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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...

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...

According to a draft emergency ordinance currently in decisional transparency on the website of the Ministry of Finance, the Government wants to exempt 32 people from the budgetary system, civil servants, from the stability austerity measures for...

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...

The General Council of the Municipality of Bucharest decided on Friday to increase local taxes by 10.4% (the inflation rate for 2023) and increase other taxes for the residents of the Capital. According to the new regulations, hybrid means of...

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 Association of Electricity and Gas Suppliers in Romania (AFEER) draws attention to a 10% increase in natural gas bills for household consumers, starting January 1, 2025, if Parliament does not quickly adopt a legislative amendment. The gas...

The management of JT Grup Oil describes the accusations launched by E-Dynamic Structures as a "wave of disinformation", claiming that it has no contractual relationship and therefore no obligation towards the contractor of the terminal...

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 powerful International Football Federation also has opponents who create problems for it. FIFA's rules on the transfer of professional players contravene the principles of free movement established by European Union (EU) law, the Court of...

The former deputy general secretary of NATO, Mircea Geoană, aged 66, announced yesterday, through a video message posted on social networks, his candidacy, as an independent, in the presidential elections, the rounds of which are scheduled to...

The last month of summer was marked by a series of government decisions that continued to deepen the budget deficit, which - according to the budget execution for the first seven months published by the Ministry of Finance at the end of August -...

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 -...

Reporter: How adequate do you think the current pension system architecture is for our country's current and future needs?

The non-fulfillment of the milestones in the PNRR regarding the reduction of the threshold regarding the taxation of micro-enterprises (milestone 206), corporate governance (milestone 207) and the non-completion of the metro in Cluj Napoca will...

The situation of the excessive budget deficit that our country registers, the fulfillment of the conditions for the approval of payment request number 3 from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, the nomination of the future Romanian...

The law capping interest on loans granted by non-banking financial institutions (IFNs) and debt collectors has, unfortunately, big, essential differences compared to the original draft, lawyer Gheorghe Piperea, current MEP, who wrote the draft...

The law on the capping of interest at non-banking financial institutions and the limitation of claims requested by debt collectors, a normative act that joins the law of giving in payment, citizens have a shield that protects them against any...

The middle of the calendar summer constituted a real challenge for the national energy system, in view of the increase in electricity consumption due to a prolonged period of 10 consecutive hot days, when temperatures of over 40 degrees in the...

The Canadian company Gabriel Resources, although it does not have the liquidity to pay the Romanian state court costs, in the amount of 10 million dollars, established by the International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes attached...

The use by natural persons of a digital identification number, as an alternative to the personal numerical code, the option to choose the method of payment of taxes and the modernization of the sale of confiscated goods through online auctions...

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 Police Academy put 880 places up for competition for those who want a career as an officer in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Of the 880 places open for competition, 540 are in the Order and Public Safety specialization, 290 in the Law...

• April 9 

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...

Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu declared, on Friday, during a press conference held at the PSD headquarters, that he will demand the resignation of those deemed incompatible after the selection procedures on the corporate governance ordinance for...

According to a document submitted to the Ciolacu government by the European Commission, Victor Moraru, one of the close associates of Deputy Prime Minister Marian Neacşu, is suspected of incompatibility and conflict of interest for the way he...

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...

Reporter: Based on the legislation in force, the portfolios of mandatory private pension funds in our country are composed of approximately 65% government securities and 25% shares. Given that the investments are long-term, how do you...

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...

Our country ranks first in the ranking of investigations completed in 2023 by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) regarding the use of EU funds managed or spent in whole or in part at the national or regional level, the Brussels-based...

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...

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,...

Following the crises that followed from 2019 until now and the over-indebtedness of companies, individuals, but also of states, it is vital that the mechanisms to prevent insolvency or bankruptcy work correctly and an interpretation agreed by all...

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 second month of spring was a stormy one for the PSD-PNL political coalition, which had to face the media revelations about how the doctor Cătălin Cîrstoiu - the candidate of both parties for the position of general mayor of the Capital - made...

The Ministers of Economy and Finance from the EU member states refused last week during the ECOFIN Council meeting to extend beyond December 31, 2026 the implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Mechanism of which the PNRR of our country is...

Social convulsions have been a constant in the first three months of the current year, with a peak in January, when almost half of the country's major cities were blocked by farmers' and transporters' protests, which lasted for three...