About 6,000 trucks are currently participating in the hauliers' protest, dissatisfied with the evolution of the RCA (compulsory civil liability policies) price, president of the Federation of Romanian Transport Operators (FORT) Augustin Hagiu said on Wednesday.He also said that a delegation may be present for discussions at the Government on Thursday."I think that 6,000 trucks have been reached at the moment: the fact that the RCA exploded in the last two years, it has practically tripled for class B0, the fact that we still have big problems at the southern and western borders: waiting time, abuses and there are still scales there, the fact that a tripling of the value of tolls is planned from January 2025 - they will pay the tolls and Go Box, the fact that there is no dialogue at all. For a year and a half it's like we haven't even had a secretary of state or minister of Transport. There are zero meetings, zero discussions, zero dialogue. All the measures come quickly. There are a lot of problems that nobody in the Government or in the relevant ministries wants to address and obviously people are manifesting themselves as you see them," said Augustin Hagiu.
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JTI Romania is the Top Employer for the 12th year in a row, being ranked third amongst 44 companies locally awarded, after an assessment conducted by the Top Employers Institute. The company was rated for about 20 criteria such as leadership, talent acquisition, on-boarding, digital HR, work environment, career development, learning, ethics & integrity, diversity, […]
Romanian defense minister Angel Tîlvăr stated that the contract for the Patriot system, which will replace the one ceded by Romania to Ukraine, is expected to be signed in February. The minister commended the decision of the United State government to approve the delivery of three Patriot systems to Romania. Raytheon stated it will collaborate […]
Romanian companies are entering 2025 with cautious optimism, focusing on managing risks and controlling costs, according to the Deloitte 2025 Romania CFO Survey conducted at the end of last year among approximately 130 Chief Financial Officers (CFOs). Most of the Romanian CFOs predict an increase in revenues for this year (58%), but their share has […]
Several employees of the Romanian Senate began protesting and booing while the president of the upper Chamber was announcing that staff restructuring would be implemented to reduce public spending. Ilie Bolojan, president of the National Liberal Party and head of the Senate, announced a reduction in the organizational chart from 796 positions to 618 positions. […]
The members of the Romanian angel investor network TechAngels put EUR 2.757 million in direct investments in tech startups in the second half of 2024, almost triple the amount invested in the year's first half. The investments for the entire 2024 rose to EUR 3.777 million, a 25% year-on-year increase. The rounds backed by TechAngels […]
