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The electoral campaign started in the Republic of Moldova on August 29, one month before the September 28 parliamentary elections, where the ruling pro-EU Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) is seeking to keep the country along the European accession trajectory while the main opposition bloc led by the Socialists promises cheap Russian natural gas…

In the competition for the mayor of Bucharest, Social Democrat (PSD) Daniel Băluță and Liberal (PNL) Ciprian Ciucu are tied in an Avangarde poll, while the candidate of the reformist Save Romania Union (USR), Cătălin Drulă, and the isolationist candidate Anca Alexandrescu are not far behind. In the single-ballot architecture of the elections, this is…

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Joong Shik Kang, will visit Bucharest between September 3 and 12 for the annual Article IV Consultation with the Romanian authorities, Hotnews.ro announced, citing IMF representatives. The IMF has recommended a comprehensive and controversial tax reform for Romania, designed to boost fiscal sustainability and fairness while supporting…

Romanian tax experts warned that the draft law published by the Finance Ministry after revision still includes major issues that not only challenge companies’ activity and lead to creative accounting, but also could make it vulnerable to litigation since it breaches EU regulations and economic principles.  The new draft law on corporate income tax will…

Romania’s government, after a meeting on Friday, August 29, announced in a press conference that it approved five of the six chapters designed to be part of a second package of budgetary reforms. The sixth chapter, on public administration, was tackled during a meeting of the ruling coalition two days later, when this chapter was…

Romania’s Constantin Popovici won silver on Sunday, August 31, at the World Aquatics High Diving World Cup in Sardinia, cementing his place among the sport’s elite with one of the most technically demanding dives of the competition. Competing from a platform suspended 27 meters at Porto Flavia, Popovici executed a handstand entry followed by three-and-a-half…

Dumbrăvița, a growing community near the western city of Timișoara, has become the first locality in Romania to inaugurate a voluntary waste collection center financed through the EU-backed National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR). The project was launched last week in the presence of environment minister Diana Buzoianu. The center, financed with RON 4.5 million…

The autumn kicks off with two documentaries that could not be more varied in form, both dealing with the collective and the individual, and I am thrilled to see them hit theatres. Ana Lungu’s Merman/ Triton will be shown in a pre-release screening in Timișoara on 7 September. I couldn’t find the official premiere date…

Starting on 4 September and running through until December, Boulevard 73 restaurant at Corinthia Grand Hotel du Boulevard Bucharest will host a Michelin chef series of culinary events specially curated for the most refined tastes. For the first time in Romania, gourmet cuisine enthusiasts will have an opportunity to enjoy dishes created by four internationally…

Romania’s consolidated budget deficit rose to 4.04% of GDP after the first seven months of this year, from 3.68% at the end of June, and reached RON 76.44 billion (EUR 15 billion), according to data published Thursday, August 28, by the Ministry of Finance.  Total revenues amounted to RON 370.77 billion in the first seven…