Romania's Government has decided to postpone reducing the social security contributions paid by employers for "the best time," since it cannot afford this measure in the current economic context, Finance Minister Gheorghe Ialomitianu announced Wednesday.
Romania is at the bottom of the European ranking in terms of the share of higher education graduates among the young population aged between 25 and 34, according to data from Eurostat, the European statistical office, quoted by Ziarul Financiar. Data come amid a reversal in the trends for university admissions,...
Thousands of teachers from all over the country gathered in Bucharest on September 8, the first day of the new school year, to protest against what they called "new austerity measures" enforced by the government under the first reform package in July: more teaching hours (+10%), consequently fewer hours for overtime or part-time teachers, higher […]
A former high-ranking officer of the Intelligence and Security Service of the Republic of Moldova, reportedly former deputy head Alexandru Bălan, on September 8 was detained by the Romanian prosecutors of the Directorate for Investigating Organised Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) and is investigated for the crime of treason, according to
Romania’s main opposition party, Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR), has filed appeals with the Constitutional Court against the four laws adopted by the government of prime minister Ilie Bolojan and passed by the Parliament, claiming that they are “introducing new austerity measures," Agerpres...
The average gross monthly "service pension," also known as special pension, of civil magistrates exceeded RON 24,500 (EUR 4,900) in 2024, and it was 12.7% higher y/y, Economica.net...
Hungary’s state-owned MVM does not intend to bring Russian gas to the Romanian market but envisages developing a platform to develop, integrate, and sell green energy, the company’s CEO Károly Mátrai argued in an interview with Bursa.ro. The price offered for...
