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Report:Value of minimum expenditure basket in Romania, up almost 5pct in 2024
Thursday, October 24, 2024
The value of the minimum expenditure basket for a decent living in Romania for a family of two adults and two children has increased in 2024 by 4.7% as against 2023, from RON 9,978 a month to RON 10,450 a month, according to a report by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation Romania and Sydex Romania that takes September 2024 value of the minimum expenditure basket into account.The value of the basket for a family of two adults and one child is RON 8,586 per month, for a family of ...
Brasov city, Via Transilvanica listed among National Geographic's top 25 not-to-miss world destinations in 2025
Thursday, October 24, 2024
The Via Transilvanica long-distance hiking trail is listed along with Brasov city among the National Geographic's 25 best destinations in the world to travel to in 2025, the Tasuleasa Social Association announced on Wednesday."The latest ranking by National Geographic magazine with the world's top 25 unmissable destinations for 2025 includes, among extraordinary locations in Guatemala, Mexico or Thailand, a city from Romania! Brasov is on the list and shares the place with ...
President Klaus Iohannis to pay a visit to Montenegro on Wednesday
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
President Klaus Iohannis will pay an official visit to Montenegro on Wednesday, at the invitation of his counterpart Jakov Milatovic.According to a press release of the Presidential Administration sent to AGERPRES on Tuesday, the official visit of the president of Romania, the first at the head of state level since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, marks a landmark moment in bilateral terms and takes place in the context of ...
Industrial partnerships, technology transfer, discussed by Defence Minister Tilvar with Turkish defence industry leaders
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Minister of National Defence Angel Tilvar met on Tuesday in Istanbul with Haluk Gorgun, the president of the Turkish Defence Industry Agency, context in which they discussed industrial partnerships and technology transfer, informs a MApN press release sent on Tuesday.Minister Tilvar also highlighted recent achievements in the field, including the acquisition of Bayraktar TB2 systems and the collaboration with the Turkish defence company Otokar."We appreciate and ...
Romania - Cyprus agreement for cultural, educational and scientific collaboration
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Education Minister Ligia Deca and the Minister of Education, Sports and Youth from the Republic of Cyprus, Athena Michaelidou, signed the 11th Implementation Program of the Agreement between the Government of Romania and the Government of the Republic of Cyprus regarding cultural, educational and scientific collaboration, for the years 2024-2029."This program will support the development of relations between the educational units and higher education ...
Geoana: Russia will use the most powerful “intimidation arsenal” in Moldova's second round of elections
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
The referendum for European integration and election results in Moldova were a success, but in the second round Russia's intimidation arsenal will be used more, said Mircea Geoana, independent candidate in presidential elections on Tuesday. “Now, in the second round for presidentialelections and in next year's parliamentary elections Moldova will undergo the fierest hybrid war practiced by Russia, not only in Moldova but also in NATO countries, ...
Ciuca: Big attemtp to include PSD and AUR leaders in second round. It is also Russia's will
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Liberal president Nicolae Ciuca (PNL) said on Tuesday, that action is taken to have the Social Democratic Party (PSD – ruling party) leader Marcel Ciolacu and the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR - opposition) leader George Simion in confrontation in the second round of presidential elections. According to Ciuca, such a situation is not only the wish of PSD , but also that of Russia. “We can see what ...
2024 Presidential elections/Geoana: There is an obvious underground understanding between Ciolacu and Simion in second round
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Mircea Geoana, a candidate in presidential elections considers that “the Russian Federation, concentrated on what is happening in Moldova, has not forgotten about other countries, Romania included, in this period of presidential campaign and parliamentary elections,” a context in which he says that “there is an obvious underground understanding between Marcel Ciolacu and George Simion,” which has in view the second round of presidential ...
Deputies Chamber adopts new mechanism for establishing minimum salary
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
The plenary session of the Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday adopted a draft law that ensures a new mechanism for establishing the minimum salary level, according to the provisions of a European directive in the field.The draft law is transposing into national legislation the provisions of Directive (EU) 2022/2041 of the European Parliament and of the Council of October 19, 2022, regarding adequate minimum salaries in the European Union.The draft law includes ...
MPs approve ratifying agreement establishing International Solar Alliance
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
At a plenary session on Tuesday, Romania's Chamber of Deputies approved a government bill for the ratification of the Framework Agreement on the establishment of the International Solar Alliance (ISA).According to the government, the agreement aims to strengthen global cooperation on the expansion of solar energy and will secure strengthening solar energy cooperation between Romania and the ISA member states, in order to transform the country's energy sector by diversifying ...
