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Coalition meeting at Gov't: leaders previously discussed magistrates' pensions with President Dan at Cotroceni Palace
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Representatives of the governing coalition gathered on Tuesday afternoon, at the Victoria Palace in order to discuss the measures set to be adopted in the coming period regarding the reform of magistrates' pensions and the public administration reform.The meeting is attended by Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan, the President of the National Liberal Party (PNL), President of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) Sorin Grindeanu, President of the Hungarian ...
Deputy PM Gheorghiu:No conflict between government duties and Daruieste Viata Association's activities
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Deputy Prime Minister Oana Gheorghiu stated on Tuesday that she fully complies with legislation on incompatibilities applicable to government members, emphasising that there is no interference between her governmental duties and her work with the Daruieste Viata Association, nor her role as a founding member of the association.She said any contrary claims are "false and unfounded"."I fully respect the legislation on incompatibilities applicable ...
Minister Pislaru: Romania undertakes reform of magistrates' pensions through PNRR;blocking process costs us 231 million euros
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Romania has undertaken the reform of magistrates' pensions through the commitments in the PNRR, and the blocking of this process by magistrates is costing us 231 million euros, said on Tuesday the Minister of Investments and European Projects, Dragos Pîslaru."Oana Gheorghiu declared something that is absolutely obvious to everyone: Romania can no longer afford to pay special pensions. No matter how hard this may be for magistrates to accept, we must ...
NGOs support Deputy PM Oana Gheorghiu through open letter signed by over 3,000 persons
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
More than 3,000 persons have so far signed the initiative launched by several civic organisations expressing their support for Deputy Prime Minister Oana Gheorghiu, whom the Superior Council of Magistracy (CSM) has accused of incitement to violence, hatred or discrimination.On Monday, the CSM announced that it had decided to refer the matter to the relevant authorities for investigation into the alleged offence of incitement to violence, ...
ForMin Toiu: Last night's bombing, a clear pattern in Russia's war of aggression
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Last night's Russian bombing against Ukrainian port infrastructure, with consequences on Romanian soil, "a clear pattern in Russia's war of aggression," Romanian Foreign Minister Oana Toiu said on Tuesday."Last night's Russian bombing against Ukrainian commercial ports' infrastructures resulted in drone fragments falling in an inhabitated area on Romanian territory. These actions are part of a series of similar incidents and represent a clear pattern in ...
President Dan: Facing Europe's worst security crisis since WWII
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
We continue to face the most serious security crisis in Europe since the end of the Second World War, President Nicusor Dan said on Tuesday.He conveyed a message on the occasion of the Combat Theatre Veterans Day, a moment to honour all military personnel who have taken part in missions where Romania has been, and continues to be, present alongside its allies and partners.The head of state noted that 11 November has special ...
Romania, R. Moldova join forces in new EU-funded emergency response project
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
The Emergency Management Inspectorate General (IGSU) is carrying out together with partners from the Republic of Moldova a cross-border project for the improvement of the joint response to emergency situations through joint training courses and the purchase of specialized intervention equipment.The project ROMD00024 - C TRAINED "Cross border joint training" carried out by IGSU is financed by the European Union through the Neighbourhood, Development and ...
INSCOP: AUR, USR - more popular among men, PSD, PNL - more popular among women
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
The Alliance for Romanians' Union (AUR) ranks first in voting intentions for the parliamentary elections, representing the choice of 44% of men and 32% of women, according to the results of an INSCOP survey released on Tuesday.The data were collected between 26 October and 3 November using the CATI method (telephone interviews), with a simple, stratified sample having consisted of 3,000 people, representative of the main socio-demographic categories of ...
FinMin Nazare: VAT increase is not being considered for 2026 budget
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
The hypothesis of a VAT increase is not being considered for the 2026 budget and any potential adoption of other measures will be discussed within the governing coalition, Finance Minister Alexandru Nazare said on Tuesday at the Fiscality and Technology Summit."We are not taking into account the hypothesis of a VAT increase for the 2026 budget. I repeat, we are not considering this hypothesis. I know there has been a lot of speculation, opinions regarding a ...
Bucharest Chamber of Commerce and Industry opens Representative Office in London
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
The Bucharest Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIB) has opened a Representative Office in London, and is set to open such business liaison entities in Calgary (Canada) and Chicago (US) by the end of this year, the institution announced on Tuesday in a release.The event was attended by Romania's ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Laura Popescu, President of the Bucharest Chamber of Commerce and ...
