Romania ranks last in EU for the people's positive attitude towards AI on the job, according to the Eurobarometer survey released by the European Commission. Data show that 67% of EU citizens positively perceive the use of digital technologies, including AI, in order to improve the employees' safety and security. In exchange, only 50% of Romanians have a positive perception , which ranks us last . 41% of Romanians have a negative perception, a little above the Croatians (34%) and Hungarians (32%), G4Media shows. The Finnish, Swedes and Danes are European citizens with the highest favorability rate towards AI, while the Portuguese, Croatians and Romanians are at the end of the classification. Although most people back the use of robots and AI in making decisions on the job, 84% of Europeans consider that AI needs careful managing in order to protect private life and transparency on the job. Most Europeans support clear norms on the use of digital tehnologies, for instance protecting the employees' private lives (82%) and involving workers and their representatives in conceiving and adopting new technologies (77%).
TeraPlast Group recorded a 34% increase in revenue in 2024, reaching RON 897.9 million, compared to RON 672.3 million in 2023. This growth is generated by an increase in sold volumes, the launch of operations at the Opal stretch film factory, and the consolidation of results from companies acquired in 2024. EBITDA remained at a […]
The construction of the Cluj-Napoca subway began on Tuesday, February 25, with the consolidation work on the hill located in the area of station 2 in the Florești suburb. Once completed, the subway in Cluj-Napoca will be Romania's second, after the one in Bucharest. It will be 21 km long and include 19 stations. The current […]
Electric services group Hidroelectrica, the largest company on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB), reported a net profit of RON 4.1 billion in 2024, down 35%, and revenues of RON 9.1 billion, 25% lower than in 2023, according to financial data published on Wednesday, February 26. Hidroelectrica said its results were influenced by the decline in […]
Medisprof Cancer Center has received approval for the Zonal Urban Plan (PUZ) for its new integrated oncology hospital in Cluj-Napoca, marking another step in the project estimated at a total of EUR 22 million. The approval paves the way for the construction phase, which is expected to begin in 2026 and take 24 months to […]
Romania’s High Court of Cassation and Justice has definitively rejected far-right politician Călin Georgescu's appeal, through which he requested the suspension of the declassified documents that served as the basis for the annulment of the presidential elections in December 2024. The lawsuit was filed at the Bucharest Court of Appeal by the Association for the […]
Update: Prime minister Marcel Ciolacu had his first reaction after Călin Georgescu was brought in for questioning at the Prosecutor's Office. He said that, given the tense electoral context, judicial bodies are obligated to present solid and impeccable evidence in the investigation that also involves a potential candidate in the May elections. He also reiterated […]
