There is a split in the Romanian government. The deputy prime minister, the secretary general of the government and six ministers from the Social Democratic Party (PSD), which was the largest in the coalition, resigned today.
Today, the “Open Urban Development Program” was officially launched in the city of Vadul lui Voda. The program includes the construction of a modern water intake station on the Dniester River.
Samsung’s growing profits amid the AI boom have brought out its employees to protest. They are threatening to strike over a dispute over bonuses, demanding a share of profits.
In seven years, more than 300 thousand residential properties have been registered for the first time, almost 6 million have been assessed and reassessed, state property has been determined in more than 360 settlements, and the cadastral archive of 70 million pages has been fully digitized.
From the beginning of next year, employers will be exempted from the obligation to fill in the “AM Occupational Accidents” questionnaire. This eliminates double reporting of incidents involving the temporary disability of an employee.
The Ministry of Finance has announced its intention to amend Law No. 34/2024 on cash payments and invites professionals and stakeholders to engage in the process by submitting comments by May 13 this year.
The European Union officially launches an internal procedure to unblock a 90 billion euro loan to Ukraine and a 20-pack of sanctions against Russia.
The State Inspectorate for Territorial Planning and Construction (GITPS) urged construction companies to contribute to the demolition of the House of Moscow, either free of charge or for a nominal fee, but there were no willing to do so.
This controversial issue has been put up for public discussion. As Dan Perchun, Minister of Education and Research, emphasizes, the use of video cameras will not be mandatory.
Citizens are exempt from paying contributions to technical standards for the construction of dwellings. They were paid by individuals when erecting individual dwellings.
The Day Labor Law will be supplemented with new provisions governing the use of the e-Zilier electronic voucher accounting platform.
The government backs the parliamentary initiative on the re-introduction of the minimum rates of the real estate tax, as well as the transfer of the right to local public administration bodies to establish exemptions or exemptions on the payment of real estate tax for certain categories of citizens.
On April 21 this year, the Estonian Parliament approved a law accelerating the construction of national defense facilities.
As of May 1 this year, the reduced VAT rate of 8% currently in effect for medical devices will be canceled. The legislators decided to return to the basic 20% rate for them, as the privilege introduced last year did not work.
Hungary’s future Prime Minister Péter Magyar held a press conference on Monday following the first meeting of the parliamentary faction of the Tisza party. After naming the ministers of the future government, he also touched upon foreign policy issues.
In the first quarter of 2026, payroll tax liabilities increased by 10.19% compared to the same period of 2025. In total, the amount of payroll taxes amounted to 12 billion lei.
Along with the two state-owned publishing houses “Știința” and “Lumina”, which will be offered for sale, the state’s share (11.2%) in the printing house “Metrompas” will also be auctioned.
On Monday, April 20, a refund portal went live for U.S. businesses affected by Trump’s tariffs. Applications for $127 billion have already been submitted. But the process could take months, and consumers will barely feel the benefits.
This is how the initiative of Parliament Speaker Igor Grosu to abandon the 5+2 format and create a new negotiating mechanism for the Transnistrian settlement was commented by the chairman of the Alliance of Moldovans party, Dumitru Roibu.
Romanian Finance Minister Alexandru Nazare held meetings with investors and representatives of rating agencies in Washington and New York, during which he agreed to invest 2 billion euros. These funds will accelerate the implementation of strategic projects in the neighboring country.
