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Nicușor Dan and Elena Lasconi met on Wednesday evening in a sign that their factions are coordinating against the far ri...
30/01/2025

Nicușor Dan and Elena Lasconi met on Wednesday evening in a sign that their factions are coordinating against the far right ahead of the rescheduled presidential election in May.

The talks were aimed at ensuring that a pro-European candidate would make it through to the second round of the election.

Romania’s public debt rose by €30.8bn in January-November 2024, well above the €25.9bn leap during the pandemic year. ...
30/01/2025

Romania’s public debt rose by €30.8bn in January-November 2024, well above the €25.9bn leap during the pandemic year.

Romania’s public debt (chart) reached RON937bn (€188.3bn) at the end of November, according to data published by the finance ministry.The ...

Romania and Moldova have jointly submitted requests for EU funding through the Connecting Europe Facility for two transp...
30/01/2025

Romania and Moldova have jointly submitted requests for EU funding through the Connecting Europe Facility for two transport infrastructure projects, said Irinel Scriosteanu, Romanian state secretary of transport.

Romania and Moldova have jointly submitted requests for EU funding through the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) for two transport infrastructure projects, said

Far-right are using the theft of valuable Dacian cultural artefacts from a Dutch museum to promote conspiracy theories a...
28/01/2025

Far-right are using the theft of valuable Dacian cultural artefacts from a Dutch museum to promote conspiracy theories as the incident has escalated into a political blame game.

Investigators are pursuing all leads, including the possible involvement of Romanians or Germany's Remmo clan.

Romania faces junk credit threat. Standard & Poor has revised Romania's outlook to 'negative' from 'stable' while affirm...
28/01/2025

Romania faces junk credit threat. Standard & Poor has revised Romania's outlook to 'negative' from 'stable' while affirming the country's long- and short-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings at 'BBB-/A-3'.

Standard & Poor's said it revised Romania's outlook to 'negative' from 'stable' while affirming the country's long- and short-term foreign and local currenc

The National Council of the PNL, which met in Bucharest on Sunday morning, approved Crin Antonescu's candidacy for the p...
27/01/2025

The National Council of the PNL, which met in Bucharest on Sunday morning, approved Crin Antonescu's candidacy for the presidential elections, but a number of steps remain before final confirmation.

His candidacy must be approved by UDMR and the Social Democrats at a congress on 2 February.

The European Commission said it has approved the registration of "Jidvei" as a protected designation of origin for wines...
27/01/2025

The European Commission said it has approved the registration of "Jidvei" as a protected designation of origin for wines from the Alba region.

The European Commission said it has approved the registration of "Jidvei" as a protected designation of origin for wines from the Alba region in Roman

Among stolen objects from Dutch museum are the golden helmet of Coțofănești, which dates from around 450 BCE, and three ...
26/01/2025

Among stolen objects from Dutch museum are the golden helmet of Coțofănești, which dates from around 450 BCE, and three Dacian royal bracelets dated to 50 BCE that were part of an exhibition about the Dacian empire.

The stolen objects include the golden helmet of Cotofanesti, which dates from around 450 BCE, and three Dacian royal bracelets dated to 50 BCE that were part of an exhibition about the Dacian empire.

The CFA Romania Association's Macroeconomic Confidence Indicator increased in December by 6.7 points to a still gloomy v...
24/01/2025

The CFA Romania Association's Macroeconomic Confidence Indicator increased in December by 6.7 points to a still gloomy value of 38.1 points on a 0-100 scale.

The CFA Romania Association's Macroeconomic Confidence Indicator (chart) increased in December by 6.7 points to a still gloomy value of 38.1 points ...

The mergers and acquisitions market recorded a total value of $6.6bn in 2024, reflecting a 5.9% year-on-year decline com...
24/01/2025

The mergers and acquisitions market recorded a total value of $6.6bn in 2024, reflecting a 5.9% year-on-year decline compared to the $7.1bn recorded in 2023.

Romania’s mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market (chart) recorded a total value of $6.6bn in 2024, reflecting a 5.9% year-on-year decline ...

The European Union's Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) has approved Romania's fiscal-structural plan, whic...
23/01/2025

The European Union's Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) has approved Romania's fiscal-structural plan, which aims to cut the excessive budget deficit over a period of seven years, finance minister Tanczos Barna said.

The European Union's Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) has approved Romania's fiscal-structural plan, which aims to cut the excessive budget defic

The PSD leadership has validated Crin Antonescu’s candidacy in the presidential elections and established that the party...
22/01/2025

The PSD leadership has validated Crin Antonescu’s candidacy in the presidential elections and established that the party congress will convene on February 2, which will give final vote on Antonescu’s candidacy.

The PSD leadership met on Tuesday and validated in principle Crin Antonescu's candidacy in the May presidential elections

Chinese household appliance manufacturer Haier said it will close down its refrigerator plant in Romania as part of a pl...
22/01/2025

Chinese household appliance manufacturer Haier said it will close down its refrigerator plant in Romania as part of a plan to streamline its production activities in Europe.

Chinese household appliance manufacturer Haier said it will close down its refrigerator plant in Romania as part of a plan to streamline its production activiti

Călin Georgescu tops a new poll, but may struggle to secure a second-round victory against the ruling coalition's candid...
21/01/2025

Călin Georgescu tops a new poll, but may struggle to secure a second-round victory against the ruling coalition's candidate Crin Antonescu.

A new poll by Avangarde shows ultranationalist independent candidate Calin Georgescu is the most popular candidate ahead of the May presidential ...

Victor Ponta and George Simeon are expected to face each other in the second round of the presidential elections, irresp...
18/01/2025

Victor Ponta and George Simeon are expected to face each other in the second round of the presidential elections, irrespective of whether leading candidate Călin Georgescu is allowed to run: Sociopol poll.

Two candidates with radical, mostly far-right views are expected to face each other in the second round of the presidential elections in Romania this ...

The coalition government approved a re-run of a two-round presidential election on May 4 and May 18 as previously agreed...
17/01/2025

The coalition government approved a re-run of a two-round presidential election on May 4 and May 18 as previously agreed, and tightened campaign rules for big social media platforms including TikTok.

Romania's coalition government approved on Thursday a re-run of a two-round presidential election on May 4 and May 18 as previously agreed, and tightened campaign rules for big social media platforms including TikTok.

Consumer prices increased by 0.3% m/m in December resulting in a 5.14% y/y headline inflation, marginally faster compare...
15/01/2025

Consumer prices increased by 0.3% m/m in December resulting in a 5.14% y/y headline inflation, marginally faster compared to the 5.11% y/y in November and only 1.5 percentage points lower compared to 6.6% y/y one year earlier.

Romania’s consumer prices (chart) increased by 0.3% month on month in December, resulting in 5.14% year-on-year headline inflation, marginally ...

Revelations over the weekend that more than sixty malnourished children are living in deplorable conditions show that au...
15/01/2025

Revelations over the weekend that more than sixty malnourished children are living in deplorable conditions show that authorities have failed to meet their pledge to close all Communist-era orphanages by 2024.

The Family Ministry has not yet reacted to this scandal.

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