European Commission Vice-President, European Commissioner Roxana Mînzatu: "Romania has recorded better results compared to the previous year regarding the employment rate and poverty reduction."

"According to the reports presented during the semester, Romania has recorded better results compared to the previous year, regarding the employment rate and poverty reduction. The employment rate reached 69.5% in 2024, an increase of 0.8 percentage points compared to the previous year, but remains below the EU average of 75.8%, with significant differences between regions and between women and men," wrote Roxana Mănzatu on Facebook on Tuesday evening.

"I strongly believe that a modern economy cannot exist without well-trained people. And skills - or the lack thereof - do not stop at the borders of each member state. The economic future of Europe depends on our ability, as a Union, to train talents, to modernize education, and to better connect training with labor market demand," Mănzatu also conveyed.