Romania violated the rights of its former anti-corruption chief Laura Codruta Kovesi when they fired hire. The judgement issued by the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg follows a long catalogue of high-level corruption in Romania.

Overview Our previous briefing on this topic (Coronavirus: Implications for Employers) set out the main issues facing employers when dealing with the CoVID-19 outbreak. In this briefing we address some of the...

We report on Romania’s recently introduced data protection law, focussing on the provisions relating to the processing of national identification numbers and the rules on the use of CCTV and monitoring in an employment context. In July 2018, R...

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In Carpathia, Irina Georgescu shines a light on the richness of Romanian food culture

A Romanian man pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Matthew F. Kennelly in Chicago to one count each of wire fraud and conspiracy for his role in moving and hiding the illicit proceeds of an international fraud scheme.

A Bulgarian national pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia for his role in laundering money for a transnational criminal group based in Eastern Europe.

A Romanian man was sentenced today to 48 months in prison for his role in moving and hiding the illicit proceeds of an international fraud scheme.

An ongoing Internet fraud scheme conducted by several networks of organized cyber criminals in Romania and the United States has been disrupted as a result of a series of law enforcement actions coordinated since 2010 between Romanian and U.S. law enforcement, including numerous arrests and searches that took place yesterday in Romania.

Adrian-Tiberiu Oprea, 27, of Constanta, Romania; Iulian Dolan, 27, of Craiova, Romania; Cezar Iulian Butu, 26, of Ploiesti, Romania; and Florin Radu, 23, of Rimnicu Vilcea, Romania, were charged in a four-count indictment filed in the District of New Hampshire with conspiracy to commit computer fraud, wire fraud and access device fraud.

Adrian-Tiberiu Oprea, 28, of Constanta, Romania, was extradited to the United States and appeared in federal court in New Hampshire today, to face federal charges relating to his alleged participation in an international multimillion dollar scheme to remotely hack into and steal payment card data from hundreds of U.S. merchants’ “point of sale” computer systems.

Two Romanian nationals pleaded guilty today to participating in an international, multimillion-dollar scheme to remotely hack into and steal payment card data from hundreds of U.S. merchants’ computers.

A Romanian national was sentenced today to serve 21 months in prison for his role in an international, multimillion-dollar scheme to remotely hack into and steal payment card data from hundreds of U.S. merchants’ computers.

A Romanian national pleaded guilty today to participating in an international, multimillion-dollar scheme to remotely hack into and steal payment card data from hundreds of U.S. merchants’ computers.

Adrian-Tiberiu Oprea, 29, of Constanta, Romania, and Iulian Dolan, 28, of Craiova, Romania, were sentenced today to serve 15 years and seven years in prison, respectively, for participating in an international, multimillion-dollar scheme to remotely hack into and steal payment card data from hundreds of U.S. merchants’ computers.

Marcel Lehel Lazar, 42, of Arad, Romania, also known as the hacker “Guccifer,” was indicted by a federal grand jury today on charges of wire fraud, unauthorized access to a protected computer, aggravated identity theft, cyberstalking and obstruction of justice

For his latest drama, Corneliu Porumboiu revived a language unique to the valleys of La Gomera in the Canary Islands; a steep learning curve for his actors – and our writer

Try to imagine the least film-noir scene possible and you might come up with a group of five-year-olds learning to whistle. It is late morning, pre-lockdown, in a classroom at Nereida Díaz Abreu school on La Gomera in the Canary Islands, and the teacher – a bent knuckle crammed in his mouth – is relaying instructions in a piercing, swooping, set of whistles. The kids look quizzically skywards, then collapse in hysterics, although most eventually nail it.

“Touch your left ear with your right hand,” the teacher reiterates in Spanish.

Related: The Whistlers (La Gomera) review – thrilling Romanian corrupt-cop noir

We say to the kids: when you go to Tenerife and say you’re from La Gomera, people will ask you if you can whistle

Romania's competition system underwent a peer review of its laws and regulations at the 2014 Global Forum on Competition on 27-28 February 2014. Following this, the report was released at a launch event in Bucharest on 8 April 2014.

