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Grindeanu Announces Three PSD Priorities: No New Taxes in 2027 and Pension Indexation in Line with the Law
Sorin Grindeanu outlined three priorities for PSD: state reform, economic recovery, and restoring purchasing power, through pension indexation and reduced taxation on labour.
INS: almost 5 million Romanians are over 60, mounting pressure on pensions and healthcare
INS reveals that 4.89 million Romanians (25.7% of the population) are over 60 years of age. INS Vice-President Silviu Vîrva warns of the mounting pressure on pensions, healthcare, and the labour market.
Miruță wants 20% of the funds recovered by the Ministry of National Defence to go towards updating military pensions
Former Defence Minister Radu Miruță has submitted a bill whereby 20% of the penalties recovered by the Ministry of National Defence would fund a scheme to update military pensions in line with rank-based pay.
Foto ilustrativăPensions and one-off benefits: what the Labour Minister is announcing for 2027
Florin Manole announces a 6-month extension of one-off allowances for pensioners and a possible pension increase calculation of 7.3% from 2027.
Minister of Development clarifies situation regarding enclosed balconies built without authorisation: "I have not issued an order to make people pay"
Alexandru Stoica explains the order regarding enclosed balconies without authorisation, stating that it is not intended to impose additional charges on residents, but rather to clarify how the law should be applied.
Foto ilustrativăGovernment unlocks 2 billion RON for local debts. Deadline for councils to apply
The Ministry of Finance has implemented the 2,000,000,000 RON mechanism for settling the debts of local councils, institutions, and hospitals. Applications can be submitted until 25 November 2026.
Local councils and hospitals can apply for debt compensation with suppliers until 25 November
The Ministry of Finance has made 2 billion RON available to offset local authorities' debts to suppliers against those suppliers' tax liabilities to the state. Deadline: 25 November 2026.
Over 1 million Romanians checked their private pension account (Pillar 2) in 2026. How to find out how much money you've accumulated
Over 1 million Romanians visited pilonul2.ro in 2026 to check their fund and savings in Pillar 2. Investment gains reached 96 billion RON.
Rogobete considers dismissing doctors who leave the public hospital early to work at their private practice
The Minister of Health announces a national inspection lasting 2–3 months into patient appointment scheduling and doctors' attendance records, following his personal calls to several hospitals to book appointments.
Rogobete, on the test of booking "granny" into hospitals: "A problem we've known about for a long time"
The Minister of Health says that the difficulties in booking outpatient appointments have been known for over 20 years and that he simply wanted to highlight them through an experiment.
Foto ilustrativăMinistry of Energy Considers Extending Bill Relief. Chisăliță: "Income caps are being analysed"
The Minister of Energy, Dumitru Chisăliță, has stated that an extension of support for electricity bills and a modification of income thresholds are being considered. The amount under discussion remains 50 RON.
France: Senate removes a disputed provision from the military pension reform
The French Senate has removed a measure that would have reduced pensions for military personnel and gendarmerie officers. Prime Minister Lecornu has asked ministers to provide solutions within eight days.
Prime Minister Niculescu: the pension indexation rate will be announced in about a month, alongside the budget
Luca Niculescu says that the pension indexation figure will be known when the budget is drawn up, in approximately one month. Regarding new taxes in 2027, the Prime Minister offers no firm guarantees.
The 50 RON energy aid could be recalculated following a vulnerable consumers registry
Energy Minister Dumitru Chisăliță wants a register of vulnerable consumers to be established before determining the new form of the 50 RON energy bill subsidy.
Rogobete promises payment of on-call shifts for first-year residents in training
The Minister of Health wants all resident doctors, regardless of their year of study, to be paid for on-call shifts by the end of the year. The announcement follows a meeting with residents' representatives and the College of Physicians.
Foto ilustrativăHead of the Pensions House clarifies the figure of 2.2 million "incorrectly calculated" pensions
Vasilica-Valentina Robu (CNPP) states that the figure of 2.2 million comes from the extrapolation of a sample audited by the Court of Accounts, not from a review of all case files.
Head of the Pension House: the claim that 2.2 million pensions were miscalculated is false
Vasilica-Valentina Robu, the president of CNPP, states that not all 2.2 million pensions were miscalculated, following the Court of Auditors' report which estimated discrepancies of over 230,000,000 RON.
Foto ilustrativăPatients with a serious heart condition left without treatment after the manufacturing company stopped its donation
Hundreds of patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy have been left without their freely donated medication. 60 of them have taken the state to court and won, demanding that their treatment be reimbursed.
Foto ilustrativăThe Chief Economist of the BNR warns: current pensions could remain unfunded
Valentin Lazea (BNR) warns that abandoning efforts to reduce the budget deficit could lead to the inability to pay pensions in full and to Romania being downgraded to a "junk" credit rating.
Prime Minister Niculescu: pensions will increase in 2027, but the percentage has not yet been determined
Prime Minister Luca Niculescu confirms a pension increase in 2027, without specifying a percentage. Talks with trade unions regarding a minimum wage of 5,000 RON are ongoing.
Minister of Health made an anonymous call to book a neurology appointment: inspection teams dispatched to hospitals
Alexandru Rogobete called hospitals incognito on behalf of "his grandmother" and found that appointments were impossible to obtain. He ordered inspections at outpatient clinics and investigations at Colentina Hospital.
Foto ilustrativăRogobete called hospitals incognito to book a neurology appointment and announced inspections
The Minister of Health personally called hospitals, requesting an appointment at the neurology department for "his grandmother". Following the experience, he ordered inspections at hospitals, including Colentina, starting 5 November.
Foto ilustrativăPensions December 2026: Payment Schedule via Post Office and Card
Poșta Română begins distributing pensions on 2 December 2026, with completion by 16 December. For card payments, the exact date has not yet been officially announced.
Minister of Labour: pensions to increase from January 2027, plus Christmas bonus for three categories of pensioners
Florin Manole announces a pension increase from 1 January 2027, possibly by 7.3%, and a second instalment of the solidarity allowance in December, for pensioners with incomes below 3,000 RON.