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CSAT convened on Wednesday, April 30
Thursday, April 24, 2025
Interim President Ilie Bolojan convened the Supreme Council for National Defense (CSAT) on Wednesday, April 30, starting at 2:00 p.m., the Presidential Administration informs. Interim President Ilie Bolojan convened the Supreme National Defense Council (CSAT) on Wednesday, April 30, starting at 2:00 p.m., the Presidential Administration informs. The agenda of the meeting includes Romania’s ...
Piotr Serafin, European Commissioner for Budget, Anti-Fraud and Public Administration, starts today a visit to Romania
Thursday, April 24, 2025
The European Commissioner for Budget, Anti-Fraud and Public Administration, Piotr Serafin, will travel to Bucharest and Oradea, between April 24-25, announces the European Commission Representation.The high-ranking official's visit will focus on improving social inclusion, creating jobs and strengthening local communities with the help of EU funds.The visit will include dialogues with Romanian authorities and stakeholders to better support ...
Pres Bolojan: We need to continue the modernisation of the Romanian Army
Thursday, April 24, 2025
At a ceremony on Wednesday organised by the General Staff of the Romanian Army at the Monument of the Unknown Soldier in Carol Park, Bucharest, interim President Ilie Bolojan said that it is necessary to continue the modernisation of the Romanian Army.The event was also attended by Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu."Today we pay tribute to the war veterans and commemorate all those who over time have given their lives in wars," said ...
PM Ciolacu: To Romania, its commitment to allocating over 2 pct GDP for defence remains essential
Thursday, April 24, 2025
To Romania, its commitment to allocating over 2% of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for defence spending remains essential, with the funds steered toward acquisitions and infrastructure modernisation in order to face the current risks and challenges, Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu said on Wednesday.Ciolacu, along with Romania's interim President Ilie Bolojan and Defence Minister Angel Tilvar, attended a military and religious ceremony of ...
PresidentialElection2025/Nicusor Dan determined to stay in the race, go all the way through
Thursday, April 24, 2025
Bucharest General Mayor and presidential candidate Nicusor Dan declared on Wednesday that he will not withdraw from the electoral race for the May 4 ballot.Asked in a press conference if he would consider bowing out of the competition should opinion polls show that Crin Antonescu is several percentage points ahead of him, Nicusor Dan said that he is determined "to go all the way ...
Chamber of Deputies adopts draft law ratifying agreement with Moldova
Thursday, April 24, 2025
The Chamber of Deputies on Wednesday adopted a draft law ratifying the Agreement between the Governments of Romania and the Republic of Moldova regarding the coordinated control on Romanian territory at the Galati (Romania) - Giurgiulesti (Republic of Moldova) road state border crossing point, on the way into our country.There were 293 votes cast in favour of the draft, 2 against and one abstention.The agreement was signed on ...
Deputies Chamber/Labour committee modifies draft on magistrates' pensions
Thursday, April 24, 2025
The labour committee of the Chamber of Deputies on Wednesday modified the draft law on magistrates' pensions, initiated by the leaders of the governing coalition, after issuing a positive opinion a day earlier on its initial form.The committee eliminated the tables that staggered the retirement age of magistrates, so that in 2045 the standard retirement age would be 65 years.The method of calculating magistrates' pensions was ...
Simple motion against ForMin Hurezeanu resubmitted to Chamber of Deputies
Thursday, April 24, 2025
The simple motion against the minister of foreign affairs, Emil Hurezeanu, initiated by AUR (Alliance for the Union of Romanians) and POT (Young People's Party), was resubmitted to the Chamber of Deputies on Wednesday."Based on art. 191, 192 of the Rules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies, we submit to you the simple motion against the minister of foreign affairs, Emil Hurezeanu, entitled "Romanian Diplomacy in the Hurezeanu Era. Isolation as a Relevant ...
World Bank forecasts economic growth of 1.3% for Romania in 2025
Thursday, April 24, 2025
The World Bank estimates a slowing down of growth in the developing economies in Europe and Central Asia (ECA) at 2.5% in 2025 – 2026, for Romania being 1.2% in 2025 and 1.9% in 2026 according to the ECA Report Economic Update for the region, published on Wednesday.Economic growth in developing economies in the Europe and Central Asia region (ECA) is likely to slow, according to the World Bank's ECA ...
Ministry: Romania will meet the gov't deficit target set under official plan
Thursday, April 24, 2025
Romania is reaffirming its commitment to meeting its government deficit of 7% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2025 while continuing this trajectory in the coming years, as provided for in the National Medium-Term Budgetary-Structural Plan agreed on with the European Commission.These clarifications come after the publication of Eurostat data on the government deficit in the European Union member states, according to which Romania had the highest ...
