35 years after the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the most ratified human rights treaty in history, the implementation of the National Action Plan of the European Guarantee for Children is the opportunity of today's generation to radically change the lives of 500,000 thousand children in Romania who are at risk of poverty and social exclusion, said representatives of the National Authority for the Protection of Children's Rights and Adoption (ANPDCA), UNICEF and the Romanian Children's Board on the occasion of the International Children's Day. The Children's Guarantee is a recommendation adopted by the Council of the European Union in 2021 to ensure that all Member States take the necessary actions to "guarantee" all children in the EU, especially the most vulnerable, access to quality and free or affordable services. to counter their poverty and social exclusion. 41.5% of children in Romania are currently at risk of poverty and social exclusion, double the EU average. The National Action Plan for the Implementation of the Child Guarantee, which was adopted by the Government in 2023, is an important step to protect the most vulnerable, with Romania committing to reduce the number of children at risk of poverty or social exclusion by at least 500. The plan includes 59 concrete measures, divided into 7 objectives, with Romania committing to invest more than €19 billion through a mix of European, state budget, local and non-reimbursable funds.
Radu Miruță, currently Romania’s economy minister, was proposed to lead the Defense Ministry. He will also hold the position of deputy prime minister. In his place, senator Irineu Darău has been proposed to take the helm of the Economy Ministry. The Defense and Economy Ministries are handled by the center-right reformist party Save Romania Union […]
Carrefour Romania has expanded its proximity retail network, reaching 200 Express stores and 191 Market locations nationwide, as part of its strategy to strengthen convenience formats. The retailer announced that the 200th Carrefour Express store will open on December 22. In 2025 alone, Carrefour opened 27 Express stores, including 19 company-operated units and eight franchise […]
Bucharest Tribunal rejected on Wednesday, December 17, an appeal filed by former presidential candidate Călin Georgescu against a lower court decision to keep him under judicial control in a case in which he is accused of promoting legionary ideology. The ruling is final,
European chief prosecutor Laura Codruța Kovesi, the former head of Romania's National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA), said she was “shocked” by the revelations made by magistrates in the Recorder documentary ‘Captured Justice,' released on December 9. The media investigation, which fueled major street protests in Romania, details how...
Romania is among 19 European Union member states asking the European Commission to allocate funding for the creation of migrant return centres to be located outside the EU, amid a broader tightening of the bloc’s migration policy, Agerpres reported. The request follows decisions taken by...
The minister of economy, Radu Miruţă, announced that the Agency for Monitoring and Evaluation of Public Enterprises' Performance (AMEPIP) fined him, as a natural person, for "wanting a clean and fair management at a state-owned company" - Avioane Craiova. The fine is apparently linked to comments made by minister Miruţă about the management teams appointed […]
