86% of respondents to a survey consider corruption as the main reason why more and more Romanians leave the country. At the same time, 91% of participants in the survey think that because of corruption in Romania there are no new hospitals and highways, while 87% consider this country does not access more European funds because of corruption. The survey was made on the phone, at national level, from the order of European MP Vlad Gheorghe (USR), over November 28- December 5, on a representative sample of 1,400 persons and has an error margin of 2.9%. According to the study, Romanians are prevented by corruption to have pensions and salaries at European level, 84% of people interviewed said, while 82% consider that Romanians are not respected in Europe and Romania does not have the influence deserved in EU because of this phenomenon. Moreover, over half of Romanians (52%) consider that the country has not joined Schengen because of corruption. Also, 94% of Romanians consider corruption as being spread and much spread in Romania. Mentioned should be made that a high percentage of participants in the study connect corruption to environment crimes: 91% of them consider that it influences the import of illegal wastes in Romania, while 89% think that forest fellings are closely linked to corruption. Recently, USR European MP Vlad Gheorghe suggested the setting up of a Green European Prosecutor to fight environment crimes at the level of all EU members, similar to the Prosecution headed by former DNA chief, Laura Codruta Kovesi.
The Government of Romania, through its seaport company Administratia Porturilor Maritime (CNAMP), is close to buying Moldova's largest port, Giurgiulesti (PILG), from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), announced Romania's Minister of Transport, Ciprian Șerban, speaking for
Bucharest’s Grigore Antipa Museum of Natural History is now offering an audio guide in Ukrainian. The guide, made in a partnership with Ukraine’s Embassy to Romania, adds to the museum’s existing ones in Romanian, English, and Turkish. The project is part of an initiative started by Ukraine’s first lady, Olena Zelenska, and rolled out in […]
The remains of Grigore Alexandru Ghica, a prince of Moldavia in the second half of the 19th century, have been brought back to Romania from France’s Le Mée-sur-Seine this past weekend. After lying in state at Cotroceni Palace, the headquarters of the Romanian Presidency, the coffin with his remains will travel to Focşani and Iaşi, […]
Representatives of the ruling Social Democratic Party, PSD, gathered for a congress in Bucharest on Friday, November 7, to elect new leadership and to amend the party’s Statute. The only candidate for party leader is Sorin Grindeanu, who held the interim position after Marcel Ciolacu's resignation in May. In his speech at the congress, Sorin […]
The e-commerce sector recorded strong early results on Black Friday 2025, according to real-time data released on Friday, November 7, by PayU GPO Romania from its dedicated Media Center. By 14:10, the payment processor reported successful transactions totaling RON 514 million (roughly EUR 101 million). PayU said shoppers had made roughly 889,000 purchases, with around […]
Contakt Express Logistik, one of Romania’s leading retailers of mobile phone and tablet accessories, with a network of over 235 stores, is set to launch the initial public offering (IPO) between November 12 and December 3, 2025. The company offers a wide range of products, including cases, screen protectors, chargers, and gadgets, both in physical […]
