A total of 4,693,461 pensioners were registered in July 2025 in Romania, 120 fewer than in the previous month, and the average pension was RON 2,769, according to data centralized by the National Public Pensions House (CNPP). The total amount of pension rights due amounted to 12.993 billion lei. Of the total number of pensioners, 550,738 had worked in agriculture and the average pension was 711 lei. According to CNPP statistics, the number of those who retired at the age limit was 3,748,352 people, including 2,146,592 women, while the average pension was 3,096 lei. In July 2025, 3,911 people received an early retirement pension (average pension 3,965 lei), 93,846 people received a partial early retirement pension (average pension 2,785 lei) and 406,764 people received a disability pension (average pension 1,119 lei), including 45,492 people for the first degree of disability (average pension 973 lei). In the same month, a survivor's pension was granted to 440,490 people (1,495 lei, average pension), while social assistance was granted to 98 pensioners (540 lei, average).
President Nicușor Dan, currently on holiday with his family in the Romanian mountains, appealed to Romanians to spend their holidays in the country. In a video posted on social media, he said that the most beautiful places he visited are those in Romania. “The most beautiful places I have visited with my family are those here, […]
Romania saw an increase in newly established companies that far exceeded the EU average in the second quarter of 2025, according to data published on Monday, August 18, by Eurostat. According to these data, from the first quarter to the second quarter of 2025, the largest increases in the establishment of new companies...
A new interactive map is bringing Romania’s street art scene into focus, documenting murals and urban art interventions across major cities and smaller towns. The Romanian Street Art Map highlights works from Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Iași, Timișoara, Sibiu, Constanța, Brașov, Craiova, Ploiești, Bacău, Reșița, and even seaside destinations such as Vama Veche, offering both locals and […]
Bucharest will see extensive traffic restrictions on August 31 as the capital hosts the fourth edition of L’Étape Romania by Tour de France. Several major boulevards and central streets will be closed between 07:00 and 14:00 to allow more than 2,500 cyclists to take part in the event, the organizers said. The closures will affect […]
BT Arena, in Romania’s Cluj-Napoca, is set to host a disco and eurodance blast from the past with internationally famous bands during the DISCOTECA ‘80-’90 event in September. Vengaboys, Blue, Mr. President, 2 Unlimited, Bonnie Tyler, Boney M with Liz Mitchell & Band, Samantha Fox, Sabrina, and others will take the stage during the third […]
Districts 2, 3, and 4 in Bucharest are without hot water as of the time of writing due to a major breakdown that occurred on Sunday, August 17, on a main pipeline of the city's public heating system. The pipeline is located in central Bucharest, at the intersection of Mihai Bravu Road with Splaiul Unirii, under […]
