Romania: Romanian employees’ short commuting distances come with long (…)

September 8, 2026

Romanian employees’ short commuting distances come with long travel times, study finds
Sep 8, 2026

Romanian employees’ short commuting distances come with long travel times, study finds.

Employees in Romania travel an average of only 17 kilometres to and from work each day, the shortest distance among the 16 European countries (…)

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