Economy Minister Miruta pays visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Romania must expand its economic relations beyond the borders of the European Union, the Minister of Economy, Digitalisation, Entrepreneurship and Tourism, Radu Miruta, stated during a working visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia."Romania must expand its economic relations beyond the borders of the European Union. We have valuable resources, real skills and partnerships that deserve to be built with trust. Economic diplomacy is not about symbolic ...
AgriMin Barbu: Saudi Arabian businessmen interested in investing in Romania's agricultural and livestock sector
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Saudi Arabian businessmen expressed their interest in investing in the Romanian agricultural and livestock sector, including in establishing halal-certified slaughterhouses, following a meeting that the Minister of Agriculture, Florin Barbu, had on Tuesday with a delegation of the Saudi Business Council for the development of bilateral cooperation in the agricultural field.According to a press release from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development ...
Over 100 companies bring IT solutions for the business environment at GoTech World 2005 in Bucharest
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
More than 100 exhibiting companies are presenting the latest IT and digital solutions for the business environment at the GoTech World 2025 expo-conference, taking place at the Romexpo Exhibition centre in Bucharest November 11-12.From artificial intelligence and robotics applications, to cloud infrastructures and advanced cybersecurity platforms, this year's edition focuses on applied technology and its concrete impact in transforming ...
Nicusor Dan meets on Tuesday the coalition leaders, amid tensions among parties
Tuesday, November 11, 2025
President Nicusor Dan meets on Tuesday the governing coalition leaders at 10 :00, at Cotroceni Palace, announces the Presidential Administration. The discussions of the head of state with the leaders of the coalition, PSD, PNL, USR, UDMR and minorities, come after a period of tensions between parties, but also a total blockage in the reform announced by the Executive on the ...
The Superior Council of Magistracy files a complaint against Oana Gheorghiu for inciting violence, hatred, or discrimination
Tuesday, November 11, 2025
The Superior Council of Magistracy (CSM) announced on Monday that it had decided to refer the matter to the 'competent authorities' for investigation into the commission of the crime of incitement to violence, hatred, or discrimination in connection with Deputy Prime Minister Oana Gheorghiu's statements about special pensions for magistrates. CSM sent on Monday a press release where they consider that, through her ...
Nicusor Dan: In Europe, we need to grow defense industry at an accelerated pace
Tuesday, November 11, 2025
President Nicusor Dan stated on Monday that the defense industry needs to be grown in Europe at an accelerated pace, given the current context. He took part in the AHK Conference: Cooperation in the Defense Industry between Romania and Germany."Germany is the main foreign investor in Romania, 17 billion euros, 235,000 Romanians who are employed in German companies. A few examples - 20,000 at Aumovio, 10,000 at Bosch and so on, in areas of expertise, ...
POLITICO: Romania and Bulgaria scramble to protect Russian refineries as Trump sanctions loom
Tuesday, November 11, 2025
* Both countries are mulling sanctions extension requests for their Lukoil-owned facilities. But deeper problems lie ahead, https://www.politico.eu/ reads. Romania and Bulgaria are racing against ...
Moldovan PM Munteanu to pay official visit to Bucharest, to have talks with Romanian PM Bolojan
Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova Alexandru Munteanu will pay an official visit to Bucharest on Thursday, his first foreign visit since taking office.He will meet Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan at Victoria Governmental Palace.According to a Government press release, Ilie Bolojan and Alexandru Munteanu will hold talks focused on topics and projects of common interest to the two countries in the current geostrategic context, followed by joint ...
Moldova, champion for EU reforms implementation
Tuesday, November 11, 2025
The Republic of Moldova is positively evaluated in the Annual Report regarding enlargement, published in Brussels on 4th November. Maia Sandu is present and has already had a meeting with the president of the European Council. However, the Commission calls on Chisinau to accelerate the current pace of reforms and notes that Moldova's goal of concluding EU accession negotiations by early 2028 "is ...
Romania, Moldova agree to strengthen labour, social protection partnership
Tuesday, November 11, 2025
The labour ministers of Romania and Moldova, Petre Florin Manole and Natalia Plugaru, have agreed to strengthen the partnership in the field of labour and social protection through the National Employment Agency (ANOFM).The two had a discussion on Monday, via videoconference, about the protection of unaccompanied children and their safe repatriation under a bilateral agreement about the child guarantee and how Moldova can build its own framework of ...