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Finance Minister on the risk of suspension of European funds: I hope for a fair approach from the European Commission on 4 June
Tuesday, June 3, 2025
The Romanian authorities will continue discussions with the European Commission referring to measures to be taken for getting within the deficit target of 7% and hope that 4th June will see a correct approach for Romania, stated on Monday the finances ministry, Tanczos Barna, at the end of government meeting. On Wednesday, 4 June, the European Commission will decide whether or not to propose suspending Romania's access to European funds. Asked if ...
Accession to OECD is Romania's most important objective in the upcoming period
Tuesday, June 3, 2025
Joining the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is Romania's most important objective in the upcoming period, given that 70% of the global trade and 90% of the foreign direct investment in Romania is provided by the 38 member countries of the organisation, said Florin Jianu, honorary chairman of SME Romania, at the 32nd edition of the Entrepreneurs' Day, hosted by the city of Braila."Joining OECD is Romania's most important ...
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania, first non-governmental entity member of UN Tourism
Tuesday, June 3, 2025
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania (CCIR) has been officially accepted as an affiliate member of the World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism), becoming the first non-governmental entity from Romania to attain this status.According to a CCIR statement sent on Monday, this decision was made during the 123rd session of the Executive Council of the World Tourism Organization, which took place in Segovia, Spain, on May 30, ...
SEESOF 2025: The first major defense event in Romania held outside the capital
Tuesday, June 3, 2025
On June 4–5, the city of Targu Mures will host SEESOF 2025 – Southeast Europe Special Operations Forces Forum, the first event in Romania dedicated exclusively to Special Operations Forces (SOF) and the largest defense exhibition organized outside the capital. Held at the “George Emil Palade” University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology (UMFST), the two-day event will ...
President Dan participates in the B9 and Nordic Countries Summit in Vilnius
Monday, June 2, 2025
President Nicusor Dan will participate on Monday in the B9 and Nordic Summit, which will take place in Vilnius, Lithuania, this being his first foreign trip as head of state.According to the Presidential Administration, Nicusor Dan will reaffirm, within the B9 Summit in Vilnius, Romania's commitment to strengthening NATO at all levels and the crucial role of the Alliance in ensuring Euro-Atlantic security.The President will ...
Consultations/Kelemen: We agreed that we need a political PM
Monday, June 2, 2025
Political party leaders on Friday discussed with President Nicusor Dan the composition of the future government and the option for a political prime minister was agreed, with the Hungarian Democratic Union of Romania (UDMR) disagreeing with the government rotation, UDMR national leader Kelemen Hunor told Agerpres.He said that political talks will continue on Monday and reaffirmed the need to conclude a coalition agreement that could be concluded in the ...
USR's Fritz: In one week it will be known whether the parties can agree on governing
Monday, June 2, 2025
Acting national leader of the Save Romania Union (USR) Dominic Fritz says that within a week it will emerge if the parties willing to be part of the governing coalition can agree on a "core" of common measures.The clarifications were made after the USR leader participated on Friday in presidential consultations together with representatives of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), National Liberal Party (PNL) and the Hungarian Democratic Union of ...
SIE:French foreign intelligence service head did not visit Romania; attempts at manipulation and disinformation
Monday, June 2, 2025
The Foreign Intelligence Service (SIE) pointed out that the head of the French foreign intelligence service, Nicolas Lerner, did not visit Romania before the second round of the presidential election, and mentioned that it would not respond to "attempts at manipulation and disinformation" circulated in the public space, and that insinuations about possible political involvement are "unsupported by evidence."'Following the continued circulation in the ...
Transparency International Romania: Elimination of information on family members from asset declarations - transparency gap
Monday, June 2, 2025
Transparency International Romania believes that the complete elimination of information on family members from the asset declarations creates a transparency gap and may facilitate the transfer of assets and income in the name of other persons, making it more difficult to detect the concealment of wealth."Transparency International Romania expresses its deep concern and indignation at the disproportionate regression of the legal regime regarding the ...
Acting PM Predoiu: Constitutional Court decision means less transparency in what concerns officials' wealth
Monday, June 2, 2025
Acting Prime Minister Catalin Predoiu on Friday stated that the Constitutional Court's decision limits transparency regarding the assets of dignitaries, and the Parliament must find a formula in this new situation."I don't usually comment on decisions but this time I can tell you that I don't see it with good eyes. However, I won't make any professional comment before I see the explanatory. I can only say that less transparency we have in our ...
