Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan is expecting firing 13,000 employees from the local public administration to generate savings of RON 1.2- 1.4 billion annually.He told Europa FM private broadcaster on Wednesday that if a 10% cut in the number of employees in the local administration were to be achieved, half of the local public administrations would have to lay off staff.According to him, "at least a third" of the small towns in Romania do not even cover the wages from the revenues collected from citizens.The prime minister said that a city hall with "surplus" staff has to make staff cuts."Every RON saved - from the largest settlement in Romania to the smallest - means money, which, after that, the national budget does not distribute to those settlements. Or money that they use to change the face of these settlements. Any RON saved means money that goes into investment," he said.Bolojan added that such a measure would also have a "moral" impact, because the trust of those who contribute to the national budget will be regained only when they see that public money is not wasted."When people see that part of the money they pay goes down the drain, they can't voluntarily pay for things. And then they seek to fiscally optimise their payments, to run away from paying taxes, because no one wants to pay taxes knowing that that money is used on all kinds of things that do not mean plus. So, it is also an aspect of equity, morality and the ability to make decisions in other areas," he added.
The third edition of Taifas Balkan Film and Culture Festival, set to take place in Timișoara between October 13 and October 19, will include a retrospective dedicated to Romanian director Radu Jude. The public will be able to see the director's short films, in addition to a preview of his latest production, Dracula, presented at […]
Sursa International Light Art Festival, an event featuring immersive installations, projections, and light structures, will take place at the National Library of Romania from October 13 to October 19. The event brings together international and Romanian artists “in a visual dialogue about technology, architecture and sensitivity,” the organizers announced. “We wanted to build the opportunity […]
Romania’s Defense Ministry has signed a contract worth RON 50.4 million with Rheinnmetall Automecanica, a subsidiary of the German defense industry giant Rheinmetall, for the delivery of drone detection systems, Economedia.ro reported. The radar system will be delivered within 18 months at most and will reportedly be...
The former Steaua Roșie cinema in Cluj-Napoca will reopen as Edison-House of Music, a cultural hub dedicated to music and community, the organizers of the Jazz in the Park festival announced. Built in the early 1900s, the Edison building became, after World War II, the Steaua Roșie cinema. After 1989, the venue underwent several changes […]
Unprecedented amounts of precipitation have been recorded in Romania as cyclone Barbara hit the country on October 5-8, according to the authorities. At the same time, Bucharest exceeded the absolute maximum levels of rain for October. “Between October 5–8, 2025, Romania was affected by the Mediterranean cyclone Barbara, which formed over the Ionian Sea and […]
Romania is one of six European countries recently selected to develop a new artificial intelligence and supercomputing center under the EuroHPC – AI Factories program. The project, known as the AI Factory, will be Romania’s first national AI infrastructure, marking a major step toward strengthening its digital and research capabilities. The initiative will be led […]
