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AEP: As of end-October 2024, 19,002,912 Romanians eligible to vote
Monday, November 4, 2024
The Standing Electoral Authority (AEP) announced on Friday that there were 19,002,912 Romanians eligible to vote featuring in the Electoral Register as of October 31, up 8,622 from the previous month's 18,994,290 Romanian voters.According to AEP, the difference is a result of the current operations carried out by mayors in the Electoral Register and the import of data from the General Directorate of Passports (DGP).In October, 388 people ...
BEC: Avangarde and CIRA - accredited to conduct exit polls
Monday, November 4, 2024
The Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) for the election of the President of Romania has decided to accredit two more public opinion polling institutes - Avangarde S.R.L. Socio-Behavioural Studies Group and The Center for International Research and Analysis S.R.L (CIRA) - to conduct exit polls for the presidential elections.Earlier, on 30 October, the Centre for Urban and Regional Sociology - CURS ...
U.S. Ambassador: Delivery of Fargo Jet cloud seeding aircraft, proof of strong U.S.-Romania strategic partnership
Monday, November 4, 2024
The delivery to Romania by North Dakota-based Fargo Jet of the first precipitation enhancement aircraft is yet another example of the strategic partnership between the United States of America and Romania, as well as of the two countries' ever growing bilateral trade and investment relationship, U.S. ambassador in Bucharest Kathleen Kavalec said on Friday, as she opened the event that marked the commissioning of Romania's first cloud seeding airplane, delivered by Fargo ...
OECD Committee on Agriculture analyses Romania's agricultural policies
Monday, November 4, 2024
Romania's agricultural policies were analysed at a meeting in late October of the Committee on Agriculture (COAG) of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), where a delegation of Romania's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MADR), led by senior official Sorin Moise, also participated.According to MADR, the MADR delegation was present in Paris, October 28-31, 2024, at the OECD events on the sustainability and ...
Romania's forex reserves dip to EUR 62.841 bln at the end of October
Monday, November 4, 2024
As of end-October 2024, the forex reserves of the National Bank of Romania (BNR) stood at 62.841 billion euros, 4.46 percent down from 65.778 billion euros as of the end of September 2024, the central bank announced in a release on Friday.Inflows recorded in October 2024 amounted to 2.801 billion euros, representing changes in the foreign exchange reserve requirements of the credit institutions, inflows into the accounts of the Ministry of Public Finance, ...
Ministry of Finance plans loans of almost 6.5 billion RON from banks, in November 2024
Monday, November 4, 2024
The Ministry of Finance (MF) has planned, in November 2024, loans from commercial banks in the amount of 5.7 billion RON, to which the sum of 795 million RON can be added through additional sessions of non-competitive offers, related to bond auctions.The total amount, of 6.495 billion RON, is 95 million RON higher than the one that was scheduled in October 2024, of 6.405 billion RON, and will be intended for refinancing the public debt and financing the ...
Tezaur government bonds with annual interest rates up to 7.10%, starting today
Monday, November 4, 2024
The Romanians can invest, starting with Monday in government bonds in a new edition of the Tezaur with annual interest of over 7% with maturities of 1.3 for five years, informs the ministry of public finances (MFP).‘Starting with Monday, 4 November the Romanians can invest in Tezaur government bonds with maturities of 1.3 or five years, with annual interests advantageous of 5.95%, 6.70% and 7.10% respectively, says the ...
Average net salary in Cluj 40-45% higher than in other counties in North-West Region
Monday, November 4, 2024
The average net salary in Cluj County is 40-45% higher than in other counties in the North-West Region, according to data released on Friday by the Bistrita-Nasaud Regional Directorate of Statistics.The North-West Region includes the counties of Bihor, Bistrita-Nasaud, Cluj, Maramures, Satu Mare, and Salaj.The published statistics refer to the average salary recorded from January to August, both at the regional level and in each of the six ...
Cybercrime - project carried out by Romanian Police until 2026
Monday, November 4, 2024
The Romanian Police are running, between October 2024 and April 2026, the project "Cybercrime - Increasing the capacity to combat child pornography through computer systems", co-financed by the European Commission, within the National Program 2021 - 2027 Internal Security.According to a press release from the Romania Police sent to AGERPRES on Friday, the Cyber-CSE project aims to improve the investigative capacity in a coordinated and ...
AEP head announces start of legislative election campaign on Nov 1, wrap-up on Nov 30
Friday, November 1, 2024
President of the Permanent Electoral Authority (AEP) Toni Grebla announced that the campaign for Romania's legislative elections starts on Friday, November 1, and will end on November 30 at 7:00 a.m., noting that all candidates must replace their pre-campaign promotional materials with those accepted by the law for this period.According to Grebla, approximately 21,000,000 ballot papers for each the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate will be ...
