The Permanent Electoral Authority (AEP) announced on its website - prezenta.roaep.ro - having fully centralized all 20,059 minutes of the first round of the presidential election. The situation after the final count is as follows:* Calin Georgescu (independent) - 2,120,404 votes (22.94%)* Elena Lasconi (Save Romania Union - USR) - 1,772,503 votes (19.18%)* Marcel Ciolacu (Social Democratic Party - PSD) - 1,769,761 votes (19.15%)* George Simion (Alliance for the Union of Romanians - AUR) - 1,281,327 votes (13.86%)* Nicolae Ciuca (National Liberal Party -PNL) - 811,952 votes (8.79%)* Mircea Geoana (independent) - 583,900 votes (6.32%)* Hunor Kelemen (Hungarian Democratic Union of Romania - UDMR) - 416,353 votes (4.5%)* Cristian Diaconescu (independent) - 286,842 votes (3.1%)* Cristian Terhes (Romanian National Conservative Party - PNCR) - 95,783 votes (1.04%)* Ana Birchall (independent) - 42,853 votes (0.46%)* Ludovic Orban (Force of the Right Party) - 20,089 votes (0.22%)* Sebastian Constantin Popescu - 14,683 votes (0.16%)* Alexandra Pacuraru (Alternative for National Dignity Party) - 14,502 votes (0.16%)* Silviu Predoiu (National Action League Party) - 11,246 votes (0.12%).
The gross income of employees who worked full-time under a labour contract and were paid for the entire month of October 2024 was RON 8,374, more than a quarter above the basic gross salary of RON 6,553, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics (INS) published on Friday.Around 40% of these employees earned […]
Over 31,600 building permits for residential properties were issued in the first ten months of this year, up 4.1% compared with the same period last year, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics (INS) published on Friday.Increases were recorded in all development regions: West (+297 permits), Centre (+235), North-West (+192), North-East (+134), South-East […]
VAT revenues increased in the third quarter of this year by 6.74 billion lei compared to the same period last year, totaling 35.48 billion RON, out of a total of 94.75 billion RON for the first nine months of 2025, according to data transmitted on Monday by the Ministry of Finance.Of the amount of 6.74 […]
Banca Comerciala Romana (BCR) listed on Friday a new bond issue on the Regulated Market of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB), worth 1.12 billion RON, the BVB said in a release.This is the 11th bond issue listed by BCR on the Stock Exchange to date, bringing the total value of BCR's listed bonds close to […]
Romania's insurance sector is strengthening its performance against the backdrop of a dynamic market undergoing significant structural transformation, according to a new study on developments in the insurance markets of Central and Eastern Europe, conducted by a consultancy firm in partnership with a research provider."Romania stands out as one of the most dynamic insurance […]
The minimum turnover tax is a barrier to investment, and in a period when the private sector is undergoing restructuring and layoffs, it adds additional pressure on companies, according to a letter signed by 14 investor organizations that once again request the elimination of the minimum tax."In view of the discussions on the construction […]