Government Debt in Romania increased to 323601.80 RON Million in the second quarter of 2019 from 314907.90 RON Million in the first quarter of 2019. Government Debt in Romania averaged 187764.88 RON Million from 2006 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 323601.80 RON Million in the second quarter of 2019 and a record low of 38469.80 RON Million in the fourth quarter of 2006. This page provides the latest reported value for - Romania Central Government Debt - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Imports from Romania in Turkey decreased to 225.59 USD Million in March from 226.11 USD Million in February of 2020. Imports from Romania in Turkey averaged 214.65 USD Million from 2014 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 320.92 USD Million in September of 2014 and a record low of 109.75 USD Million in August of 2019. This page includes a chart with historical data for Turkey Imports from Romania.

Loans To Private Sector in Romania increased to 107702 RON Million in July from 107564.30 RON Million in June of 2018. Loans To Private Sector in Romania averaged 101024.50 RON Million from 2007 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 121752.80 RON Million in September of 2012 and a record low of 48811.80 RON Million in January of 2007. This page provides - Romania Loans To Private Sector- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Wages High Skilled in Romania increased to 2880 RON/Month in 2018 from 2290 RON/Month in 2017. Wages High Skilled in Romania averaged 2267.50 RON/Month from 2015 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 2880 RON/Month in 2018 and a record low of 1860 RON/Month in 2015. This page provides - Romania Wages High Skilled- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Weapons Sales in Romania decreased to 2 USD Million in 2014 from 108 USD Million in 2013. Weapons Sales in Romania averaged 32.03 USD Million from 1971 until 2014, reaching an all time high of 173 USD Million in 1984 and a record low of 0 USD Million in 2011. Weapons Sales are presented as a Trend-Indicator Value based on the known unit production costs of a core set of weapons such as aircraft, air defence systems, anti-submarine warfare weapons, armoured vehicles, artillery, engines, missiles, sensors, satellites, ships and others. The indicator aims to represent the transfer value of military resources rather than the financial value of the transfer.

Romania scored 44 points out of 100 on the 2019 Corruption Perceptions Index reported by Transparency International. Corruption Index in Romania averaged 36.84 Points from 1997 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 48 Points in 2016 and a record low of 26 Points in 2002. The Corruption Perceptions Index ranks countries and territories based on how corrupt their public sector is perceived to be. A country or territory’s score indicates the perceived level of public sector corruption on a scale of 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean). This page provides the latest reported value for - Romania Corruption Index - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Romania is the 70 least corrupt nation out of 175 countries, according to the 2019 Corruption Perceptions Index reported by Transparency International. Corruption Rank in Romania averaged 68.57 from 1997 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 87 in 2004 and a record low of 37 in 1997. The Corruption Perceptions Index ranks countries and territories based on how corrupt their public sector is perceived to be. A country or territory's rank indicates its position relative to the other countries and territories in the index. This page provides the latest reported value for - Romania Corruption Rank - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

The Sales Tax Rate in Romania stands at 19 percent. Sales Tax Rate in Romania averaged 20.48 percent from 2000 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 24 percent in 2010 and a record low of 19 percent in 2001. In Romania, the sales tax rate is a tax charged to consumers based on the purchase price of certain goods and services. The benchmark we use for the sales tax rate refers to the highest rate. Revenues from the Sales Tax Rate are an important source of income for the government of Romania. This page provides - Romania Sales Tax Rate | VAT - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Electricity Production in Romania increased to 5222 Gigawatt-hour in December from 4901 Gigawatt-hour in November of 2019. Electricity Production in Romania averaged 5110.94 Gigawatt-hour from 2008 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 6455 Gigawatt-hour in January of 2017 and a record low of 4211 Gigawatt-hour in September of 2019. This page has Electricity Production values for Romania.

