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President Dan and Liberal leader Bolojan top confidence poll in Romania
President Nicusor Dan (44%) and Liberal leader Ilie Bolojan (40%), the front-runner for the prime minister seat, are at the top of the confidence ranking carried out by Avangarde between May 23 and 28, consulted by G4Media. Isolationist politicians Calin Georgescu (22%) and George Simion (19%) are next, with Social Democrat interim leader Sorin Grindeanu…
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Technocrat prime minister scenario emerges amid political deadlock in Romania
The prospect of appointing a technocrat prime minister has emerged as a possible solution to Romania’s ongoing political stalemate, Digi24 and other media reported on June 14. The proposal, reportedly floated late last week, comes after weeks of failed negotiations between the four pro-Western parties seeking to form a governing majority. The idea appears to…
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Romania’s external debt up EUR 16.5 bln, mainly on Govt. borrowing, in year to April
Romania’s gross external debt (not including the loans contracted by FDI companies from parent groups) increased by 12% y/y or EUR 16.5 billion in 12 months to April 2025, according to data published by the National Bank of Romania. The gross external debt (GED) reached EUR 158.2 billion, equivalent to 44.7% of the country’s GDP.…
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Roughly 32% of Romanians plan to spend their holidays abroad, study shows
Around 32% of Romanians plan to spend their upcoming holidays abroad, with Greece, Italy, and Spain topping the list of preferred destinations, according to the Visa CEE Travel and Payment Intentions Study 2025. Of those going abroad for the summer, nearly 40% say they are “experience seekers,” prioritizing discoveries and stepping out of their comfort…
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Romania’s former presidential candidate Călin Georgescu remains under judicial supervision
Călin Georgescu, the far-right, Russia-friendly politician who surprisingly emerged as the first-round winner of last year’s presidential elections, will remain under judicial supervision after the District 1 Court in Bucharest rejected his appeal against the prosecutors’ decision to extend the preventive measure, Agerpres reported. The ruling, issued Friday, June 13, confirms the extension ordered by…
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Timișoara mayor Dominic Fritz wins race to head Romania’s reformist party USR
The mayor of Timișoara, Dominic Fritz, will be the new leader of the Save Romania Union party, or USR, after he received 67.2% of the votes in an internal race. The vote for the new party president was conducted online and started Wednesday at 10 AM and ended Friday at noon. A total of 10,914…
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Third of Romanians do not engage in any type of physical activity, study shows
The Sports Barometer in Romania, a study conducted by IRES and presented on Thursday, June 12, during the Sports Festival, reveals that 32% of Romanians do not engage in any type of physical activity, and that as age increases motivation drastically decreases. According to the study, 28% of Romanians are super-active and do a form…
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Department of Latin American Studies opens at Romanian-American University
The Romanian-American University has officially launched the country’s first Department of Latin American Studies (DSLA), marking a significant step in its internationalization efforts. The inauguration brought together official representatives from eight Latin American countries – Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay – underlining the strong diplomatic support for deepening educational and cultural…
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Romanian president Nicușor Dan lays wreaths at monuments dedicated to the 1990 Mineriad
Romanian president Nicușor Dan laid wreaths on Friday, June 13, at the Monument dedicated to the memory of the victims of the June 13–15, 1990 Mineriad and at the “Kilometer Zero of Democracy” Monument. The violent events of June 1990 remain in post-communist memory as the “June 13–15, 1990 Mineriad” and refer to the repression,…
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Romania issues travel warnings after Israel’s attack on Iran, several flights cancelled
The Foreign Ministry (MAE) asked Romanians in Israel to notify its representatives in the country of their presence and to follow the instructions of local authorities. The institution also issued a recommendation to avoid travel to Iran, in the context of Israel’s aerial strikes on Iranian nuclear installations. Moreover, several flights to Tel Aviv were cancelled.…