The Government has drafted and debated a new Decision to allow employment visas for 100,000 foreign workers in 2022, Hotnews.ro reported.Another bill with the same target failed to be endorsed last year. Until December 22, 30,656 visas were granted to foreign workers despite the contingent being 50,000. Apparently, the bureaucracy and lack of personnel needed to process the request were the main obstacles. According to a note of the new Government Decision, the legislative initiative has a major impact on the activity of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Internal Affairs - General Inspectorate for Immigration (IGI). Thus, it is proposed to change the organization of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to "add a minimum of 60 positions" and to the Ministry of Internal Affairs - IGI 92 positions. More people would need to be hired at the MFA and MIA because the verification of documentation and permits takes a large amount of work, according to the document.
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 […]