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Romania was worth 250 billion US dollars in 2019, according to official data from the World Bank and projections from Trading Economics. The GDP value of Romania represents 0.21 percent of the world economy. GDP in Romania averaged 105.37 USD Billion from 1987 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 250 USD Billion in 2019 and a record low of 25.12 USD Billion in 1992. The gross domestic product (GDP) measures of national income and output for a given country's economy. The gross domestic product (GDP) is equal to the total expenditures for all final goods and services produced within the country in a stipulated period of time. This page provides the latest reported value for - Romania GDP - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Employment Rate in Romania decreased to 66 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019 from 66.70 percent in the third quarter of 2019. Employment Rate in Romania averaged 61.35 percent from 1996 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 69.10 percent in the third quarter of 1996 and a record low of 55.40 percent in the first quarter of 2003. In Romania, the employment rate measures the number of people who have a job as a percentage of the working age population. This page provides - Romania Employment Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

ICU Beds in Romania averaged 548.48 per 100K people from 1980 until 2013, reaching an all time high of 709.49 per 100K people in December of 1986 and a record low of 402.61 per 100K people in December of 2013. This page includes a chart with historical data for Romania ICU Beds.

Romania recorded a trade deficit of 1.28 EUR Million in February of 2020. Balance of Trade in Romania averaged -666.21 EUR Million from 1992 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 137.60 EUR Million in February of 1996 and a record low of -2542.10 EUR Million in September of 2008. Romania exports mostly machinery and transport equipment, raw materials, and miscellaneous manufactured articles like textiles and footwear. Romania imports machinery and transport equipment, raw materials, chemicals and fuels. More than 70% of exports and imports are with other European Union members with Italy, Germany and France being the most important. This page provides - Romania Balance of Trade - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Exports in Romania decreased to 4826.50 EUR Million in December from 5998.80 EUR Million in November of 2019. Exports in Romania averaged 2315.03 EUR Million from 1991 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 6336.90 EUR Million in October of 2018 and a record low of 143.20 EUR Million in February of 1991. Romania exports mostly machinery and transport equipment, raw materials, and miscellaneous manufactured articles like textiles and footwear. Romania main exports partners are other European Union members with Germany, Italy and France being the most important. Others include Turkey. This page provides - Romania Exports - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Imports in Romania decreased to 6594.90 EUR Million in December from 7486.20 EUR Million in November of 2019. Imports in Romania averaged 3055.34 EUR Million from 1992 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 8298.10 EUR Million in October of 2019 and a record low of 219.70 EUR Million in January of 1994. Romania imports machinery and transport equipment, raw materials, chemicals and fuels. Its main imports partners are other European Union members with Germany, Italy, Hungary and France being the most important. Others include Russia and Turkey. This page provides - Romania Imports - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The inflation rate in Romania was recorded at 3.10 percent in March of 2020. Inflation Rate in Romania averaged 42.54 percent from 1991 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 316.90 percent in November of 1993 and a record low of -3.50 percent in May of 2016. In Romania, the inflation rate measures a broad rise or fall in prices that consumers pay for a standard basket of goods. This page provides - Romania Inflation Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The transportation sub-index of the CPI basket in Romania decreased to 100.16 points in February of 2020 from 100.24 points in January of 2020. CPI Transportation in Romania averaged 100.75 points from 2001 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 108.60 points in June of 2001 and a record low of 99.47 points in January of 2016. This page provides - Romania Cpi Transportation- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Cost of food in Romania increased 4.09 percent in February of 2020 over the same month in the previous year. Food Inflation in Romania averaged 18.47 percent from 1995 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 178.30 percent in April of 1997 and a record low of -8.97 percent in May of 2014. This page provides - Romania Food Inflation - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The Consumer Price Index in Romania decreased 0.23 percent in June of 2019 over the previous month. Inflation Rate Mom in Romania averaged 2.56 percent from 1990 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 30.70 percent in March of 1997 and a record low of -2.95 percent in June of 2015. Inflation Rate MoM measures