poverty

Between 2016 and 2021, Romania experienced robust economic growth, resulting in a substantial reduction in poverty. The poverty rate ($6.85/day PPP) dropped by 14.7 percentage points to 7.1 percent, according to a recent World Bank report.…

In 2023, nearly 20 million children in the EU faced the risk of poverty or social exclusion, the latest Eurostat data revealed. This accounted for 24.8% of children under 18, showing relative stability compared to 2022, with just a minor…

Almost one in 5 (19.8%) people was affected in 2023 by severe material and social deprivation, according to the data published on Friday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS). The number of poor people was, in 2023, 3.97 million…

One in five Romanian children does not finish school on time, over half a million children had at least one parent away at work, and Romanian children continue to be the most vulnerable in the European Union, 41.5% of them learning are at…

In absolute terms, the number of impoverished individuals last year was 4.02 million Romanians, a decrease of 278,000 people compared to 2021, as reported by the National Institute of Statistics on Friday. Thus, the National Institute of…

Over 60% of Romanians self-evaluate negatively from the point of view of their personal value to society and 8 out of 10 say that they have felt discriminated at least once in their life. Moreover, 86% of respondents feel that they have…

Almost a quarter (24.4%) of children in the EU were at risk of poverty and social exclusion last year, compared to 21.1% of adults (18 years and over). Romania has the highest share of children in this situation (41.5%), followed by…

The National Council for Combating Discrimination (CNCD), following a notification by the CRJ, sanctioned the Municipality of Cluj-Napoca for provisions of a Local Council Decision that disadvantage people without financial means, in…

Trade disruptions and inflation are weighing on firms and households, threatening to derail Europe's recovery and push many citizens into poverty. The slowdown in growth is particularly pronounced in countries in close proximity to…

One in two children in Romania is abused, and 41.5% of children are at risk of poverty or social exclusion, the highest rate in the European Union, while 45% of girls under 15 become mothers in EU countries come from Romania, according to…