“Troll farms scandal": AEP requests Tiktok, Facebook and Instagram to check and adopt measures
Friday, November 1, 2024
Toni Grebla. the president of the Permanent Election Authority (AEP), declared on Thursday, about the possibility of the existence of “troll farms” at elections, that he requested the mains platforms – Tiktok, Facebook and Instagram, to check if there are significant communication flows , and in case there is evidence of such situations, to take measures and inform AEP. “We have ...
Ambassador Kathleen Kavalec Statement on International Black Sea Day
Friday, November 1, 2024
October 31, 2024 The Black Sea is of critical geostrategic importance – a key sea lane for global trade, security, energy and humanitarian efforts. On International Black Sea Day, we reaffirm United States support for a Black Sea that is secure, prosperous, interconnected, and free from threats of military aggression, economic coercion, and malign influence, including those posed by ...
Managements of Romanian, Moldovan, Ukrainian customs authorities hold trilateral meeting in Chisinau
Friday, November 1, 2024
The managements of the Romanian, Moldovan and Ukrainian customs authorities met on Wednesday in Chisinau to discuss topics such as boosting customs cooperation in the fields of trade facilitation and anti-fraud, and the implementation of joint measures to render inter-institutional interaction more efficient, the Romanian Customs Authority said in a release.Representatives of the three customs authorities and of the European Union High-Level Advisers Mission ...
Romania: EPPO dismantles criminal scheme that obtained €2.2 million for pastures involving public officials
Friday, November 1, 2024
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Timisoara (Romania) arrested three suspects yesterday, including two public officials, in an investigation into a criminal scheme that obtained €2.2 million in EU funds for pastures, https://www.eppo.europa.eu/ informs. One of the individuals detained is a sheep breeder who owns a large estate in ...
Government sets limits of budget and commitment appropriations for November 2024
Friday, November 1, 2024
The Government established on Friday, by memorandum, the limits of budget and commitment appropriations for November 2024.According to a press release issued by the Executive, the adoption of the memorandum approves the opening of budget appropriations related to the budget appropriations limits for November 2024, according to Emergency Ordinance no. 34/2023 on some fiscal-budgetary measures, extension of some terms, with subsequent amendments and ...
Minister Caciu: Largest investment program in health infrastructure starts on Friday, budget exceeds 13 billion RON
Friday, November 1, 2024
The largest investment program in the health infrastructure begins on Friday, November 1, 2024, with the opening of the call for submission of projects within the National Program for Investments in the Infrastructure of Hospital Units, the allocated budget being over 13 billion RON, the minister of European Investments and Projects, Adrian Caciu, posted on his Facebook page, on Thursday.According to him, the potential beneficiaries of this national ...
Study: Revenue of Romanian companies increased 6.5 times and profits 10 times, in last 15 years
Friday, November 1, 2024
The total revenues of Romanian companies have increased 6.5 times in the last 15 years, from 400 billion RON in 2008 to over 2,600 billion RON in 2023, according to the "Entrepreneur Profile 2024" study conducted for ING Bank Romania by Datable and Impact Hub Bucharest, with the support of Startarium.The biggest increase, over 60%, was observed in the period 2021-2023.On the contrary, the growth rate of the total net profit of Romanian ...
Kantar Study: Romanians, the most worried residents of CEE about the increase in poverty and possible food crises
Friday, November 1, 2024
Kantar Romania launches the Life Satisfaction in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) 2024 report. The study reveals how satisfied the inhabitants of Central and Eastern Europe* are with their lives in general and regarding different aspects: family, career, social life, income or political life. The research also addresses the current threats people perceive, as well as attitudes towards work-life ...
Survey: Three quarters of Romanians do not trust recommendations made by influencers
Friday, November 1, 2024
Almost three quarters of Romanians (73.74%) say, on the eve of Black Friday, that they do not trust recommendations of products and services made by influencers, according to a specialized survey, released on Thursday.Moreover, to be convinced to make a purchase from an online store, 55.62% of respondents want the product to have more than 10 reviews, while 17.15% are satisfied with 5 to 10 reviews.For 11.92% of respondents it matters that a ...
September unemployment rate remains at 5.5pct, similar to August
Friday, November 1, 2024
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in September 2024 remained at 5.5%, the same level as in August, being 0.5 percentage points higher among men than among women, according to provisional data the National Institute of Statistics (INS) sent on Thursday.The number of unemployed persons (aged 15-74) estimated for September 2024 was 450,900 persons, down from the previous month (452,300 persons), but also compared to the same period of the previous year ...