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Social Democratic Party (PSD) leader Sorin Grindeanu said he is confident Romania will have a fully empowered government after August 15, as political parties continue negotiations to end the deadlock that has left the country under an interim administration since early May. He also reiterated that PSD is seeking the prime minister’s mandate as the…

The National Committee for Emergency Situations announced a two-week extension of Romania’s participation in the support mission for extinguishing vegetation and forest fires in France. The approval, announced on Monday, July 27, followed a request made by the French authorities through the European Union Civil Protection Mechanism. As such, the Romanian firefighters will continue to…

Erste Group does not expect any changes to Romania’s rating and outlook under the Fitch review scheduled for the evening of Friday, July 31, after the markets close, according to the weekly macroeconomic report published on July 27. Erste also referred to the extraordinary session of the Parliament in Bucharest, convened between July 27 and…

Doctors, nurses, and other healthcare workers in hundreds of Romanian hospitals began an indefinite nationwide strike on Tuesday, July 28, after talks with the authorities failed to resolve a dispute over the planned wage law reform and other labor grievances. Union leaders said only emergency services and one-third of normal medical activity would be maintained…

Romania’s government has confirmed that the National Agency for Cadastre and Real Estate Advertising (ANCPI) was hit by a ransomware attack on July 14, saying part of the institution’s IT infrastructure was encrypted and deleted, while stressing that the central cadastral database was not compromised. In a press release issued on July 28, the government…

Kazakhstan resumed crude oil exports through the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) after the consortium restarted accepting oil from shippers and resumed loading operations at its marine terminal in Russia’s Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, the Kazakh Energy Ministry announced on July 27, according to Astana Times. Kazakhstan delivers just over 50% of the crude oil…

Romania’s government control body has identified a series of irregularities in the small modular reactor SMR project developed by state-controlled nuclear power producer Nuclearelectrica (BVB: SNN), including concerns over land acquisition, project governance, and the allocation of financial risks between partners. The findings are contained in a report prepared by the control body of acting…

The Social Democratic Party (PSD) announced that it has filed a criminal complaint against the government of acting prime minister Ilie Bolojan on the grounds that it has exceeded its constitutional powers, according to a press release cited by G4media.ro.  The party led by Sorin Grindeanu, who pulled out of the ruling coalition and filed,…

Romania’s Foreign Affairs Ministry summoned the Russian Ambassador in Bucharest over the repeated violation of the national airspace by Russian drones over the past several days, announced that a diplomat of the Russian Embassy will be expelled, and will recall its Ambassador from Moscow in an unprecedented diplomatic gesture, according to a ministry’s press release…

Romania’s state-owned nuclear power producer Nuclearelectrica announced that it will carry out a controlled shutdown of Unit 1 at the Cernavodă nuclear power plant on Tuesday, July 28, after the Danube River reached an unprecedented low level due to severe drought. Authorities said the measure is preventive and will not affect nuclear safety or the…