Cluj-Napoca, the city in Romania with some of the highest rents and a fast-growing IT industry, is closer to banning smoking in playgrounds and parks after mayor Emil Boc expressed his support for the measure.
The mayor cited the prioritization of public health as the reason behind such a ban. He mentioned that he has already begun studying the legal framework to assess the feasibility of implementing the regulation locally.
If implemented, this initiative could make Cluj-Napoca...
The Defense Ministry said early Wednesday, November 19, that its Air Force detected a drone entering national airspace overnight, prompting the scramble of German and Romanian fighter jets amid ongoing Russian attacks near Romania’s border with Ukraine. Two German Eurofighter Typhoon jets stationed at the Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base took off at 00:25 on November […]
The government will radically amend the legislation on foreign labour and repeal the current law, said Ciprian Văcaru, state secretary at the Ministry of Labour, Family, Youth and Social Solidarity (MMFTSS), as reported by Economedia.ro...
The Romanian government is preparing an emergency ordinance to ban salary-pension cumulation in the public sector, according to the document consulted by Economedia.ro. The draft ordinance includes other measures to reduce spending in public administration, such as suspending secondments and transfers. The...
Although the Romanian ruling coalition announced a principle agreement over cutting by 10% the payroll of the central administration, no formal agreement has been drafted yet, and the technical specifications are not yet clear. In any case, it seems broadly agreed that the ministries and other central administrative units will be given flexibility in deciding […]
Romania’s BlueSpace Technology is preparing for the first public presentation of its VLAH (Hydramatic Autonomous Combat Vehicle) prototype, scheduled for the first half of December, according to a press release cited by Bursa.ro. The 4x4 armoured vehicle is the first...
The construction materials distribution company Sipex (BVB: SPX), traded at the Bucharest Stock Exchange, announced it will begin next year the construction of a dry mortars and thermal insulation materials factory in Ariceștii Rahtivani, Prahova County. The project will involve EUR 20 million of investment. The company said it has “all approvals for the submission […]