month over month change in the price of goods and services. This page provides - Romania Inflation Rate MoM- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Housing Index in Romania increased to 125.49 points in the fourth quarter of 2019 from 123.57 points in the third quarter of 2019. Housing Index in Romania averaged 109.93 points from 2009 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 132.70 points in the first quarter of 2009 and a record low of 96.01 points in the third quarter of 2014. In Romania, the House Price Index measures residential property market prices. The HPI captures price changes of all kinds of residential property purchased by households (flats, detached houses, terraced houses, etc.), both new and existing. Only market prices are considered, self-build dwellings are therefore excluded. The land component of the residential property is included. This page provides - Romania House Price Index - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Consumer Price Index CPI in Romania increased to 100.50 points in March from 100.25 points in February of 2020. Consumer Price Index CPI in Romania averaged 102.50 points from 1990 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 130.70 points in March of 1997 and a record low of 97.05 points in June of 2015. In Romania, the Consumer Price Index or CPI measures changes in the prices paid by consumers for a basket of goods and services. This page provides - Romania Consumer Price Index (CPI) - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Crude Oil Production in Romania remained unchanged at 70 BBL/D/1K in December from 70 BBL/D/1K in November of 2019. Crude Oil Production in Romania averaged 103.15 BBL/D/1K from 1994 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 146 BBL/D/1K in February of 1994 and a record low of 70 BBL/D/1K in February of 2018. This page provides - Romania Crude Oil Production - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Industrial Production in Romania increased 0.70 percent in February of 2020 over the previous month. Industrial Production Mom in Romania averaged 0.37 percent from 2005 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 11.10 percent in April of 2013 and a record low of -12.30 percent in May of 2013. In Romania, industrial production measures the output of businesses integrated in industrial sector of the economy such as manufacturing, mining, and utilities. This page provides - Romania Industrial Production MoM - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Industrial Production in Romania decreased 2.60 percent in February of 2020 over the same month in the previous year. Industrial Production in Romania averaged 3.43 percent from 2001 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 17.90 percent in March of 2007 and a record low of -14.30 percent in January of 2009. In Romania, industrial production measures the output of businesses integrated in industrial sector of the economy such as manufacturing, mining, and utilities. This page provides - Romania Industrial Production - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Core consumer prices in Romania increased 2.60 percent in March of 2020 over the same month in the previous year. Core Inflation Rate in Romania averaged 5.33 percent from 2001 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 29.70 percent in December of 2001 and a record low of -0.50 percent in December of 2016. This page provides - Romania Core Inflation Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Employment in Romania increased by 1.30 in December of 2019. Employment Change in Romania averaged -0.25 percent from 1995 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 4 percent in the second quarter of 2017 and a record low of -10.40 percent in the first quarter of 2002. This page provides - Romania Employment Change- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Unemployment Rate in Romania increased to 4.60 percent in March from 3.90 percent in February of 2020. Unemployment Rate in Romania averaged 6.30 percent from 2004 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 8.70 percent in January of 2004 and a record low of 3.80 percent in June of 2019. In Romania, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force. This page provides the latest reported value for - Romania Unemployment Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Capacity Utilization in Romania decreased to 73.40 percent in the second quarter of 2020 from 74.20 percent in the first quarter of 2020. Capacity Utilization in Romania averaged 78.40 percent from 2001 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 86.40 percent in the second quarter of 2007 and a record low of 71 percent in the third quarter of 2009. This page provides - Romania Capacity Utilization - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The number of employed persons in Romania increased to 4997.10 Thousand in February of 2020 from 4992.40 Thousand in January of 2020. Employed Persons in Romania averaged 5651.77 Thousand from 1980 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 8496 Thousand in June of 1990 and a record low of 4095.20 Thousand in January of 2011. In Romania, employed persons are individuals with a minimum required age who work during a certain time for a business. This page provides - Romania Employed Persons - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.