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18:50, 11.10.2020

PSD leader Ciolacu calling on all political forces to care about people's lives instead of percentages

Romania must prepare itself to avoid a medical catastrophe, national chairman of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) Marcel Ciolacu said on Sunday, adding that it was time for all political forces to shake hands…




20:55, 09.10.2020

Tataru on seroprevalence study: immunization percetage - 4.6%

Health Minister Nelu Tataru said on Friday that, so far, following the processing of 11,000 tests in the seroprevalence study, the percentage of immunization to the novel coronavirus is 4.6%, according to Agerpres."Seroprevalence…




16:01, 01.10.2020

Orban, on closing restaurants: In localities where infection percentage exceeded, activity to be restricted

Prime Minister Ludovic Orban said that in the localities where it will be found that the percentage of COVID infections has been exceeded, compared to the one established by the authorities, it will be decided…




13:25, 01.10.2020

The unemployment rate in Romania, down to 5,3% in August 2020

The unemployment rate in Romania decreased to 5.3% in August 2020, being 0.1 percentage points lower than the one registered in the previous month, informs on Thursday the National Institute of Statistics (INS),…




21:20, 28.09.2020

Romania's unemployment rate increases to 3.3 pct in August

The national unemployment rate in August stood at 3.3pct, 0.26 percentage points above the same month in 2019, according to data from the National Agency for Employment (ANOFM), published on Monday.The percentage…




13:55, 10.09.2020

Ombudsperson: Significant percentage of students unable to access online education

Ombudsperson Renate Weber declared on Thursday that an analysis carried out by representatives of this institution and of the Children's Ombudsman has found that a significant percentage of Romanian students are…




10:40, 01.09.2020

INS: Unemployment rate stands at 5.4% in July

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 5.4% in July 2020, by 0.1 percentage points higher than the previous month, according to a release from the National Institute of Statistics (INS) issued on Tuesday…




20:10, 13.08.2020

FinMin Citu: Budget deficit estimated to grow up to 8.6pct of GDP this year

The budget deficit is estimated to increase this year from 6.7% of GDP to 8.6% of GDP, five percentage points being directly related to the crisis period that Romania is going through today, the Minister of Public…




14:15, 10.08.2020

Orban: Minimum pension to rise by similar percentage that we will decide for pension point increase

Prime Minister Ludovic Orban said on Monday that the decision on the percentage increase in pensions will be made this week, stating that the minimum pension will also be increased by a percentage similar to the…




18:30, 03.08.2020

Labour minister: Pensions, to increase from September 1, several scenarios being considered one percentage of increase

Minister of Labour and Social Protection Violeta Alexandru declared on Monday, in Alba Iulia, that the pensions will "certainly" increase starting with September 1, without specifying the percentage of the increase,…




12:05, 30.07.2020

Over 55 pct of Romanians believe in coronavirus existence, whilst 12 pct say it is a fake

Over 55 pct of Romanians believe in the existence of the novel coronavirus, whilst 33 pct have doubts about its existence, and 12 pct believe it is a fake, found a survey by market research company Novel Research,…




13:40, 27.07.2020

Child allowances to rise depending on economic forecasts

Prime Minister Ludovic Orban said on Monday that the government will provide for a staggered rise of child allowances, and that the growth percentage and pace depend on economic forecasts."We are currently assessing…




14:15, 10.07.2020

PM Orban: We will increase pensions, percentage to be made public after economic analyzes

Prime Minister Ludovic Orban has given assurances that pensions will increase this year, stating that the percentage increase will be made public at the end of the economic analyzes that the Government is working…




10:33, 26.06.2020

Employment rate for working age population down 65.4pct in Q1; unemployment up 4.3pct

In the first quarter of 2020, the employment rate for the working age population (aged 15-64) was 65.4%, decreasing by 0.6 percentage points against the one recorded in the previous quarter, whereas the unemployment…




09:03, 22.06.2020

PM Orban: We'll increase pensions so that we can pay them; increase by 40pct not financially supported

Prime Minister Ludovic Orban stated on Sunday evening that pensions will increase so they can be paid, showing that an increase by 40 percent cannot be financially supported. "The percentage with which the pensions…




