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Save Romania Union (USR) leader Dominic Fritz is expected to lose his mandate as mayor of Timișoara within 30 days after the new integrity law was published in the Official Gazette this past weekend. The controversial legislation applies to elected officials with final incompatibility or conflict-of-interest rulings even when the decisions predate the law. Back…

Romanian rowers Simona Radiş and Adriana Adam won their third gold medal over the weekend, becoming the first athletes in the history of the World Rowing Championships to win three gold medals at the same edition of the competition. On Sunday, August 30, Romania’s mixed 8+1 boat secured the third gold medal for Romania at…

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in Central and Eastern Europe CEE filed an environmental complaint in June 2024, in the context of preparations for hydrotechnical development works on the Bala branch of the Danube. According to EC representatives, the complaint procedure is still open “until sufficient progress is made in addressing the concerns…

The government of Romania approved the prolongation by one month, until September 30, 2026, of the energy crisis regime, given that the low level of the Danube has not yet improved sufficiently to allow the restart of at least one reactor at the Cernavodă nuclear power plant (NPP). Furthermore, the production forecast for wind and…

The political impasse that hindered the adoption of a Wage Law for the budgetary sector may complicate the drafting of a credible 2027 budget in line with the medium-term fiscal consolidation plan set under the Excessive Deficit Procedure (EDP), which would significantly deteriorate the country’s credibility among foreign investors, according to Moody’s rating agency. Although…

A new ruling-majority scenario with the Social Democratic Party (PSD) at its core is being promoted by the Presidency, according to sources familiar with the negotiations consulted by G4Media and Digi24. Most ministers would be appointed by PSD, except for the Foreign Affairs and Defence portfolios, which are claimed by president Nicușor Dan, while the prime minister…

The Finance Ministry in Romania announced that it will cut the excise duty on diesel by 25% for the following two-week period, under the dynamic excise regime introduced for situations when diesel prices rise above certain benchmarks. The new excise duty rate applies for the period September 1-15, after a 20% cut in the excise…

Romania’s far-right Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) will promote in the coming period a draft amendment to the Constitution that would introduce clear deadlines for resolving government crises and “prevent the repetition of the situation” Romania is currently facing. The decision was made at a meeting of the National Leadership Council convened in…

Romania’s interim prime minister and president of the Liberal Party (PNL), Ilie Bolojan, confirmed that his party will not vote for a government with Social Democratic Party (PSD) ministers and warned that if negotiations on a new government remain deadlocked, Romania may head towards early elections. However, he added that the odds of early elections…

Romanian president Nicușor Dan met a US congressional delegation led by House Armed Services Committee chairman Mike Rogers at Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base on Sunday, August 30. Discussions focused on security in the Black Sea region, bilateral defense cooperation, and the US military presence in Romania. The US delegation also included congressman Eric Sorensen, a…