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17:40, 13.03.2024

Reducing food waste depends a lot on educating consumer and not at all on restraint

Reducing food waste depends a lot on educating consumer and not at all on restraint

Reducing food waste in the household sector depends a lot on educating the consumer and not on restraint, said the president of the National Authority for Consumer Protection (ANPC), Horia Constantinescu, when…




15:30, 18.12.2023

Project for professionalisation of more than 4,000 maternal assistants, deemed a success (Family minister)

The project that has led to the professionalisation of more than 4,000 maternal assistants in our country is a success, said Family minister Natalia Intotero, quoted in a government press release.She participated,…




08:45, 15.12.2023

Measures to implement Digital Services Act on single market for digital services, approved by government

The draft law establishing a series of measures necessary for the application of the Digital Services Act on the single market for digital services was approved Thursday in a government meeting, the Executive informs…




13:56, 12.12.2023

Approximately 30 tons of second-hand clothes and shoes, stopped at border

Almost 30 tons of second-hand clothes and shoes, transported by two Bulgarian citizens in two road units for commercial companies from Romania, were stopped at the southern Giurgiu Border Crossing Point because…




09:50, 20.11.2023

As of end-June 2023, both parents of 11,149 Romanian children were working abroad (report)

As of end-June 2023, both parents of 11,149 Romanian children were working abroad (report)The total number of children in Romania whose both parents were working abroad at the end of June 2023 was standing at 11,149,…




17:26, 26.10.2023

European Consumer Center recovers 225,000 euros for consumers in first nine months of 2023

The European Consumer Center (ECC Romania), a department within the National Authority for Consumer Protection (ANPC), recovered 225,000 euros for consumers in the first nine months of this year, according to a…




13:15, 27.09.2023

Telecom authority head: 5G technology to be majority in Romania at 2026-end

Telecom authority head: 5G technology to be majority in Romania at 2026-endTelecommunications operators give us hope that, sometime by the end of 2026, 5G technology will be the majority in Romania, but the transition…




16:45, 14.08.2023

Minister Burduja: First Black Sea wind power plant projects hopefully as of 2027 - 2028

The first wind power plants could be installed in the Black Sea in 2027 - 2028, the location having a huge potential Romania will probably never be able to fully exploit, Energy Minister Sebastian Burduja declared…




09:50, 11.07.2023

Torture in nursing homes/446 social services, controlled on Monday, four were closed

The National Agency for Payments and Social Inspection (ANPIS) inspected 446 social services on Monday, four of which were closed, while in the case of 22 the activity was suspended, according to the data sent…




21:51, 26.04.2023

ANCOM president about communications market: There are very good data, we see spectacular evolution

Romania registers a spectacular evolution with very good data on the communications market, given that it has approximately 21.37 million active SIM cards for mobile Internet, 23.22 million for mobile telephony,…




12:05, 18.04.2023

Romania's rate of disabled persons at 3.99 pct as of end-December 2022

There were 875,594 persons with disabilities registered in Romania as of end-December 2022, accounting for a rate of 3.99 percent of the total population; of these, 98.12 percent (859,176) were in family care and/or…




12:00, 13.03.2023

Debate on consumer rights to take place on Monday

The Suta la Suta Romanesc Association [Hundred Percent Romanian - editor's note], through the Consumer Tribune platform, in partnership with the National Authority for Consumer Protection (ANPC) organizes, on Monday,…




19:05, 22.02.2023

Average upload speed for fixed internet increases by more than 50% in 2022

The average upload speed for the fixed internet increased by over 50% last year, compared to 2021, and the download speed registered a 17% advance, according to the statistics developed by the National Authority…




20:16, 17.02.2023

National Authority for Consumer Protection temporarily closes 38 Lidl stores in 17 counties and in Bucharest

The commissioners with the Consumer Protection imposed fines worth 7.3 million RON to some Lidl stores throughout the country and decided to temporarily stop the provision of services, until the deficiencies are…




09:41, 27.12.2022

12,706 children have had both parents working abroad, at end of June 2022

The total number of children in Romania who had both parents working abroad was 12,706, at the end of June 2022, with 760 more compared to the situation in March, according to data centralized by the National Authority…




