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The representatives of the Romanian trade union federations, after meetings with interim labour minister Dragos Pislaru, demanded the unblocking of collective negotiations and a further increase in the minimum wage next January. The trade unions asked for a 15% hike of the minimum statutory gross wage to RON 5,000 after the 7.4% increase this July. …

Romanian president Nicușor Dan has referred amendments to the Decarbonisation Law to the Constitutional Court, warning of risks to the environment and to the implementation of milestone 114 under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR), according to a Presidency statement on August 26. The dispute could also affect EU funding linked to the reform.…

Romanian president Nicușor Dan announced the temporary failure of the negotiations on the public sector Wage Law on the evening of August 26, stressing that he had been mediating discussions between PSD, PNL, USR and UDMR since May. Romania was supposed to legislate the Wage Law for the budgetary sector by the end of August,…

Bucharest mayor Ciprian Ciucu is considering raising the heating tariff paid by residents this winter as the municipal district heating company Termoenergetica faces financial difficulties and the city’s heating system continues to operate below capacity. Ciucu said the tariff paid by households has not increased since 2022 and remains among the lowest in Romania. The…

Romania received a first payment of EUR 2.5 billion under the European Union’s Security Action for Europe (SAFE) defense instrument, the European Commission and the Romanian government announced. The pre-financing represents 15% of the country’s total EUR 16.68 billion allocation. The funds will be used to begin developing production capacities in Romania and secure orders…

Via Carpatia, a new international road corridor that will cross seven countries in Central and Eastern Europe, starting from the city of Klaipėda, Lithuania, and reaching Thessaloniki, Greece, is currently being built and connected, according to Greek publication Caradmotor. The same network will pass through Romania.  Major road infrastructure projects have been at the center…

The Romanian Senate, acting as the decision-making chamber in the case, passed the controversial law governing the National Integrity Agency, or ANI, on Wednesday, August 26, after it was amended to take into account decisions of the Constitutional Court. The bill passed the upper house of Parliament with 106 votes “for” and 19 “against,” according to…

Christian Tour (BVB: TRIP), a major integrated tourism platform and the first Romanian tour operator listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange, announced its results for the first half of 2026. According to the company press release, total revenues increased by 12% year-over-year to RON 184.7 million, while EBITDA advanced at a faster pace, by 24%,…

The First Lady of Romania, Mirabela Grădinaru, met on Tuesday, August 25, with a UNICEF delegation led by Edouard Beigbeder, UNICEF Regional Director for Europe, Central Asia, the Middle East and North Africa, to discuss promoting children’s rights and strengthening the participation of children and young people in decisions that affect their lives. The discussions…

A drone fragment was found on Wednesday, August 26, on a beach in the Romanian Black Sea resort of Olimp. The fragment was brought onto the beach by waves and was noticed by several people who notified the authorities. Authorities restricted access to the area, and specialists went to the scene to analyze the object.…