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Trade unionists will continue to require the Presidential Administration to mediate the conflict with the government on issues such as the minimum wage or the collective labour agreement, said Bogdan Hossu, president of the Cartel Alfa trade union confederation, as reported by G4media.ro. Employers’ organisations argue for the minimum wage to be maintained at its…

Prime minister Ilie Bolojan said on Wednesday, December 10, that Romania’s state budget for 2026 will be adopted only at the end of January, citing the need for Parliament to first approve legislation required to ensure predictability and compliance with the country’s deficit targets. His comments came as the government has been working to align…

Bosch announced that its Global Business Services centre in Romania, at Timisoara, plans to reduce approximately 510 positions of the existing 1,800 by the end of 2030 as part of a cost-cutting plan that aims to lay off 13,000 employees worldwide across the entire group. The company cited “stagnant demand for services” and “productivity potentials…

Romanian dairy producer Artesana will begin construction of a new factory in 2025, an investment estimated at EUR 8-10 million with production specialised in cheese products scheduled to start in 2027, Mediafax.ro reported. The company said it expects to close this year with revenue slightly above EUR 15 million. Chief Executive Officer Sergiu Multescu told…

Roșii Românești, a company registered in Timișoara as part of the Polish group Citronex, has begun its planned EUR 20 million investment in the construction of a modern hydroponic tomato greenhouse complex, accompanied by a packaging space, road infrastructure, logistics platforms, and utility connections. The documents have been submitted to the Environmental Agency, and production…

The government of Romania announced on December 10 that it had adopted measures “to rebalance the cooperation” with OMV Petrom for the next 15 years and a principled agreement between the two parties that “creates the premises for a balanced and predictable relationship, aimed at contributing to the consolidation of the country’s energy independence for…

A two-hour documentary published by the investigative platform Recorder on December 9, revealing how a structure coordinated and controlled through alleged benefits and penalties by High Court president Lia Savonea captured the entire judicial system over the past year, developing institutional mechanisms to legally free high-profile politicians and businessmen, some of them already with a…

Romania achieved a new cultural milestone as UNESCO added the cobza, a traditional pear-shaped string instrument, to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The element, officially titled “Cobza, traditional knowledge, skills and music,” was jointly nominated by Romania and the Republic of Moldova. The decision, announced on Wednesday, December 9, followed…

Plenty of Christmas markets and a designer gift fair are on this weekend for those looking for the right presents, while carol concerts liven the mood. In Bucharest: Bucharest Christmas Market November 29 – December 28 Held in the city’s Constituției Square, the event will have a 30-meter-high Christmas tree, Santa Claus’s House and a…

Romania, which for years ranked last in the EU for packaging waste recycling, now stands at the forefront of Europe’s circular economy, proving that a country with initially fragile infrastructure can implement, in record time, one of the most effective collection and recycling systems in Europe. This rapid transformation is taking place in a European…