A new legal framework lets companies share up to 15% of net profit with staff — but experts warn the tax break could tempt employers to use it as a wage substitute.
Companies may distribute up to 15% of net profit to employees, exempt from social contributions.
The tax advantage raises concerns the mechanism could replace genuine salary increases.
Adoption is voluntary; no employer is legally obligated to implement the scheme.
A US antitrust investigation forced the agro-chemical giant to suspend for seven years commercial practices deemed unfair to farmers — a warning sign for Romanian growers too.
Bayer suspends restrictive contract clauses for seven years following a US antitrust probe.
The clauses linked discounts to exclusive loyalty to the company's own product range.
Romanian farmers face similar practices; the Competition Council has opened no investigation.
Research institute INSETE data shows sustained capital flows into hotels and rental villas, far ahead of Romania's fragmented tourism investment landscape.
Greece exceeds five billion euros in annual tourism investment, per INSETE data.
Hotels and rental villas are the primary destinations for that capital.
Romania lags far behind, lacking comparable large-scale tourism investment programmes.
The reactor tripped automatically on May 4 due to a faulty insulator on the power evacuation transformer. Nuclearelectrica confirms reconnection on May 30.
Cernavodă Unit 2 was reconnected to Romania's power grid on the evening of May 30, 2026.
The automatic shutdown on May 4 was caused by a defective insulator on the output transformer.
The reactor's roughly 700 MW capacity covers a significant share of national electricity production.