A former ROMATSA employee received the highest retirement bonus granted in recent years by a public institution in Romania: 2,771,040 lei, an amount equivalent to approximately 532,000 euros. ROMATSA, the…
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Bucharest faces hot water outages again. Major breakdown affects 90% of Sector 4, with disruptions elsewhere lasting until mid-September
Almost all of Sector 4 in the Capital will be left without hot water starting Saturday, August 22, after a major breakdown on the Berceni Pipeline. Supply is expected to…
Comarnic bypass nearly complete. When could drivers finally escape some of the Prahova Valley traffic jams?
The Comarnic Beltway has entered its final stage before opening to traffic. The asphalt has been completed along the entire nearly six-kilometer route, and the builders are now working on…
Romania Becomes First EU Country to Pay Consumers for Cutting Energy Use. How Will It Work?
Romania is the first country in the EU to introduce a mechanism through which participants in the energy market can be paid for reducing consumption during certain time intervals, according…
Marian Godină resigns from Romanian Police, 14 years before retirement
Police officer Marian Godină announced on Thursday that he has submitted his resignation from the Romanian Police after nearly two decades in uniform. He says he chose to give up…
AI's first effects are already showing in the labor market. Entry-level workers are the most exposed
Artificial intelligence is beginning to leave visible marks on the labor market. For now, the effects are not seen everywhere, but in some fields, the number of employees has decreased…
Romanian tax authority targets undeclared income. Hundreds of thousands could face tax assessments
The National Agency for Fiscal Administration (ANAF) is paying closer attention to the incomes of individuals, especially to undeclared money or money with unexplained sources. The tax authority has launched…
Farage wants to cut welfare benefits for foreigners. Romanians in the UK could also be affected
The British anti-immigration party Reform UK, led by extremist Nigel Farage, wants foreigners legally residing in the UK to no longer be eligible for a series of social benefits. The…
Thousands of Romanians are leaving Spain, the country that came to symbolize the post-2000 exodus
Thousands of Romanians have left Spain in just three months, one of the countries that attracted the largest Romanian communities after 2000. Romanians are now among the nationalities with the…
Getting an ID card at someone else's address? The homeowner no longer needs to accompany you in person
Romanians who are obtaining a new identity card and wish to establish their residence in a property that does not belong to them no longer need to come to the…
Major changes to Romania's Salary Law: Teachers' hourly pay could nearly double, over 75% of healthcare workers could earn more
Negotiations for the new Salary Law have brought important changes for Education and Healthcare, the two fields where discussions were the most difficult. Hourly pay in education is set to…
What is the secret of happiness? Researchers have an idea
Research on happiness has usually focused on the appreciation we feel towards others. However, two American researchers argue that we need to look at this idea differently to find out…
The first locality in Romania where water will be stopped due to drought
The locality of Mihail Kogălniceanu in Constanța County becomes the first in Romania where drinking water supply will be stopped every night due to drought and very high consumption, announced…
"Loneliness influencers," TikTok's new phenomenon. More women say you can live alone without feeling lonely
Frozen pizza, a lit candle, a book, and the quiet of one’s own apartment. For millions of people, such a Friday evening would seem sad. However, for an increasing number…
Thai woman opens safe holding €26,000 and can't believe what she finds
A woman from Thailand lost one million baht (almost 26,000 euros) after termites invaded the safe in her home and destroyed the cash savings she had stored. The woman, known…
As general strike begins, Cseke Attila says healthcare workers' pay will not be cut: "If no solution is found, the salary bill must be abandoned"
The interim Minister of Health, Cseke Attila, claims to have received assurances from the Ministry of Labor that the incomes of medical system employees will not decrease with the implementation…
Kelemen Hunor: "Zero chance" salary bill will reach Parliament this week, "still close to zero" next week
UDMR President Kelemen Hunor states that the new salary law is unlikely to reach Parliament this week and most likely not even next week. He cites blockages in negotiations regarding…
Latvia to remove Russia and Belarus from road signs. All will be replaced by September
Latvia will gradually remove all references to towns in Russia and Belarus from road signs, a measure that authorities in Riga intend to complete by September 30. According to the…
European country home to more than 600,000 Romanians bans smoking on terraces and beaches
Spain takes a new step in the fight against smoking and prepares a law that will significantly expand the areas where tobacco consumption and the use of electronic cigarettes will…
STB prepares voluntary redundancy scheme ahead of insolvency, up to 800 jobs to go
Bucharest Transport Company (STB) has initiated a voluntary departure program, one of the first measures provided in the company’s restructuring plan, before the insolvency procedure is opened. According to documents…