16:11, 09.12.2022

Raiffeisen Bank gives back 13.4 million euros to 5,530 customers affected by unfair commercial practices

Raiffeisen Bank has started returning the amounts established by an Order of the president of the National Authority for Consumer Protection (ANPC) in relation to the bank's unfair commercial practices, so far…




13:10, 07.12.2022

Expert teams from Romanian Waters try to stop pollution on Danube River

A team of 30 experts, a ship and two boats from the Jiu branch of the Romanian Waters Authority - the Mehedinti Water Management System are currently intervening with 1,450 kg of decontamination substances and…




16:45, 05.10.2022

Blue Air is calls to court head of ANPC for false statements

Air operator Blue Air has filed a criminal complaint against President of the National Authority for Consumer Protection (ANPC) Horia Constantinescu, whom it accuses of "pursuing to cause extremely large material…




12:51, 22.09.2022

If entire spectrum were allocated, state would win 692 million euros from 5G auction (regulator)

The amount that could be obtained to the state budget from the 5G auction, if all the spectrum were allocated, is 692 million euros, according to the executive manager of Monitoring and Control from the National…




19:05, 18.07.2022

Blue Air prepares to exit market, stalls to not return customers' money (Consumers' Watchdog)

Blue Air is preparing to exit the market and is dragging out the minutes regarding the fine applied by the National Authority for Consumer Protection (ANPC) regarding the obligation of giving consumers their money…




22:40, 15.04.2022

Agriculture Ministry announces ample checks in sector of retail of agrifood products specific to Easter

Inspectors of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MADR) are conducting, at the national level, ample control activities, in collaboration with the National Authority for Consumer Protection (ANPC)…




15:50, 11.02.2022

Agreement between Romania and Republic of Moldova to reduce roaming and international calls tariffs

Roaming and international calls tariffs between the Republic of Moldova and Romania will decrease based on an agreement signed on Friday between the two states for a period of five years, informs the National Authority…




19:40, 07.02.2022

Family Minister asks Danish authorities for joint solution to bring back to Romania Rotundu child

The maternal grandparents of the child Mathias Rotundu, who live in Vaslui County, were the first to express their readiness to take care of him, and the National Authority for the Rights of the Child and Adoption…




18:21, 23.01.2022

Official data: 324 children abandoned in maternity wards, other health facilities in first nine months of 2021

A total of 324 children were abandoned in maternity wards and other health facilities in the first nine months of 2021, by one more than in the same period of 2020, shows data released on the website of the National…




16:16, 19.01.2022

12,339 children had, at the end of September 2021, both parents abroad for work

The total number of children in Romania that had both parents abroad for work was, at the end of the third quarter of 2021, 12,339, by 325 lower than in the previous quarter, according to data centralized by the…




21:06, 23.11.2021

Obor Central Halls in Bucharest closed by Consumer watchdog for major irregularities

The commissioners with the National Authority for Consumer Protection (ANPC) have closed the Obor Central Halls in Bucharest, on Tuesday, for major irregularities, ANPC announced on Tuesday. "On November 23, 2021,…




20:01, 09.11.2021

Commissioners with Consumer Protection propose temporary suspension of altex.ro website

Commissioners with Consumer Protection have proposed the temporary suspension of the activity of the altex.ro website for incorrect commercial practices in the context of Black Friday. According to a release of…




16:55, 01.10.2021

PM requests removal of manager of Clinical Infectious Diseases Hospital Constanta, removes ANMCS chairman

Prime Minister Florin Citu announced on Friday that he asked for the removal of the manager of the Clinical Infectious Diseases Hospital in Constanta, Stela Halichidis, and that he removed the chairman of the National…




19:30, 30.08.2021

PM Citu to have talks with relevant authorities regarding energy prices

Prime Minister Florin Citu announced on Monday that he will have meetings with representatives of ANRE (National Energy Regulation Authority), ANPC (National Authority for Consumer Protection), Competition Council,…




16:10, 19.08.2021

PM Citu says next week will resume talks on energy, gas prices' increase

Prime Minister Florin Citu says that next week he will resume the discussions with the officials in the field on the topic of the energy and gas prices' increase in order to quickly identify the best solutions…