Employment rate of the working-age population rises to 63.8 pct in 2024
Thursday, April 24, 2025
The employment rate of the working-age population (aged 15-64) was 63.8% in 2024, up 0.8 percentage points from the previous year, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics (INS), published on Tuesday.In 2024, the employment rate of the population aged 20-64 was 69.5%, up 0.8 percentage points from the previous year.According to INS, in 2024 Romania's active population was 8.304 million people, of whom 7.853 million were ...
CCIB president appointed Honorary Consul of Kyrgyz Republic to Romania
Thursday, April 24, 2025
President of the Bucharest Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIB) Iuliu Stocklosa was appointed Honorary Consul of the Kyrgyz Republic to Romania on the occasion of the inauguration of the Honorary Consulate of the Kyrgyz Republic in Romania in an event attended by Kyrgyz ambassador Idris Kadyrkulov, and the Central Asian country's consul Esen Aksamaev."Today is a particularly significant day for us and for all those present, because we welcome for the ...
Romania promotes its destinations at Kazakhstan International Tourism Fair
Thursday, April 24, 2025
Starting April 23, Romania participates in the 23rd edition of the Kazakhstan International Tourism Fair (KITF), promoting at its stand picturesque destinations such as Mures, Harghita, Bucovina, but also the seaside attractions of Constanta - Mamaia."Romania's entry to the Schengen Area made us the star destination at the fair this year, where tour operators from Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Asian countries stormed Romania's stand, just like the ...
Turnover in market services provided to the population down 1.9 pt in the first two months of 2025
Thursday, April 24, 2025
The turnover in market services provided to the population decreased by 1.9%, as unadjusted series, in the first two months of this year, compared to 2024, the same trend being recorded in the case of the working day and seasonally adjusted series (-2.6%), shows data published on Wednesday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).According to the official statistics, in the period January 1 - February 28, 2025, the decrease in turnover in market ...
Construction volume up by almost 17 pct in the first two months of 2025
Thursday, April 24, 2025
Construction volume increased in the first two months of this year, as unadjusted series, by 16.7%, and as working day and seasonally adjusted series by 19.5%, compared to the similar period in 2024, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics (INS), sent on Wednesday.In February 2025, construction volume increased, compared to January 2025, as unadjusted series, by 24.0%, while as working day and seasonally adjusted series, it decreased by ...
Trade of vehicles, motorcycles seasonally adjusted, up 0.9pct two months into 2025
Thursday, April 24, 2025
Wholesale trade of motor vehicles and motorcycles, in Romania increased in the first two months of 2025 y-o-y by 0.9%, seasonally adjusted, data with the National Institute of Statistics (INS) show.Wholesale and retail trade as well as maintenance and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles increased by 0.9% seasonally adjusted.On a monthly basis, wholesale and retail trade as well as maintenance and repair of motor vehicles and ...
Acting President Ilie Bolojan to attend funeral of Pope Francis at the Vatican
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Acting President Ilie Bolojan will attend the funeral of Pope Francis, the Presidential Administration said on Tuesday. In recognition of his global impact and historic ties to the country, the Romanian Government will declare Saturday, April 26, 2025, a national day of mourning, coinciding with the pontiff’s funeral at the Vatican. The decision will be formalized in a government resolution, according to ...
Patriarch Daniel: Pope Francis - personality of contemporary Christianity, his Pontificate leaves deep imprint
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Pope Francis is a personality of contemporary Christianity, his Pontificate leaving a deep imprint on the recent history of the Roman Catholic Church, the Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church (BOR), Daniel, has said."It was with deep sadness that I received the news of the passing from this world of Pope Francis, a venerable and well-known personality of contemporary Christianity, whose Pontificate has left a deep imprint on the recent history of ...
2025 Presidential Election/Nicusor Dan: Ilie Bolojan would be very suitable as prime minister if I become president
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Bucharest mayor Nicusor Dan declared on Tuesday that if he becomes president, Ilie Bolojan would be very suitable for the position of prime minister, given that he wants a prime minister capable of taking the country out of the routine in which it has been "stagnant" for years."I want a prime minister who has the same type of vision as me and I want a prime minister who is capable of taking the Romanian state out of the routine in which it has been stagnant ...
April 21, the "Friendship Day between Romania and the Federal Republic of Germany"
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
The Friendship Day between Romania and Germany marks a moment of excellence in the Bucharest-Berlin relationship and highlights the dynamic political-diplomatic and sectoral contacts, respectively the "vibrant" cooperation at the bilateral level, within the EU and NATO, Foreign Minister Emil Hurezeanu declared on Tuesday.Hurezeanu hosted a public diplomacy event on Tuesday to mark the Friendship Day between Romania and the Federal Republic of Germany, ...