Prime minister Marcel Ciolacu said on Saturday, in Cornu commune, that the minister of Finance, Marcel Bolos, has not yet presented him with the plan of measures to reduce the budget deficit, a document that will be presented first in the governing coalition, and then it will be discussed with the European Commission."I have not seen it, do you know it? Mr. Bolos did not present it to me. Mr. Bolos presented the principles to me, principles that I also discussed at the Commission, but concrete measures... I did not have seen them and we decided that first we present them in the coalition and then he will leave with them," stated Ciolacu, answering a question from the press.Also, referring to the fiscal amnesty, prime minister Ciolacu emphasized that "it is for the first time in the post-December history that discounts for high-payers were also adopted"."You saw that we came for the first time in the post-December history, after the Revolution, with discounts for the good payers. It is the first time that we have this creation of balance between the bad payers, but also for the good payers. The frequency of tax amnesties and these measures at the EU level is around three years," said prime minister Marcel Ciolacu.On Saturday, the head of government paid a visit to the Professor Cristea Stanescu Secondary School in Cornu commune, southern Prahova County to see the stage of its preparation for the new school year.
Călin Georgescu, the far-right, Russia-friendly politician who surprisingly emerged as the first-round winner of last year’s annulled presidential elections, officially submitted his candidacy for the repeat presidential election on Friday, March 7. Outside the Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) headquarters in Bucharest, supporters gathered to chant...
Romania’s anti-fraud agency ANAF will look into roughly 23,000 individuals who have earned income from renting properties for tourism purposes through online platforms such as Booking.com and Airbnb, according to finance minister Tanczos Barna. Individuals identified in this situation will receive compliance notifications, and anti-fraud inspectors will initiate audits where necessary. While obtaining such information […]
The Circular Catalysts program, an initiative of the British Council in partnership with the Romanian Cultural Institute, is making a return to Romania with the reopening of its documentary exhibition at the Museum of History and Ethnography in Târgu-Neamț. Running from March 7 to May 11, the exhibition showcases collaborations between Romanian and British designers, […]
Bucharest general mayor Nicușor Dan submitted his candidacy for the 2025 presidential elections on Friday, March 7, the first to do so among the announced candidates. He is running as an independent, and was assisted by volunteers to gather the necessary signatures. The 2025 presidential elections will take place on May 4 (first round) and […]
Brașov city officials are considering a proposal from a German company that aims to set up a Treetop Walk in the up-and-coming mountain city. It would be the first of its kind in Romania. The company's representatives made a first presentation of the concept on Thursday, March 6. The initiative aims to develop sustainable tourism […]
Romania is making progress year by year in reducing gender inequalities in the labor market. However, the wage gap remains over 20% in 2024, according to the "Gender Pay Gap" analysis conducted by PwC Romania based on data collected from the Paywell 2024 survey. The gap is calculated as the ratio between the average salary […]
