The leader of the Social Democrats has left the National Permanent Bureau of PSD with the party’s decision to request the president to appoint him for the formation of the…
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Opinions and analyses by the editorial team at SpotMedia.ro, as well as comments from distinguished guests regarding the events of the day.
In a high-stakes game of deception, Putin is the one who loses
Due to the constant financial and military support that Europe provides to Kiev, Russia is facing losses not seen since World War II. Meanwhile, the U.S. is abandoning its historic…
3 reasons why Europeans are suffocating from the heat
Western Europe is gripped by yet another brutal heatwave this week, a sign of what global warming can do to this continent, even as climate change slips further down the…
Ilie Bolojan thanked Nicușor Dan. Ironic, isn't it?
The day after the Parliament vote that rejected the Government’s investiture, a wave of reactions on social media and comments emerged triumphantly announcing a victory for George Simion and the…
Nicușor Dan and PSD, the major losers in Parliament. The designated Prime Minister has collapsed
Marian Neacșu put on Hrebenciuc’s jacket and thought it was enough to negotiate a majority in favor of a liberal pulled out overnight from Nicușor Dan’s hat, the President of…
Why can’t Britain hold on to prime ministers? It’s the economy
„It’s the economy, stupid!” The slogan that became famous in Bill Clinton’s 1992 presidential campaign immediately comes to mind when analyzing the instability that seems to have become a characteristic…
Iran shows Trump just how hard making peace will be
The first attempts by JD Vance’s vice president to negotiate in Switzerland to turn the understanding memorandum agreed with Tehran into a permanent war-ending agreement are already facing serious difficulties.…
Trump says the Strait of Hormuz is “wide open” - but can ships’ safety be guaranteed?
The agreement between the United States and Iran has ended the blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most important maritime routes. American President Donald Trump enthusiastically…
CNN: Trump’s deal with Iran could prove a failure, but the president gets what he wants
American President Donald Trump seems to have found, finally, a way out of the conflict with Iran, after months of military escalation and threats. But the price could be high…
A isolated and disoriented president or a magician with a plan? Nicușor Dan, an enigma for his voters
In the heated public debate in Romania, there are two schools of thought, one arguing that Nicușor Dan, assisted by an institutional group, is developing a complicated gambit to deparasitize…
Nicușor Dan, a significant step towards suspension
It took Nicușor Dan one year to reach the same point as Iohannis did in the fall of 2021, when he manipulated the formation of USL 2. At least the…
Trump celebrates America's surrender
The peace agreement announced by the US is actually a victory for Iran. President Trump has announced that the United States and Iran have reached an agreement to end the…
Trump's pending Iran deal is bitter pill for Netanyahu
Thursday evening, President Donald Trump called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with news he did not want to hear: he was about to sign an agreement with Iran in a…
Why Nicușor Dan is the big loser of the political crisis and, in a way, undeservedly so?
At no point, since the formation of the coalition, has the head of state made any public statement that undermined the alliance between PSD, PNL, USR, and UDMR, formed to…
Eugen Tomac enters Parliament without votes. How do we get to early elections and who stands to lose the most
Although the situation is still uncertain, after PNL’s official decision yesterday, June 11, not to vote for the investiture of the Tomac Government, the possibility of Romania heading towards early…
The PSD-Technocratic government led by Eugen Tomac has failed. Nicușor Dan should go to Grindeanu
At the end of the second day of negotiations with the parties, Eugen Tomac, the prime minister designated by the head of state to form the government, has less political…
How North Korea became the most surprising economic success story in the world
North Korea closed its borders during the Covid-19 pandemic. Since then, they have only reopened for a few foreigners, including Russian and Western travelers and diplomats. These visitors describe a…
The Russian ghost fleet: 6 oil tankers under European Union sanctions and one under US sanctions have docked at the port of Constanța, according to monitoring by the Ukrainian government - Exclusive
On the morning of December 10, 2025, just six months ago, in the Black Sea, a Ukrainian military operation is underway against Russia’s phantom oil tanker fleet. A Sea Baby…
Exclusive Why did the Ukrainian drone explode in the port of Constanța? How a military operation against a Russian oil tanker departing from a Romanian port ended badly
Friday morning, at 10.30, an explosion shook Port Constanța. A Ukrainian drone Sea Baby, more of a spy drone, being full of radars and monitoring systems, self-destructed. Minutes before, Romanian…
'Just a show for Putin' - Inside the 2026 St. Petersburg Economic Forum
While Russia is holding its annual international economic forum in St. Petersburg, Ukraine has launched dozens of drones over the city, targeting a major oil terminal and military objectives. Participants…