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PM Bolojan, in telephone conversation with Ukraine's PM, welcomes effors of Kyiv authorities to achieve just peace
Thursday, July 10, 2025
Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan on Tuesday evening had a conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart Denys Shmyhal, during which the two officials discussed Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine, its consequences on infrastructure and the civilian population, as well as its regional and global effects, the Government announced."Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan reaffirmed Romania's support for Ukraine and the commitment to continue it, including in backing Ukraine's ...
FinMin Nazare: Romania avoids credit downgrade risk, but danger not over yet
Thursday, July 10, 2025
Romania received a very good signal from the European Commission following the government's pledging responsibility for the fiscal package and thus reducing the risk of the country having its sovereign rating downgraded, Finance Minister Alexandru Nazare said on Tuesday evening."There can never be a 100 percent certainty (that we are safe from downgrading - Ed. note), but there's a high degree of certainty, given that the message we sent by adopting ...
Special pensions, reformed boards of directors, included in second package of fiscal measures
Thursday, July 10, 2025
Senate Chairman Mircea Abrudean on Wednesday said that the measures taken by the government are the solution for Romania not to collapse, adding that the second package of measures, which includes special pensions and the reform of the boards of directors, will be adopted in two to three weeks."We are in the situation that we all see in this coalition, based on the real figures that the Ministry of Finance presents, that there is no other solution for ...
Bolojan ask ministries and subordinate institutions to reduce foreign travel
Thursday, July 10, 2025
Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan ordered ministries and public institutions to take new measures to reduce foreign travel."Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan asked the ministries and institutions under their subordination and coordination to reduce foreign travel, for the most efficient use of public funds. The memorandum signed by the prime minister and sent to the ministries requests a careful analysis of the foreign travel to be carried out by the staff of these ...
Romania takes over command of Mine Countermeasures Black Sea Task Group
Thursday, July 10, 2025
Romania on Wednesday took over the command of the Mine Countermeasures Black Sea Task Group (MCM BS TG), during a ceremony that took place in the port of Constanta.Attending the ceremony were Romania's Defence Minister Liviu-Ionut Mosteanu, Chief of Defence Gheorghita Vlad, ambassadors, navy chiefs of the countries bordering the Black Sea and military attachés accredited in Romania.The task group is made up of military vessels ...
Entry ban to Romania for Chisinau Mayor, another two Moldovan citizens: Represent a Risk to National Security
Thursday, July 10, 2025
Chisinau Mayor Ion Ceban and another two Moldovan citizens are under a ban to enter Romania, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Wednesday."For reasons related to national security, Romania has ordered an entry ban to its national territory for Mr. Ion Ceban and another two citizens of the Republic of Moldova. The decision falls under the competence of Romanian institutions, in accordance with the relevant regulations," the Foreign ...
Paris Court of Appeal turns down Bucharest's surrender request for Paul Philippe of Romania
Thursday, July 10, 2025
The Paris Court of Appeal turned down on Wednesday the Romanian authorities' extradition request for Prince Paul of Romania, a descendant of King Carol II, who is supposed to serve a prison sentence in a case of influence peddling in connection with a dispute over the royal succession, AFP reports."I have always said that I believe in French justice," 76-year-old Paul Philippe of Romania said at the end of the ...
Parliament/ Motion of no confidence - tabled in plenary on Thursday; debate and vote on 14 July
Thursday, July 10, 2025
The censure motion lodged by the AUR MPs will be presented on Thursday in the plenary starting at 10:00 to be debated and voted on Monday, 14th July starting at 3:00 pm, decided the Standing Offices of the Deputies Chamber and the Senate.In this sense, the leadership of the Parliament extended the extraordinary session until ...
PSD: Exiting the government is not out of the question; we do not accept the role of an extra in a play written by others
Thursday, July 10, 2025
The social-democrat (PSD) Arad president, deputy Mihai Fifor, announced on Wednesday in the working groups of the party that there is already package 2 prepared with ” essential measures, clear and non-negotiable” which covers, among others, ”firm corrections to the abuse in package 1” of ...
Minister Nazare announces €4.7bn bond issue: 'Romania is already perceived as more stable'
Thursday, July 10, 2025
The minister of public finances, Alexandru Nazare announced on Wednesday night, that an issue of bonds launched on the foreign markets had a large demand, being one of the biggest issues of the last years, which shows that Romania is already perceived as a stable and credible country, after the first package of fiscal-budgetary measures. Nazare says that this gives confidence that the fiscal package is ”well –calibrated”, informs ...