IMF downgrades estimates of Romania's economic growth to 1.9 pct in 2024
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has downgraded its estimate of Romania's economic growth this year to 1.9%, from 2.8% in April, according to the latest World Economic Outlook report, published by the international financial institution on Tuesday.According to the new IMF forecasts, after a 2.1% growth last year, the Romanian economy will slow down to 1.9% this year, and then accelerate to 3.3% in 2025. In the spring, the IMF estimated a 2.8% increase in Romania's GDP ...
Eurostat: Italy, Hungary, and Romania had highest government deficit in EU 2023
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
The government deficit in the European Union increased from 3.2% of GDP in 2022 to 3.5% in 2023, the highest deficit being recorded last year in Italy (minus 7.2%), Hungary (minus 6.7% ) and Romania (minus 6.5%), according to the data published on Tuesday by the European Statistical Office (Eurostat). In the euro area, the government deficit rose from 3.5% of GDP in 2022 to 3.6% in 2023. Last year, all EU ...
World leading energy and national security experts to attend in Bucharest EnergIntell conference, Oct 24 - 25
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
World leading energy and national security experts will gather on Thursday and Friday in Bucharest at the EnergIntell conference titled "Energy Concerns in National Security and Business Intelligence", the organizers said in a release.The conference will explore critical aspects of energy resilience and the use of business information in the context of national security, particularly in times of conflict; the sections of the event are slated at landmark venues in Bucharest, ...
Cigarette smuggling rises slightly in September to 8.6% of total consumption
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
The black market for cigarettes rose slightly in September to 8.6% of total consumption, compared to 8.4% in July 2024, shows a Novel Research analysis sent on Tuesday."In September, smuggling remains at a relatively constant level in most regions of the country. The region most affected by illegal trade continues to be the north-east, which recorded the highest increase in September, up 3.8 percentage points (p.p.) to 21.3%. There was also an increase in the ...
Study: About nine in ten Romanians choose private sector for jobs, whether or not employed
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
About nine in ten Romanians would choose to work in the private sector, regardless of whether or not they are currently employed, with the trend being even more pronounced among young people from Generation Z, with 93% of them currently gainfully employed choosing a private sector organisation, according to the latest survey "Most Wanted Employers 2024" conducted by a market research agency.According to a press statement released on Tuesday, the survey signals that the IT ...
Parliament votes to ban chinchilla and mink farms
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
The Romanian Parliament has voted overwhelmingly to ban chinchilla and mink farms, the only fur farms in the country. This decision comes after nearly two years of political debates and sustained campaigns by HSI/Europe’s office in Romania, alongside other animal protection organizations. Romania thus becomes the 22nd country in Europe to ban the farming of animals for fur, marking a significant milestone in Humane Society International’s ...
Abdulrazak Gurnah, Nobel Prize winner for Literature in 2021 visits Romania
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Writer Abdulrazak Gurnah, the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature 2021 will be in Romania ovwe October 22-25, at the invitation of Ltera Publishing House and the International Festival for Literature and Translations from Iasi. According to a Tuesday press release, the writer will meet the Romaian public at two events held in Bucharest and Iasi. The Swedish Academy granted Abdulrazak Gurnah in 2021 the most ...
2024 Goncourt Prize finalists unveiled in Bucharest
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
The Goncourt Prize jury announced in Bucharest the four finalist authors for the prestigious 2024 literary distinction. They are Sandrine Collette (with Madelaine Before Dawn), Kamel Daoud (Houris), Gael Faye (Jacaranda), and Helene Gaudy (Archipels), jury president Philippe Claudel told a press conference held on Tuesday at the National Museum of Romanian Literature in Bucharest.Claudel said that it is "an honor for Goncourt" to unveil the shortlist in ...
Presidential election/Moldova: Maia Sandu wins 1st round 15 per cent ahead socialist Alexandr Stoianoglo
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Incumbent president of the Republic of Moldova, Maia Sandu, who is running for a new term, seems to win the 1st round of the presidential election that took place on Sunday in this country 15 per cent ahead of socialist Alexandr Stoianoglo.According to the preliminary results presented by the Central Electoral Committee after counting 98.15pct of the votes coming from the 2,219 voting stations, Sandu, who ...
Referendum Republic of Moldova/ Siegfried Muresan: The result will induce the EU to accelerate Moldova's accession process
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
According to the preliminary results centralized by the Central Electoral Commission in Chisinau after counting the votes from 99.32% of the total of 2,219 polling stations, 50.37% answered "YES" in the referendum to join the EU, while 49.63% opposed this initiative. The tight result of the referendum does ...