As many as 4,844,072 pensioners was registered in December 2021 in Romania, and the average pension was 1,567 RON, according to the data centralized by the National House of Public Pensions (CNPP).(1 euro = 4.94 RON)Of the above-mentioned, 754,852 had periods worked in agriculture, with the average pension worth 466 RON.Out of the total number of retirees in the public pension system, the number of those who retired at the age limit was 3,843,425 people, of which 2,217,165 women, while the average pension was 1,746 RON.In December 2021, as many as 11,913 persons have received an early pension (2,236 lei, average pension), some 95,691 people have been granted an anticipated early pension (1,608 lei average pension) and as many as 415,978 people were given an invalidity pension (average pension of 737 lei), of which 44,589 persons for the first degree of invalidity (622 lei, average pension).In the same month, the survivor's pension was granted to a number of 476,884 people (817 lei the average pension), while 181 pensioners have received a social aid (374 lei on average).
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 […]
Carrefour Romania has expanded its proximity retail network, reaching 200 Express stores and 191 Market locations nationwide, as part of its strategy to strengthen convenience formats. The retailer announced that the 200th Carrefour Express store will open on December 22. In 2025 alone, Carrefour opened 27 Express stores, including 19 company-operated units and eight franchise […]
Bucharest Tribunal rejected on Wednesday, December 17, an appeal filed by former presidential candidate Călin Georgescu against a lower court decision to keep him under judicial control in a case in which he is accused of promoting legionary ideology. The ruling is final,
European chief prosecutor Laura Codruța Kovesi, the former head of Romania's National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA), said she was “shocked” by the revelations made by magistrates in the Recorder documentary ‘Captured Justice,' released on December 9. The media investigation, which fueled major street protests in Romania, details how...
Romania is among 19 European Union member states asking the European Commission to allocate funding for the creation of migrant return centres to be located outside the EU, amid a broader tightening of the bloc’s migration policy, Agerpres reported. The request follows decisions taken by...
The minister of economy, Radu Miruţă, announced that the Agency for Monitoring and Evaluation of Public Enterprises' Performance (AMEPIP) fined him, as a natural person, for "wanting a clean and fair management at a state-owned company" - Avioane Craiova. The fine is apparently linked to comments made by minister Miruţă about the management teams appointed […]