Dominic Fritz: ANI is currently not functioning; in 2023 it found only 11 cases of unjustified wealth
Monday, June 2, 2025
The interim chairman of the USR, Dominic Fritz, criticized the activity of the National Integrity Agency (ANI) on Friday, noting that in 2023 the institution found only 11 cases of unjustified wealth.The clarifications came after the Constitutional Court decided on Thursday that dignitaries and public officials are no longer required to make their asset declarations public and that they no longer have to declare the assets of their spouses or ...
Senate President Bolojan: Senate staff reduction results in annual savings of 17.5 million lei
Monday, June 2, 2025
All procedures related to the reduction of Senate personnel have been completed, resulting in annual savings of 17.5 million lei due to the elimination of 147 positions, Senate President Ilie Bolojan announced on Friday.'In recent days, all procedures related to the Senate's staff reduction have been finalised, following the decisions adopted at the beginning of the year. Out of 796 positions, 649 remain, of which 31 are unoccupied and reserved for ...
Gov't approves National Qualifications Framework
Monday, June 2, 2025
The Romanian government on Thursday approved the format and content of the country's National Qualifications Framework (CNC), an instrument that will improve the transparency, comparability and recognition of the qualifications of citizens who want to have access to the European labour market.According to the government, CNC is aligned with the European Qualifications Framework (EQF), contributing to the promotion of educational and ...
Acting FinMin Tanczos: New political construction will decide package of measure for fiscal reform
Monday, June 2, 2025
The new political construction will decide what the package of measures for the fiscal reform is, while the Ministry of Finance's obligation is to put all possible scenarios on the table of the parties, with all impact analyses, and, depending on the discussions, to make a decision, acting minister of finance Tanczos Barna stated on Thursday.Our obligation is to put all possible scenarios on the parties' table, with all impact analyses, and, depending ...
Minister Bolos does not believe Romania can raise 30 billion RON without tax increases
Monday, June 2, 2025
The Minister of Investments and European Projects, Marcel Bolos, declared himself pessimistic that Romania could collect 30 billion lei for the state budget without tax increases.Asked on Friday at a press conference organized at the Government, the official mentioned that a mix of solutions is needed between fiscal reform, spending cuts and improved collection."First of all, we need to see what types of measures will be agreed by the governing ...
MIPE Head:Fourth payment request,under negotiation with Commission, trying to increase value to 5.7 billion euros
Monday, June 2, 2025
Payment request number four is currently under negotiation with the European Commission and we are trying to increase its value from 2.68 billion euros to 5.7 billion euros, Minister of Investments and European Projects, Marcel Bolos, declared on Friday in a press conference."The preparation of the fourth payment request is currently under negotiation with the European Commission, because we are discussing a restructured payment request, namely increasing ...
Specialist Vevera: Implementing AI in existing applications is not difficult, more difficult is to change mentality
Monday, June 2, 2025
Artificial intelligence is in our daily lives, and implementing it in existing applications is not difficult from a technical point of view, but it's more difficult when it comes to changing the mentality, head of ICI (National Institute for Research and Development in Informatics) Bucharest, Adrian Victor Vevera, said at a specialized forum on Thursday."AI is in our daily lives, like it was also said earlier in the first panel, and implementing applications ...
A transport with over 40,000 Romanian animals left for Algeria on Friday
Monday, June 2, 2025
A new transport with over 40,000 Romanian animals - cattle and sheep - left on Friday for Anaba (Algeria) from the port of Constanta, the National Veterinary Sanitary and Food Safety Authority (ANSVSA) announced in a post on Facebook."Today, May 30, 2025, a new significant transport of sheep and cattle sets off for Algeria, consolidating the economic and sanitary-veterinary partnership of trust between Romania and the Algerian state. 40,600 sheep and 1,460 ...
Constanta Casino to be entirely cultural destination
Monday, June 2, 2025
The Constanta Casino will become entirely a cultural destination and will also host a cafe, nevertheless, gambling activities will no longer take place there, Marketing Director of the Casino Maria Besnea said."The Casino will be entirely a cultural destination. There will be private events, but public ones will all have cultural content. There will be no more gambling, perhaps to some people's disappointment, but the long-term gain should benefit not just ...
President Dan announces first discussion on gov't formation on Friday
Friday, May 30, 2025
A first discussion with the leaders of pro-European parties regarding the formation of the new government will take place on Friday, President Nicusor Dan announced."I had individual discussions with each party the day before yesterday, which went very well, and yesterday there was a committee, a working group formed of party representatives, which lasted about three and a half to four hours. I was there for the first hour and a half, and it went very ...