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The parliamentary elections in Germany, which will take place on Sunday, February 23, are of paramount importance not only for the future of the respective state, but also for that of the European Union and, implicitly, Romania, because the...

The year 2024 was marked by economic-financial and socio-political convulsions, which accentuated Romania's vulnerabilities in the face of domestic and international challenges. From the alarming budget deficit to the uncontrolled increase in...

• January 1 

The government established in yesterday's meeting that the minimum gross basic wage in the country, guaranteed in payment, will be updated annually depending on the inflation rate and labor productivity. This measure aims to align the...

The presence of Asian workers on construction sites, in traffic on scooters and bicycles, in restaurant kitchens and in many other places has become a habit. Discreet, they go about their business and generally work seriously. We know very little...

• July 25 

The second half of 2024 represented a critical turning point for Romania's economy and political stability. In an attempt to counter the ever-expanding budget deficit and ensure macroeconomic balance, the government implemented a series of...

• October 4 

The last financial quarter of last year was a time of intense complexity for the Romanian economy, in which political and economic forces faced significant challenges generated by the general elections, the tense geopolitical context and an...

Over 9.4 million citizens who went to the polls on November 24 had their options canceled by the Constitutional Court of Romania, which, after validating the first round of the presidential elections on December 2, reversed its decision on...

• November 1 

The end of the calendar autumn was marked by the presidential and parliamentary elections that took place on November 24 and December 1. For this reason, in order to increase its chances before the election and to maximize the chances of its own...

The rising cost of living is making the "American dream" increasingly difficult to achieve today, according to an Investopedia analysis, picked up by visualcapitalist.com, which highlights that while pandemic-driven wage growth has...

The first month of autumn brought a series of economic and financial challenges for our country, especially in the context of a growing budget deficit, high inflation and volatility of energy prices. However, the Ciolacu government continued to...

The PSD-PNL coalition has given two governments since December 2021, Ciucă and Ciolacu, whose results are similar, with identical governance mistakes, although the leadership was different. Because both the PSD in the August 24 Congress and the...

Amending the Fiscal Code, without introducing new fees and taxes and without increasing the existing ones, amending the single salary law in the budget system in order to fulfill the reform included in the National Recovery and Resilience Plan -...

The escalation of the budget deficit indicates structural problems, which can only be remedied through urgent fiscal reforms that lead to budgetary consolidation, the Fiscal Council states in the report for the year 2023, published yesterday, a...

Global stock markets were gripped by panic in the first trading session this week as the latest economic data from the United States reignited investor fears of a possible US recession, results from several big names in technology the growth...

The social and political convulsions of the first three months of the current year left their mark on the entire semester, because the PSD-PNL coalition turned to the state piggy bank to calm them down. Thus, the Ciolacu government decided to...

The budget deficit continued its decline in the second financial quarter as well, its growth being a little smoother compared to the first three months of 2024. Thus, if at the end of March the budget deficit recorded for the first quarter stood...

The Tarom company, which in recent years has benefited from several state aids, most recently - in the amount of 100 million euros (but of which 49.5 million euros was paid to the company in 2020 as a loan) - received on past, presented yesterday...

• June 3 

The first month of summer was more hectic than usual due to the fact that, in addition to the budgetary problems faced by the Government, on June 9 we had European parliamentary and local elections, new amendments to normative acts in the field...

In 2023, Romania's economy recorded a moderation in the growth rate, to 2.1%, which however remained relatively solid from a European and regional perspective. The twin deficits remained at high levels, while the annual inflation rate evolved...

The government decided yesterday to increase the minimum gross salary per country from the current 3300 lei to 3700 lei from July 1, 2024, which represents an increase of 12.12% compared to June. Thus, if in June the hourly rate is 19.96 lei/hour...

During May, the government continued to make chaotic decisions regarding budget expenditures, although the deficit after the first four months of the current year stood at 3.24% of the Gross Domestic Product, i.e. a minus of 57.29 billion lei...

Premierul Marcel Ciolacu i-a anunţat ieri pe colegii din coaliţia de guvernare PSD-PNL că a negociat cu reprezentanţii mediului de afaceri creşterea salariului minim de la 3.300 de lei brut la 3.700 de lei brut, precum şi majorarea de la 200 de...

Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu announced yesterday to his colleagues from the PSD-PNL governing coalition that he negotiated with representatives of the business environment the increase of the minimum wage from 3,300 gross lei to 3,700 lei gross,...

The widening cost of living crisis and rising inflation in recent years have made many households wary of their bank balances, and this sentiment is particularly pronounced in Greece, according to survey data by Consumer Insights Statista.

The continuation of investments for the implementation of the Green Deal, the acceleration of allocations to support citizens and raise the standard of living, finding common sources of financing for the development of the defense industry, but...

Guvernul este decis să majoreze salariul minim brut pe economie la 3700 lei, dar înainte va avea o discuţie cu partenerii sociali - patronate şi sindicate, a afirmat prim-ministrul Marcel Ciolacu la finalul şedinţei Executivului care a avut loc,...

The government is decided to increase the gross minimum wage in the economy to 3700 lei, but before that it will have a discussion with the social partners - employers and unions, said Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu at the end of the Executive...

The reduction of the labor tax was the main request of the protest organized, yesterday, in Bucharest, by the members of the National Trade Union Bloc (BNS/NBU) which took place along the route Piaţa Victoriei - Ministry of Economy,...

A few months ago, I visited Romania, a country that, in tourist guides, is characterized as offering natural beauties that rival those of many countries in the world, and is also admired by the royal family of England, whose first voyage after...

Luxembourg, the financial services capital of Europe, has the highest average hourly wage (47 euros) on the continent, and is also the country with the highest GDP per capita in the region, according to a visualcapitalist.com analysis, which...

Romanian agri-food products in stores will have a capped addition of a maximum of 20%, according to a bill initiated by Florin Barbu, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development.

All pensions and all social obligations will be distributed as they should, until April 15, regardless of what the union will decide, said yesterday Valentin Ştefan, the general director of Poşta Română, during a press conference.

Despite some improvements, our country still faces the vulnerability of fiscal revenues, and large budget deficits and high inflation rates, which are all above pre-pandemic levels, make the economy potentially vulnerable to shocks, the European...

Two weeks before the presidential elections in Russia, Vladimir Putin addressed his nation yesterday with a speech lasting over two hours in front of both chambers of the Russian parliament. "Why doesn't NATO understand the danger of a...