The Council of Ministers of Finance of the European Union (EcoFin) is set to endorse today the European Commission’s recommendation that Romania has not taken effective measures to reduce the…
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Nicușor Dan promised to submit his first wealth statement within 15 days of taking office. The deadline has passed, and there is no sign of the document
President Nicușor Dan promised to make his asset declaration public „within 15 days of taking over the presidency of Romania,” after being repeatedly asked who funded his campaign for the…
Tanczos Barna announces that he will no longer be the Minister of Finance: The fiscal package will be ready at the latest tomorrow morning
The Minister of Finance, Tanczos Barna, announced that he will no longer hold this portfolio in the future government. According to him, it is not yet known who will represent…
Coalition agreement on a new government rotation. Ilie Bolojan is expected to be appointed as prime minister on Wednesday, PSD takes over the government leadership in 2027 (Sources)
President Nicușor Dan and the leaders of PSD, PNL, USR, and UDMR have reached an agreement for a new government rotation. Thus, the liberal Ilie Bolojan is set to be…
Dominic Fritz, elected president of USR with a resounding score. Now waiting in line for citizenship
Dominic Fritz was elected president of the USR. The party’s internal procedure concluded on Friday. Fritz obtained the majority of votes, and there is no longer a need for a…
Kelemen Hunor: The President has tremendous patience. Maybe next time he will kick us out if we don't come up with a solution
The President of UDMR, Kelemen Hunor, stated on Thursday evening that the head of state, Nicușor Dan, „has tremendous patience, listens to everyone, wants to understand the issue,” but the…
Negotiations are progressing, PSD still hasn't decided if they want Bolojan as prime minister. The condition related to pensions
Social democrats are still considering whether to enter the government and whether to accept a government led by Ilie Bolojan. The leader of the PSD, Sorin Grindeanu, says that all…
Over half of Romanians expect Nicușor Dan to be a president involved in public life - INSCOP
More than half of Romanians (56.4%) expect Nicușor Dan to be a president more involved in public life, according to a barometer Informat.ro – INSCOP Research. 36.7% expect the former…
Nicușor Dan: I am very happy that all the parties we are in discussions with want to enter the government
President Nicușor Dan stated on Thursday that all the parties currently in discussions – PSD, PNL, USR, UDMR – want to be part of the government. “I am very happy…
Nicușor Dan: The relationship with the US has overcome the moment of distrust. There was no discussion about relocating troops from Romania (Video)
President Nicușor Dan stated, on Wednesday, in his first press conference held at the Cotroceni Palace, that Romania’s relationship with the United States has overcome a moment of distrust that…
Romanians would vote for if there were parliamentary elections. Huge score for AUR - INSCOP poll
AUR emerges as the favorite in a potential race for the parliamentary elections, with 38.1% of the voting intentions. PSD drops to 17.4%, PNL slightly rises to 16%, while USR…
Dominic Fritz, after the meeting at Cotroceni: I have not made any kind of deal on positions, posts. There is no great appetite for a technocratic prime minister
Interim president of USR, Dominic Fritz, stated on Friday after the discussion at Cotroceni Palace regarding the future Government that it was a „productive” meeting, but there was no discussion…
Bolojan reduced 147 positions in the Senate: An annual savings of 3.5 million euros. Over three years, this means a passage in a busy intersection in Bucharest
The President of the Senate, Ilie Bolojan, announces that the number of positions in the institution has been reduced from 796 positions to 649 through the correct staffing norms and…
Bolojan, after the CCR decision: The transparency of the wealth statement acts as a sort of brake to prevent the horse from jumping
The President of the National Liberal Party (PNL), Ilie Bolojan, stated on Friday, after the Constitutional Court’s decision regarding asset declarations, that an analysis needs to be conducted to ensure…
Nicușor Dan supports a political government and a common austerity plan
After the marathon consultations at Cotroceni that lasted over ten hours, Nicușor Dan declared that, in the current context, the best solution is to form a political government with a…
USR draws the line after consultations: We cannot increase TVA to pay 6 billion antenna bonuses (Video)
USR does not agree with the increase in taxes and fees, stated the interim president of the party, Dominic Fritz. He stated that during the consultations, there was discussion on…
Bolojan, after consultations: It is possible that we will need to increase taxes and fees (Video)
Romania is in a complicated economic situation due to the budget management in previous years when we consumed more than we could afford, stated the leader of PNL, Ilie Bolojan,…
PSD's conclusions after the discussion with Nicușor Dan: We appreciate the openness. Not a second was spent talking about positions
The discussions at Cotroceni with President Nicușor Dan focused only on economic issues, stated the interim president of the PSD, Sorin Grindeanu, after consultations. He specified that it was an…
Nicușor Dan announced when he will have the first round of discussions with the parties for the formation of the new Government
President Nicușor Dan announced that he will start discussions with the parliamentary parties on Wednesday regarding the formation of the new Government. “Tomorrow, we have set a schedule, from 9:00…
Călin Georgescu announces his retirement from politics
Former independent candidate in the presidential elections, Călin Georgescu, announced on Monday evening that he is withdrawing from politics. „The elections for the position of President of Romania in 2025…