filed. The […]
Romania will host its first mixed team European Judo Championship in 2027, according to the Romanian Judo Federation. The competition will take place at a key moment in the Olympic cycle, when the points earned will directly influence world rankings and qualification for the Olympic Games, according to FR Judo. The event will...
Radu Miruță, currently Romania’s economy minister, was proposed to lead the Defense Ministry. He will also hold the position of deputy prime minister. In his place, senator Irineu Darău has been proposed to take the helm of the Economy Ministry. The Defense and Economy Ministries are handled by the center-right reformist party Save Romania Union […]
