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.
Foreign minister Oana Țoiu leads the Romanian delegation to the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York this month, where she is scheduled to deliver Romania’s national address before world leaders. Țoiu’s visit to the United States runs from September 18 to 29 and will include meetings in Washington, Chicago, […]
“Little London” Theoretical High School, a private educational institution in Romania that values the Romanian educational system, has started construction work for the expansion of its school campus located in Voluntari, on Erou Iancu Nicolae Street. This initiative will increase high school capacity by 30% starting from the 2025-2026 academic year. In this context, the […]
British heavy metal band Iron Maiden will perform at Bucharest’s National Arena on May 28, 2026, as part of their “Run For Your Lives” anniversary world tour, promoter Emagic announced on Thursday, September 18. The concert will feature a career-spanning setlist highlighting defining moments from the group’s five-decade history, accompanied by what organizers described as […]
Three-quarters of Romanians believe that the war in Ukraine affects Romania to a very great and fairly great extent, according to the third edition of the Informat.ro barometer by INSCOP Research, carried out between September 1 and 9. The monthly survey, which aims to bring to public attention topics of interest, shows that “opinions are […]
Daniela Schoppmeyer, the majority shareholder and general manager of Faberrom, a company that took over in the 1990s most of the spaces of the former APACA clothing factory in western Bucharest, is the new owner of half of the emblematic Scala residential block, on Magheru Boulevard, Profit.ro reported. Schoppmeyer...
The Bucharest Municipal Parking Company (CMPB) inaugurated 189 new parking facilities with more than 12,400 spaces in the first half of 2025, while revenues from parking fees rose 20% year-on-year to RON 50.4 million (roughly EUR 10 million), the company said on Thursday, September 18. CMPB reported a net profit of RON 28.3 million for January–June […]
