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A former high-ranking officer of the Intelligence and Security Service of the Republic of Moldova, reportedly former deputy head Alexandru Bălan, on September 8 was detained by the Romanian prosecutors of the Directorate for Investigating Organised Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) and is investigated for the crime of treason, according to Agerpres, quoting a DIICOT press…

Romania’s main opposition party, Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR), has filed appeals with the Constitutional Court against the four laws adopted by the government of prime minister Ilie Bolojan and passed by the Parliament, claiming that they are “introducing new austerity measures,” Agerpres reported. Among the bills, one envisages 30% lower wages and…

The average gross monthly “service pension,” also known as special pension, of civil magistrates exceeded RON 24,500 (EUR 4,900) in 2024, and it was 12.7% higher y/y, Economica.net reported based on data obtained from the National House of Public Pensions (CNPP). Over 87% of the total amount paid to former magistrates as pensions came in…

Hungary’s state-owned MVM does not intend to bring Russian gas to the Romanian market but envisages developing a platform to develop, integrate, and sell green energy, the company’s CEO Károly Mátrai argued in an interview with Bursa.ro. The price offered for the Romanian assets of E.ON is “correct” and even at the lower end of…

A group of international financial investors headed by US bank JP Morgan met Romanian prime minister Ilie Bolojan as part of a regional tour. The visit came as Romania is striving to address major fiscal slippage that prompted equally significant financing requirements.  More precisely, Romania temporarily prevented an imminent sovereign downgrade in July, with a…

Romania’s Justice Ministry has launched a public consultation on proposed changes to the Penal Code that would classify femicide (the killing of women because of their gender) as “aggravated murder,” punishable by life imprisonment or up to 25 years in prison, Biziday.ro reported. The reform would also extend to crimes motivated by race, nationality, ethnicity,…

Romania will purchase a light corvette from Turkey’s surplus naval fleet for EUR 223 million, without VAT, defense minister Ionuţ Moşteanu said on Monday, September 8, describing the acquisition as critical for the country’s Black Sea defense.  The deal, approved unanimously by Romania’s parliamentary defense committees, will be carried out under a government-to-government agreement. “It…

The Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations, the Voluntary Service for Emergency Situations, the Red Cross, the Customs Authority, and the Local Police joined forces this past weekend to organize a unique event in the Cosmopolis neighborhood in the northern part of the Capital. Professionals from…

Environmental groups and civic associations are again calling on Romsilva, Romania’s state forest authority, to urgently stop car traffic in Băneasa Forest and cancel a contract that opened a forest road to vehicles, warning that pollution and noise are already damaging the area’s ecosystem and putting visitors at risk. The Green Belt Foundation, Bucharest Natural…

József Klein and the Baia Mare Art School and Flying Carpets – Thomas Ruff & Transylvania & Anatolia are two exhibitions that the National Museum of Art of Romania (MNAR) will present in its upcoming season. Flying Carpets – Thomas Ruff & Transylvania & Anatolia explores the clash “between tradition and modernity, between the local…