INSCOP Research poll: 64.2% of Romanians believe domestic violence against women cases increased
Thursday, July 10, 2025
Two-thirds of Romanians believe that the number of domestic violence cases against women has increased recently, according to the second edition of the Informat.ro - INSCOP Research Barometer, conducted between 20-26 June.A total of 81.6% of Romanians say they have recently heard media coverage about domestic violence against women, while 18.4% said they are unaware of the subject.Regarding their level of engagement with the news on this topic, ...
ECOFIN's recommendations to Romania - considerably tighten fiscal policy, implement reforms and investments
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
The EU's Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) recommends Romania to considerably tighten its fiscal policy in order to ensure that net expenditure does not overshoot the corrective path outlined under the excessive deficit procedure, and also to strengthen its external position.Furthermore, in line with the Council Recommendation of 21 January 2025, Romania is requested to implement the set of reforms and investments underpinning the extension of ...
At ECOFIN meeting, Nazare shows extent of gov't latest tax measures
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Romania's Finance Minister Alexandru Nazare on Tuesday participated in the ECOFIN Council meeting and an informal discussion about the EU's prospects, underlining the extent of the measures recently taken by the government and Romania's determination to return to fiscal and budgetary discipline, according to a press release from the ministry.At the meeting of the finance ministers of the European People's Party (EPP), Nazare presented the current ...
Ilie Bolojan: On the overall there is a 40% tax increase on gambling
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Premier Ilie Bolojan explained, on Tuesday, that in the overall, there is a tax increase of 40% on gambling, in the first package of fiscal measures for which the government assumed responsibility in Parliament. “Such a taxation was not made in past years,”the premier declared at Digi 24. According to the head of the Executive, two taxation components ...
Bolojan: I asked the Finance Ministry to begin procedure of replacing EximBank director
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Premier Ilie Bolojan announced on Tuesday that he had asked the Finance Ministry to initiate the procedure of replacing the director of EximBank and pointed out the request would be sent to the prosecution. “I asked the Finance Ministry to begin the procedure of replacing the director of the bank. The request will be sent to the prosecution one of these days. I hope someone will see we cannot have ...
POLITICO: Brussels backs Romania’s drastic fiscal recovery plan
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
* Bucharest avoids the nightmare scenario of losing EU financial support, https://www.politico.eu/ reads. The European Commission has backed drastic measures announced by the new Romanian government to bring down its borrowing ...
European Commission expecting new measures from Romania regarding independence of judiciary, media
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Significant steps have been taken by Romania to complete the process initiated in view of taking into account the recommendations of the Venice Commission on the justice laws, but there have been no steps to enhance the independent governance and editorial independence of public service media, and political pressure on editorial independence affects journalists' work, according to the European Commission's 2025 Rule of Law Report, country chapter on the rule of ...
President Dan welcomes ambassadors from Hungary, Peru, Cyprus, India, Germany
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
President Nicusor Dan on Tuesday, welcomed for the presentation of their credentials, the ambassador of Hungary, Katalin Kissne Hlatki; the ambassador of Peru, Gloria del Carmen Olivares Portocarrero de Garro; the ambassador of Cyprus, Pericles Demetriou Stivaros; the ambassador of India, Manoj Kumar Mohapatra, and the ambassador of Germany, Angela Ganninger, at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace.According to the Presidential Administration, Dan and the ...
Deputy Premier Catalin Predoiu meets US charge d'affaires a.i.: Border safety and illegal migration on talks agenda
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Deputy premier Catalin Predoiu, the minister of internal affairs, had a meeting with Michale Dickerson, charge d'affaires a.i. of the US Embassy in Romania. The two officials reviewed the main topics of the bilateral cooperation as well as prospects of consolidating it, laying stress on border safety, fighting cross border organized crime and illegal migration. According to a press release of the ...
INSCOP Research: Nicusor Dan's activity as president is supported by 53.2% of respondents
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
According to the Informat.ro - INSCOP Research Barometer, published on Tuesday , 29.7% of Romanians totally agree with Nicusor Dan's activity as President of Romania, and 23.5% somewhat agree, bringing total positive support to 53.2%. Meanwhile, 5.9% somewhat disagree, and 35.9% totally disagree, resulting in a total negative rating of 41.8%. 5% of respondents either did not know or chose not to answer.INSCOP Research Director Remus Stefureac underlined that ...