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The fact that Romania is a poor country, with the lowest salaries in the European Union and the lowest standard of living, is well known. But these facts are far from exhausting the complexity of Romanian social reality, which hides paradoxes, contradictions, and counterintuitive truths. We invite you to discover them on the Social Monitor!

Latest News from the Social Monitor

  • Monitor Social
  • Muncă / Work

Romania's working population: below the European average, but showing signs of improvement

Romania ranks among the countries with the lowest rates of working population in the European Union.

  • Monitor Social
  • Justiție Socială / Social Justice

Romanians are among the Europeans most dissatisfied with their lives

Romanian citizens are among the Europeans most dissatisfied with their lives, even compared to those in Eastern Europe.

  • Monitor Social
  • Justiție Socială / Social Justice

The intention to emigrate among young people in Romania and other countries in Southeast Europe

More than half of young people in Romania want to emigrate to another country for more than six months.

  • Monitor Social
  • Justiție Socială / Social Justice

Single-parent families are more financially disadvantaged in Romania than in Western European countries

Single-parent families in Romania are more financially disadvantaged than those in Western Europe.

  • Monitor Social
  • Justiție Socială / Social Justice

Romania, lagging behind in tourism in Europe: only a quarter of Romanians go on vacation

Romania is among the European Union countries with the lowest proportion of citizens who go on vacation.

  • Monitor Social
  • Muncă / Work

Minimum wage in Romania: where do we stand in relation to other EU countries?

Romania continues to rank among the European Union countries with the lowest gross minimum wages.

  • Monitor Social
  • Justiție Socială / Social Justice

Rents in Bucharest and Cluj among the highest increases in Europe

Rental prices are rising rapidly across Europe, with Bucharest and Cluj among the cities in the European Union with the highest increases.

  • Monitor Social
  • Educație / Education

Decline in the number of public kindergartens in Romania over the last three decades

The number of public kindergartens in Romania has decreased in recent decades.

  • Monitor Social
  • Justiție Socială / Social Justice

Period poverty: Women in Eastern Europe work three times harder for feminine hygiene products

Women in Eastern European countries have to work on average three times harder than women in the West to purchase feminine hygiene products, according to the Social Monitor, a project of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Romania.

  • Monitor Social
  • Muncă / Work

Labor supply and demand. How does our country compare to other countries in the European Union?

Romania is among the EU member states with one of the lowest rates of job vacancies.

Learn more about the Social Monitor

What is the Social Monitor? It is a project that aims to present Romanian social realities in figures and data in order to encourage informed public debate. Figures?! Figures are for statisticians, for economists! That's not true, figures are for anyone who is interested, provided they are presented in an accessible and attractive way. This is what the Social Monitor tries to do.

How can the Social Monitor help us? It helps us to confront our own perceptions and subject them to empirical testing. Perceptions are most often influenced by personal experience, the environment in which we live, and the dominant public discourse. The Social Monitor helps us to better understand the reality around us and the problems facing Romania. For anyone interested, the Social Monitor offers the opportunity to form informed opinions based on data and information from official sources.

How do we use the Social Monitor? First of all, as an information resource, where you can find various information about the distribution of poverty and wealth, the structure of the labor market, and the gap between different regions and between Romania and other countries. Furthermore, as an information tool — our infographics can be shared on social media, used by the press, and by anyone else who is interested. Last but not least, the Social Monitor aims to be an interactive platform where you can exchange opinions and express your views.

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