The draft law on the state budget for 2025 and the draft law on state social insurance were approved on Wednesday evening by the joint plenary session of Parliament.For the draft law on the budget, there were 254 votes in favour and 192 votes against, while for the draft law on state social insurance, there were 255 votes in favour and 192 votes against.The two draft laws will be sent for promulgation to the President of the country, and after the decrees are signed, they will be published in the Official Journal.This year, the state budget was debated in Parliament over two days.The 2025 budget draft was approved by the Government on February 1.The budget is based on an economic growth of 2.5% and a budget deficit of 7% of GDP.Finance Minister Tanczos Barna emphasised in the joint plenary session of the Legislature that the state budget for 2025 is a balanced budget, one that is based on a prudent increase in revenues, without exaggerations.He also pointed out that the Law on State Social Insurance provides "first and foremost, payments for pensions.""Regardless of who will be in power in three, four, or five years at the Ministry of Finance, Romania's commitment to the European Commission must be respected, step by step, we must reduce the budget deficit, and at the same time, maintain investments. Investments are the engine of the economy, and investments are maintained in this budget. (...) This budget is a balanced one, based on a prudent increase in revenues, without exaggerations," said the Finance minister.
Romanian prime minister Ilie Bolojan stated during an interview on Wednesday, December 17, that there should be no statute of limitations in cases of serious corruption. The statement comes after a Recorder investigation, which showed that several heads of the major institutions in the Romanian justice system allegedly delayed trials for years until wrongdoings were […]
President Nicușor Dan has challenged, before the Constitutional Court (CCR), the constitutionality of the law that requires that at least 40% of the athletes who play on a team in official national competitions be Romanian. Dan noted that the law violates the principle of non-discrimination and the free movement of workers, enshrined both in the […]
Craiova International Airport will open its new passenger terminal on Thursday, December 18, completing a major infrastructure investment aimed at significantly expanding capacity and improving air connectivity in southwestern Romania. It is part of a broader expansion and modernization project financed through the Large Infrastructure Operational Programme (POIM) 2014–2020, with a total value exceeding EUR […]
Romania is set to be connected to the Western European energy network thanks to grid investments worth EUR 30 billion. The funds will be provided by the EU by 2035, and the project will link Romania to Hungary and Austria in a joint project. Romanian energy minister Bogdan Ivan signaled the signing of the new […]
Franck Bagouet has been appointed managing director of TotalEnergies Marketing Romania SA and managing director of Automotive Southeast Europe Hub TotalEnergies Marketing. He succeeds Didier Grimault, who has accepted a new position within the TotalEnergies company. “I am glad to join this dynamic affiliate and confident that, together with our talented team, we will reinforce […]
Databricks, the data analytics and artificial intelligence company co-founded by Romanian professors Ion Stoica and Matei Zaharia, announced on Tuesday, December 16, that it is raising USD 4 billion in funding at a valuation of USD 134 billion, according to CNBC. The new valuation represents a 34% increase compared to the August round, when Databricks […]