21:48, 10.06.2020

Six in ten Romanians claim their day-to-day life is affected by corruption

Six in ten Romanians (64 pct over 26 pct the European average) state that their day-to-day life is affected by corruption, reveals the most recent special Eurobarometer regarding corruption, conducted in December…




21:16, 20.05.2020

PM Orban: Technical unemployment replaced by a measure meant to support resumption of activity

Prime Minister Ludovic Orban on Wednesday stated that technical unemployment is to be replaced by another measure meant to support those fields that will resume activity, through the allocation of a percentage…




17:09, 19.05.2020

Dan Suciu: 3-month ROBOR down by almost 1 percentage point from March

The 3-month ROBOR index has fallen by almost one percentage point from March until now and we will probably have an equalization with the Reference Index for Consumer Credit (IRCC), the spokesman for the National…




08:57, 19.05.2020

HealthMin Tataru: Immunological testing, to be conducted in each county and in each age group

The Minister of Health, Nelu Tataru, told Monday evening private TV broadcaster Digi24 that the testing that will start at national level after June 1 has the role of showing the percentage of people in Romania…




10:22, 12.05.2020

Eurostat: Czech Republic and Romania had lowest percentage of precarious jobs in 2019

Last year, 2.3% of employees in the 27 EU member states between the ages of 20 and 64 had a precarious job, with their employment contract not exceeding three months, and the lowest percentage of precarious jobs…




13:02, 27.03.2020

INS: Unemployment rate, up to 3.9 pct in Q4, 2019

The unemployment rate rose to 3.9 pct in the fourth quarter of 2019, up 0.1 percentage points from the one recorded in the previous quarter, the highest level, 18.5 pct, being registered among young people aged…




10:57, 06.03.2020

Eurostat: Malta, Italy, Greece and Romania have the highest gender employment gaps in the EU

The employment rate for women aged between 20-64 recorded in the European Union (EU), in 2018 was by 12 percentage points (pp) less than that of men of the same age, showed data published on Friday by the European…




11:17, 02.03.2020

Eurostat: Latvia, Estonia, Greece, Cyprus, France, Romania, Lithuania, earmark highest GDP percentage to defence

The 27 member states of the European Union earmarked 162 billion euros to the defence sector in 2018, 2.6 per cent of their total governmental expenditures, showed data published on Monday by the European Statistical…




18:10, 28.02.2020

January 2020 unemployment rate in Romania stands at 2.98pct

Nationwide unemployment in Romania was standing at 2.98 percent at the end of January 2020, up 0.01 percentage points from December 2019 and down 0.34 percentage points against January 2019, the National Employment…




12:16, 24.02.2020

Share of innovative enterprises up 4.4 pct in 2016-2018 from 2014-2016

The share of companies that introduced new or substantially improved products or business processes to the market was 14.6 pct, in 2016-2018, which represents an increase of 4.4 percentage points compared to 2014-2016,…




16:36, 15.01.2020

Financial liabilities of Romania's general gov't advance to 23.5pct of GDP in Q3 2019

The financial liabilities of Romania's general government stated as a share of the gross domestic product (GDP), increased in Q3 2019 by 1.1 percentage points, to 23.5pct, according to data released by the National…




11:15, 09.01.2020

World Bank slightly improves estimates on Romania's economic growth in 2019 and 2020

The World Bank revised upwards to 3.9 percent its estimations regarding Romania's economy growth in 2019, by 0.3 percentage points more than the forecast in June 2019, reads the "Global Economic Prospects" report,…




10:39, 20.12.2019

Unemployment rate stagnates at 3.8pct in Q3

The unemployment rate in the third quarter of 2019 was 3.8pct, equal to the one registered in the previous quarter, but the highest level was recorded among young people, according to the data of the National Institute…




14:59, 13.12.2019

PM Orban criticizes granting procedure for special conditions benefits as percentage of gross wage

Prime Minister Ludovic Orban has criticized, on Friday, the fact that the special conditions benefits are granted as a percentage of the gross wage, explaining that the employee earning 4,000 RON and the one earning…




11:36, 10.12.2019

Cyprus, Romania the lowest percentage in EU in high-growth companies

About 190,000 companies in the European Union were classified as high-growth companies in 2017, with a total 16.4 million employees, shows data released on Tuesday by the European Statistical Office (Eurostat). …