The net average salary, increased to 5,176 RON in June this year, up by 58 RON (+1.1%) compared to May 2024, according to data published on Monday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).The gross average gross salary was 8,480 RON, 125 RON (+1.5%) higher than in the previous month.The highest values of the net average earnings were recorded in publishing (11,614 RON) and the lowest in clothing manufacturing (2,798 RON).In June 2024, in most activities in the economic sector, the level of net average earnings increased as a result of occasional bonuses (quarterly, half-yearly, annual or performance bonuses), entitlements and financial assistance, amounts from net profit and other funds (including securities).Increases in net average earnings were also due to higher production achievements or receipts (depending on contracts/projects).In the pubic sector, there were increases in the net average earnings compared to the previous month in health and social care (+4.3%) and in public administration (+3.9%), mainly as a result of the application of the legal provisions in force.Compared to June of the previous year, the net average wage increased by 12.5%.The real wage index was 107.2% in June 2024 compared with June 2023. The real wage index was 100.9% in June 2024 compared to May 2024. Compared to October 1990, the real wage index was 251.6%, 2.2 percentage points higher than in May 2024.
Romania was formally designated the 43rd country to join the US Visa Waiver Program (VWP) on Friday, January 10. According to the Romanian ambassador to Washington, Andrei Muraru, Romanian citizens will be able to travel to the US without the need for a visa starting March 31, 2025. "Romania becomes the first country in the […]
Cluj-Napoca, the city in Romania with some of the highest rents and a fast-growing IT industry, is closer to banning smoking in playgrounds and parks after mayor Emil Boc expressed his support for the measure. The mayor cited the prioritization of public health as the reason behind such a ban. He mentioned that he has […]
Romania's Sibiu County Emergency Clinical Hospital will receive a robotic system to prepare cytostatic drugs needed by cancer patients, along with other equipment, after the County Council obtained funds from the European Regional Development Fund. With an estimated value of EUR 1 million, the "Robotic Composition System for Sterile Preparations of Cytostatic Drugs" is among […]
Romania’s government adopted in its January 10 meeting a decision granting an extra day off to public sector employees at the beginning of May. Thus, Friday, May 2, will be an official day off for public sector workers, linking the legal holiday of May 1 (Labor Day) with the weekend (May 3-4). This...
The Ministry of Environment announced that 2024 was the hottest year in the history of Romania's meteorological records. Red alerts for heat waves began in June of 2024, with the longest consecutive periods of persistent and intense heat waves, six consecutive days, between July 13-18 and August 15-20. "The year 2024 is the hottest year...
Supporters of former presidential candidate Călin Georgescu gathered outside the Parliament Palace in Bucharest, which houses the Constitutional Court, on January 10, demanding a rerun of the second round of the presidential elections. The protest, dubbed "The Great Judicial Union," was initiated by Georgescu, who called on his supporters to challenge the election annulment, as […]
