The President of Romania, throughout the political crisis, repeatedly emphasized whenever he had the opportunity that he is nothing but a „mediator.” By adopting such a position, he placed himself…
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10 billion lei in 11 days: the cost of the political crisis - pressure on the exchange rate, interest rates and BNR reserves
The population and the private sector have already begun to pay the price for the political crisis triggered by the PSD, through the withdrawal of ministers from the government on…
Romania, without PSD?
In recent days, a race against the clock has taken place between social democrats and liberals for the votes on the motion. Negotiations were conducted face to face, and each…
Billions in investments at stake in political crisis: who controls the contracts?
Rivers of money and investments will flow into Romania in the coming years, and in just a few weeks and months, employees from the public administration and private sector will…
U.S., six months before elections that could shape the fate of Trump’s presidency
The United States entered the last six months before the midterm elections, a decisive legislative vote for the future of President Donald Trump’s second term. After two years that deeply…
Romania: How much of the media is still uncaptured?
Why do Romanians no longer trust the mass media? Not only because there are media trusts that directly support certain parties, but also because these parties actually finance their propaganda…
The alienation of AUR supporters. What remains of "Sorin, be good!" and "don't act like a virgin girl"?
Rarely has a motion of no confidence become such a tough and dangerous test for the parties involved. PSD, positioned somewhere below 20% in the electorate’s preferences, according to internal…
Trump rattles ties with Germany: plan to withdraw US troops catches even the Pentagon off guard
President Donald Trump announced that he is considering withdrawing some of the US troops from Germany, triggering confusion and concern in Washington. Defense officials say they had no plans for…
How Grindeanu struggles to convince moderate Europeans that the alliance with AUR does not mean extremism
Romania ranks 6th in terms of the number of MEPs in the European Parliament, with 33, and what is happening in Bucharest is making waves fairly quickly in Brussels and…
Wagon with Grindeanu, locomotive with Bolojan
Romanian politics has long lost any trace of reason. Looking at the statement of Marian Neacșu, former deputy prime minister from the PSD and negotiator of the party with AUR…
An adviser to Nicușor Dan announces that the president has not forgotten who voted for him and why - Video interview
The Bolojan Government cannot be saved in the face of the alliance between AUR and PSD. Moreover, it is hard to assume that the current political crisis will disappear once…
King Charles, mission accomplished at the court of America's mad monarch
The charm of the British sovereign, on an official four-day visit to the United States, has enchanted President Donald Trump and members of the US Congress, in an authentic demonstration…
Russia simmers in silence. Putin responds the only way he knows
Four years after the invasion of Ukraine, discontent is beginning to surface in Russia, against the backdrop of increasingly frequent issues with the Internet and the restrictions weighing on daily…
Nicușor Dan's political godfather believes that he is playing into the hands of the PSD
No matter how distant you look at the evolution of the current president of Romania, he had in Ludovic Orban a guardian angel who intervened decisively in key moments of…
How is a motion of no confidence negotiated? A former prime minister recounts how he won one, lost another, and resisted a third in a tough battle with PSD
To understand and present the dynamics of parties and negotiation mechanisms in Parliament in a political crisis situation, it is best to look at recent history and see what has…
The conspiracy monster Trump created turns against him as allies question his legitimacy
American President Donald Trump is facing a paradoxical phenomenon: the conspiracy theories he has fueled for years are starting to be used against him. Some influential voices within his camp…
Therapy at Cotroceni Palace. Who has the first chance to win the race for a new parliamentary majority - Bolojan or Grindeanu?
In response to not being invited to negotiations, George Simion has announced that his parliamentarians will vote for any motion of no confidence against the current government. Additionally, the populist…
Peter Magyar wants to put the Austro-Hungarian Empire back on the map
The new Prime Minister of Hungary aims to establish closer ties with Austria and other nations in Central Europe to have more influence in Brussels. The upcoming leader of Hungary…
The Wall Street Journal writes about Trump's demons and fears. The moment he shouted for hours at White House advisors
The impulsive style of the American president has never been tested during a sustained military conflict. As Donald Trump’s appetite for risk waned, his fears grew. Trump is a president…
Money spent on two weeks of the Iran war could have saved 87 million lives
The huge expenses of the US for the war in Iran provoke harsh criticism at the top of the UN. The two billion dollars spent daily by Donald Trump for…